WHITSTABLE PEARL SERIES

On 29th November 2021, Acorn TV announced that they have commissioned a second series of the crime drama for 2022. Frances Barber who plays Pearl's mum is sixteen years older than Kerry Godliman who plays Pearl. Various scenes were also shot in Margate, the Port of Ramsgate, Dover, and Hernhill. Series 1 is based on the first novel 'The Whitstable Pearl Mystery' and the fifth 'Disappearance at Oare'.

The majority of the filming took place in Whitstable, including at the harbour, the yacht club, and the beach. With her son grown, single mum Pearl pursues her lifelong dream and starts a private detective agency, which she runs from her family. Howard Charles as Mike McGuire in the series “Whitstable Pearl.” (Mark Bourdillon/Acorn TV)Īnd her refusal to accept that it was an accident leads Pearl to Whitstable newbie, DCI Mike McGuire, played by Howard Charles. Whitstable Pearl was filmed in Kent from October 2020 to January 2021. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all manner of cases. When her friend’s body is discovered under grim circumstances, Nolan has a tough time accepting it’s a tragic accident. DS Nikki Martel Synopsis With her son grown up, single mom Pearl Nolan decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. The doyenne of cosy crime, Agatha Christie’s classic creation still can’t be beaten when it. When she’s asked to investigate an old friend, Nolan is conflicted but ultimately agrees to take it on in an effort to see if she can help. Based on author Julie Wassmers popular murder mystery novels, Whitstable Pearl follows local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan as she sets up a local detective. Whitstable Pearl with Kerry Godliman was a huge hit (Credit: Acorn TV) Agatha Christie’s Marple. The series follows big-hearted local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan who sets up a local detective agency after undergoing police training in. With Charlie all grown up and the restaurant on solid footing, Nolan can’t help but feel there’s more to her future than oysters, and so she sets up her own private detective agency. The series explores the darker undercurrent at play in the picturesque seaside English town of Whitstable.Īfter an unplanned pregnancy in Nolan’s 20s sidelines her dreams of becoming a detective, she raises her son, Charlie, played by Rohan Nedd, and works alongside her mother, Dolly, played by Frances Barber, to build their family seafood restaurant into a booming business. Based on the series of novels featuring Pearl Nolan, a Whitstable Native and recent empty nester and Chief Inspector Mike McGuire, transferred from a London.

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