About this season
Chandler and Co is a British television programme written by Paula Milne and produced by Ann Skinner for the BBC. Aired with two series from 1994 to 1995, it follows private detective Elly Chandler, alongside her sister-in-law Dee Tate. In the second series, Tate is replaced by Kate Phillips, a former client turned employee.
Episodes (6)
1. Odd Job
Aired 12 July 1994 • 50 min
Elly Chandler and her sister-in-law Dee Tate embark on a business venture together as private detectives. They investigate their first two cases: a young woman who wants to get rid of her husband (legally) plays the injured party in order to arrange him getting caught with a prostitute; and an older woman who knows her husband of 32 years is having a fling pretends to go visit her ailing sister so that she and Chandler & Co. can catch the husband and the girlfriend going at it like rabbits.
2. Wild Justice
Aired 19 July 1994 • 50 min
Dee tries to prove a divorcing husband is lying about his disability, over David's objections. Elly joins an executive dating service to see if a husband really is networking professionally or personally.
3. Past Imperfect
Aired 26 July 1994 • 50 min
Dee follows a film producer's wife into London. Is she really shopping or meeting someone? Elly must decide if she can trust her ex-husband Max when he comes back and begs for a second chance.
4. The Devil You Know
Aired 2 August 1994 • 50 min
A hairdresser hires Elly and Dee to find out if her boyfriend is straying. But they find more than anyone expected. Elly investigates a detective for her husband.
5. Family Matters
Aired 9 August 1994 • 50 min
A woman hires Dee to gather evidence of her husband's infidelity but complications set in. Elly tries to find a man's runaway daughter, who does not want to see her father.
6. Those Who Trespass Against Us
Aired 16 August 1994 • 50 min
Elly pretends to be a mature student as she searches for a vicar's missing daughter, but her friends appear to be hiding something. Dee works for a stay-at-home dad who suspects his wife.