Chelsea Tales: The Wealthiest Place In Britain (BBC2, 9pm) THE bigpuzzle which surrounds the arrival of Chelsea Tales tonight is howthe show will be received in other parts of the nation.
It's a brand new docu-soap which follows the luxury lifestyle ofresidents who reside in Britain's richest and most exclusivelocation - London's Chelsea.
Ten of the "inmates" have volunteered to put their lives in frontof the cameras, along with those of their friends and families, whichwill then bring those watching, says the BBC, "a captivating slice oflife form a little-explored world". By that they mean the world ofthose far more privileged than most of us who populate the rest ofthe rat race.
The first instalment, for example, introduces us to Alex. He's a30-year-old artist and model who has lived in Chelsea most of hislife.
Then there's charity fashion show hostess Melanie, who "spendsmost of her time socialising or shopping" when, presumably, she's notdoing charitable works.
Another is Ed Mead, an estate agency director with premises onSloane Avenue, while a fourth comes with a really tragic tale totell.
She's California-born Anne-Marie Ciccini, who has been living inthe area since the 80s but who is now battling against terminalsmall cell lung cancer.
Two years after the diagnosis she is in remission and, during thefilming for this series, Anne-Marie went from having fortnightlycheck-ups to having them once every three months.
Currently single, she has been married once and has a seven yearold son called Duncan.
She has dated a string of high profile wealthy men, including rockstar Rod Stewart. True to form for any Chelsea inhabitant, though,once Duncan's gone to school she loves nothing better than headingfor the shops.
Anne-Marie loves designer clothes and is generally dressed to thenines.
Alex was packed off to boarding school from an ealry age, then wonan army scholarship and a place at university where he studied fineart.
He left the Army after winning his commission and decided topursue his art, spending most of his days at his Chelsea studio,where he paints in between zooming off for modelling jobs on hismotorbike.
These are just a sprinkling of the people the series meets as itcharts the ups and downs of their lives from autumn through tosummer "as they pursue their careers, win or lose in love, attendfabulous parties and holiday in the UK and abroad".
In the episodes to follow we will see fortysomething divorceeJulia Stephenson who will prove a rather expensive Chelsea flower.
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