# Whitstable Pearl (2021)

> A newly independent single mother turns her family's Whitstable restaurant into a private detective agency and clashes with a gruff local detective.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/94964

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 18
- Episode runtime: 48 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: crime, mystery
- Created by: Øystein Karlsen, Julie Wassmer
- Network: Acorn TV
- Cast: Kerry Godliman, Howard Charles, Sophia Del Pizzo, Rohan Nedd, Frances Barber, Isobelle Molloy, Robert Webb, Cathy Tyson
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13259878/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: cozy, warm, breezy, comforting, playful

## Synopsis

Whitstable Pearl (2021-present) is a British cozy crime series created by Øystein Karlsen and Julie Wassmer, produced by Buccaneer Media and distributed on Acorn TV. Kerry Godliman plays Pearl Nolan, a single mother who, with her son grown, launches a private detective agency from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Locals bring her a steady stream of cases, and each episode is built around a new problem that her warm, unhurried instincts help untangle. Frances Barber appears as her relative Dolly Nolan, and Howard Charles plays DCI Mike McGuire, a gruff new police officer who grows into a prickly rival when an old friend's suspicious death pulls Pearl into conflict with the force. The show runs for three seasons of six episodes each, with a self-contained case in most episodes and a loose season-long thread tying the investigations together. Its register is gentle and comforting, with a breezy humor and a sea-air atmosphere that suits viewers. Fans of Murder, She Wrote and Vera will find resonance in its blend of amateur sleuthing, small-town community and a warm, character-led British crime tone.

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