Whitstable Pearl

Whitstable Pearl

Continuing First aired 24/May/2021 United Kingdom English 4 season(s) 20 episode(s)
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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. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all manner of cases. But when an old friend dies suspiciously, Pearl finds herself in conflict with gruff new cop in town, DCI Mike McGuire.
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Season 3 · Season 3
6 episode(s) · Air date: 21/Oct/2024
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The Whitstable Pearl is thriving and so is Pearl's detective sideline. After a short hiatus, DCI Mike McGuire returns to Whitstable, reenergized, and determined to make progress in his quest for self-healing. He and Pearl continue to make a formidable team as they work through various cases together – Pearl never needing Mike's help as much as he needs hers! As cracks start to show in Pearl and Tom's relationship, and Mike finally comes to terms with how his wife died, will Pearl and Mike finally acknowledge their deep feelings for one another?

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The Whitstable Pearl is thriving and so is Pearl's detective sideline. After a short hiatus, DCI Mike McGuire returns to Whitstable, reenergized, and determined to make progress in his quest for self-healing. He and Pearl continue to make a formidable team as they work through various cases together – Pearl never needing Mike's help as much as he needs hers! As cracks start to show in Pearl and Tom's relationship, and Mike finally comes to terms with how his wife died, will Pearl and Mike finally acknowledge their deep feelings for one another?

S3E6
Someone Like Me
Air date: 25/Nov/2024 · Runtime: 46 min
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A taxi driver turns up dead with a bullet through his head and an investment banker is nearly assassinated. Pearl goes to investigate who wants him dead.

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A taxi driver turns up dead with a bullet through his head and an investment banker is nearly assassinated. Pearl goes to investigate who wants him dead.

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S3E5
Walking with Ghosts
Air date: 18/Nov/2024 · Runtime: 46 min
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Halloween gets even spookier when a ghost tour guide sees a body being buried on the beach in Whitstable. But Pearl wants to know where the body's gone?

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Halloween gets even spookier when a ghost tour guide sees a body being buried on the beach in Whitstable. But Pearl wants to know where the body's gone?

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S3E4
Prisoners of the Past
Air date: 11/Nov/2024 · Runtime: 47 min
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Why hasn't Charlie told Pearl that he is back from Canada and living in London? Her search for him leads her to find out more about Mike's past.

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Why hasn't Charlie told Pearl that he is back from Canada and living in London? Her search for him leads her to find out more about Mike's past.

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S3E3
Oysters Kilpatrick
Air date: 04/Nov/2024 · Runtime: 45 min
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Just as Pearl allows herself a luxury weekend away with Tom, a food critic drops dead in the Whitstable Pearl. Will she come home or stay with Tom?

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Just as Pearl allows herself a luxury weekend away with Tom, a food critic drops dead in the Whitstable Pearl. Will she come home or stay with Tom?

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Girl, Whitstable Beach
Air date: 21/Oct/2024 · Runtime: 46 min
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After a young mother vanishes for seven years, she resurfaces on Whitstable Beach, leaving Pearl determined to uncover where she's been and her reasons for returning.

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After a young mother vanishes for seven years, she resurfaces on Whitstable Beach, leaving Pearl determined to uncover where she's been and her reasons for returning.

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Season 2 · Season 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 28/Nov/2022
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S2E6
To Those We Love
Air date: 12/Dec/2022 · Runtime: 44 min
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Pearl is missing Charlie. Mike is missing Pearl, but a death at a wedding brings them together as Pearl is a witness to family rivalry, angry ex-girlfriends and lies.

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Pearl is missing Charlie. Mike is missing Pearl, but a death at a wedding brings them together as Pearl is a witness to family rivalry, angry ex-girlfriends and lies.

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S2E5
Hidden Treasures
Air date: 12/Dec/2022 · Runtime: 45 min
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Mysterious happenings at Dolly's (shower left running, smoke alarms going off, money missing) has Pearl worried about her mother's state of mind. Meanwhile a burglary has Mike determined not to involve Pearl at any cost.

