{"id":41353,"date":"2023-06-12T07:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=41353"},"modified":"2023-11-28T05:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T11:06:23","slug":"whitstable-pearl-2021-acorn-tv-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/whitstable-pearl-2021-acorn-tv-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitstable Pearl (2021 Acorn TV Series)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Whitstable Pearl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09919RX6H\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Whitstable Pearl\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41cIENqfKiS._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Whitstable Pearl\" width=\"176\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a> My husband and I recently came across another mystery series on Acorn that I definitely think is worth a look, especially if you like mysteries with a strong dash of interpersonal drama among the recurring characters.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Whitstable Pearl<\/strong><\/em> is a 2021 British crime series based on a novel series by Julie Wassmer. The main star of the show is Pearl Nolan (played by Kerry Godliman), the owner of a seafood restaurant and part time detective in the small, beautiful coastal town of Whitstable (UK). The other main sleuth is DCI Mike McGuire (Howard Charles), a gruff police detective who moves to Whitstable from London, despite his professed dislike of small towns.<\/p>\n<p>Pearl is a single mother of a teen age boy who employs her own mother (played by Frances Barber) as the cook in her restaurant. The two actresses are terrific portraying the mother\/daughter relationship&#8230; (I looked forward to their interactions!)<\/p>\n<p>The first episode starts with Pearl stumbling across the drowned corpse of an old friend. Most of the other episodes start from a crime being investigated by Mike, usually murder, and Mike using Pearl as a source of local knowledge. Some instead focus on Pearl investigating something as a private detective, though nothing as obviously serious as murder.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Whitstable Pearl<\/strong><\/em> has a lot of family (character) drama mixed in with the mysteries. Each character seems to have personal issues they need to deal with &#8212; however, don&#8217;t most of us? (I will say that my husband and I just started season two and I was a little surprised at the changes in the two main characters. Of course, we&#8217;ve only watched the first episode so maybe they get back to &#8220;normal&#8221; as the season progresses.)<\/p>\n<p>Each of the two seasons consists of 6 episodes, and each episode is around 45-50 minutes total, each consisting of a single mystery. Both seasons are currently available on Acorn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My husband and I recently came across another mystery series on Acorn that I definitely think is worth a look, especially if you like mysteries with a strong dash of interpersonal drama among the recurring characters. Whitstable Pearl is a 2021 British crime series based on a novel series by Julie Wassmer. 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