WHITSTABLE PEARL
Written and created by Julie Wassmer, based on the book of the same name, “Whitstable Pearl” is a British crime-mystery drama television series that follows local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan who sets up a local detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career that first broadcast on Monday, May 24, 2021, on Acorn TV.
PREMISE:
The series explores the dark undercurrents of murder and debauchery swirling beneath the surface of the picturesque English seaside town of Whitstable, famous for its native oysters. Kerry Godliman stars in the titular role as Pearl Nolan, the big-hearted local restaurant owner who had just opened up a detective agency, a dream long delayed by an unplanned pregnancy that left her police career in tatters.
Big-hearted local celebrity Pearl Nolan, played by Kerry Godliman, is celebrated in her hometown for her restaurant The Whitstable Pearl. But what many of her customers and neighbors don’t realize is she’s a frustrated sleuth at heart, especially since her police career was cut short many years earlier.
So when Pearl discovers the body of her close family friend, Vinnie tangled up in his boat’s anchor, she suspects foul play and embarks on some detective work of her own. Then a second body turns up and she finds herself embroiled in the dark underbelly of her hometown, Whitstable in Kent. She soon decides it’s high time the town had its own detective agency and teams up with new arrival DCI Mike McGuire to put her long-since dusted-off police skills to use. At first, she’s unimpressed with DFL (Down From London) chief inspector McGuire’s investigation. however, which leads to grumbles and clashes…
Where can I watch “Whistable Pearl”?
Exclusively available for streaming on Acorn TV.