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Mysterious happenings at Dolly's (shower left running, smoke alarms going off, money missing) has Pearl worried about her mother's state of mind. Meanwhile a burglary has Mike determined not to involve Pearl at any cost.

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The Gumshoe and the Femme Fatale
Air date: 05/Dec/2022 · Runtime: 44 min
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When 1970s movie icon Zelda St John changes her will, leaving her fortune to her housekeeper, Natalia, the young woman seeks out Pearl, fearing that Zelda's family might hurt her. Not long afterward, Zelda is found unconscious at her home, attacked with a croquet mallet, and Natalia disappears. Clashing over who they believe is responsible, Mike and Pearl lead separate investigations.

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When 1970s movie icon Zelda St John changes her will, leaving her fortune to her housekeeper, Natalia, the young woman seeks out Pearl, fearing that Zelda's family might hurt her. Not long afterward, Zelda is found unconscious at her home, attacked with a croquet mallet, and Natalia disappears. Clashing over who they believe is responsible, Mike and Pearl lead separate investigations.

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S2E3
The Offer
Air date: 05/Dec/2022 · Runtime: 44 min
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After inheriting a beloved local pub from her mother, Molly Stratton puts it up for sale to the highest bidder, rather than selling it back to the community. She turns to Pearl for help to deal with the anonymous threats she's been receiving--including a dead seagull on her doorstep. When the pub is sold, the situation takes an even darker turn.

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After inheriting a beloved local pub from her mother, Molly Stratton puts it up for sale to the highest bidder, rather than selling it back to the community. She turns to Pearl for help to deal with the anonymous threats she's been receiving--including a dead seagull on her doorstep. When the pub is sold, the situation takes an even darker turn.

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Night Terrors
Air date: 28/Nov/2022 · Runtime: 44 min
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Laid up at home with a broken ankle, Mike passes time by observing his neighbors in the complex across the way. After witnessing one man"s violent night terrors, Mike becomes convinced that his supposed episodes are part of a plot to murder his wife. When Mike"s police colleagues dismiss his concerns, he hires Pearl to do the legwork he can"t.

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Laid up at home with a broken ankle, Mike passes time by observing his neighbors in the complex across the way. After witnessing one man"s violent night terrors, Mike becomes convinced that his supposed episodes are part of a plot to murder his wife. When Mike"s police colleagues dismiss his concerns, he hires Pearl to do the legwork he can"t.

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S2E1
Babylon
Air date: 28/Nov/2022 · Runtime: 44 min
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While returning from visiting his young son, Kruz, in France, Whitstable local and former soldier Dan Tomlin crashes his car. When he wakes in the hospital, Dan learns that Kruz had been hiding in the trunk of his vehicle—and he"s now gone missing. With his ex-wife accusing him of kidnapping their son, Dan hires Pearl to track him down, and she teams up with Mike to find the missing boy.

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While returning from visiting his young son, Kruz, in France, Whitstable local and former soldier Dan Tomlin crashes his car. When he wakes in the hospital, Dan learns that Kruz had been hiding in the trunk of his vehicle—and he"s now gone missing. With his ex-wife accusing him of kidnapping their son, Dan hires Pearl to track him down, and she teams up with Mike to find the missing boy.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 24/May/2021
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S1E6
The Man on the Blue Plaque
Air date: 21/Jun/2021 · Runtime: 48 min
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A 30-year-old skeleton washes up on the shore, and the victim has a very personal connection to Pearl; Pearl's budding romance with Mike is threatened when he identifies a suspect close to home.

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A 30-year-old skeleton washes up on the shore, and the victim has a very personal connection to Pearl; Pearl's budding romance with Mike is threatened when he identifies a suspect close to home.

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S1E5
A Cup O' Kindness
Air date: 14/Jun/2021 · Runtime: 48 min
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When a mother takes her daughter out for a boat ride despite the father’s wishes, the boat starts taking on water and the two need to be rescued. Was it an accident, or were they targeted? Pearl investigates while Mike tries to enjoy his time off from police duty in the days before New Year’s Eve.

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When a mother takes her daughter out for a boat ride despite the father’s wishes, the boat starts taking on water and the two need to be rescued. Was it an accident, or were they targeted? Pearl investigates while Mike tries to enjoy his time off from police duty in the days before New Year’s Eve.

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Disappearance at Oare
Air date: 07/Jun/2021 · Runtime: 48 min
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Pearl agrees to help a woman who received a note claiming her missing husband did not die from suicide. Pearl connects the case to a grief-counseling church group and a drowning years ago. As Christmas approaches, Mike sinks into a depression, despite taking on a new flat in Whitstable.

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Pearl agrees to help a woman who received a note claiming her missing husband did not die from suicide. Pearl connects the case to a grief-counseling church group and a drowning years ago. As Christmas approaches, Mike sinks into a depression, despite taking on a new flat in Whitstable.

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Civil War
Air date: 31/May/2021 · Runtime: 48 min
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When a recently retired DCI is shot dead during an English Civil War reenactment, Mike immediately suspects the victim’s wife, but she hires Pearl to find out if someone could be targeting her, too. Pearl and Mike plan a date, but a miscommunication puts them at odds.

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When a recently retired DCI is shot dead during an English Civil War reenactment, Mike immediately suspects the victim’s wife, but she hires Pearl to find out if someone could be targeting her, too. Pearl and Mike plan a date, but a miscommunication puts them at odds.

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Random Acts
Air date: 24/May/2021 · Runtime: 48 min
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Working with local cop DS Nikki Martel, Mike investigates the death of a diabetic estate agent force-fed marmalade. When a woman hires Pearl to look into a large sum of cash left in her mailbox, Pearl discovers Whitstable may have a mysterious benefactor-but are they connected to the murder?

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Working with local cop DS Nikki Martel, Mike investigates the death of a diabetic estate agent force-fed marmalade. When a woman hires Pearl to look into a large sum of cash left in her mailbox, Pearl discovers Whitstable may have a mysterious benefactor-but are they connected to the murder?

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The Free Waters
Air date: 24/May/2021 · Runtime: 48 min
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Restaurant owner Pearl Nolan discovers the body of her friend and oyster supplier chained to the anchor of his ship. The police, led by out-of-towner Chief Inspector Mike McGuire, believe it was an accident, but Pearl, who also runs a private detective agency, suspects foul play.

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Restaurant owner Pearl Nolan discovers the body of her friend and oyster supplier chained to the anchor of his ship. The police, led by out-of-towner Chief Inspector Mike McGuire, believe it was an accident, but Pearl, who also runs a private detective agency, suspects foul play.

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Season 0 · Specials
2 episode(s)
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Kerry Godliman
Kerry Godliman
Pearl Nolan
Howard Charles
Howard Charles
Mike McGuire
Sophia Del Pizzo
Sophia Del Pizzo
DS Nikki Martel
Rohan Nedd
Rohan Nedd
Charlie Nolan
Frances Barber
Frances Barber
Dolly Nolan
Isobelle Molloy
Isobelle Molloy
Ruby Williams
Robert Webb
Robert Webb
Tom Grant
Cathy Tyson
Cathy Tyson
Tina Rowe
Catherine Bailey
Catherine Bailey
Fi Marston
Anton Valensi
Anton Valensi
Aaron Emperor
Clea Martin
Clea Martin
Emily Hurst
Leah Brotherhead
Leah Brotherhead
Laurie
Emily Head
Emily Head
Kat Bergman
Georg Nikoloff
Georg Nikoloff
Arzeni Azarov
Nicola Stephenson
Nicola Stephenson
Connie Rowe
Michael Higgs
Michael Higgs
Frank Matheson
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Guy Burgess
Stroud
Yazzmin Newell
Yazzmin Newell
Alice McGuire

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Dirk Nel
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Greg Duffield
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Michael Wood
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Sara Deane
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Vanessa Whyte
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Iain Macaulay
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Crispin Layfield
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Curtis Rivers
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Dani Biernat
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Lloyd Bass
Lloyd Bass
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Nrinder Dhudwar
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Ray De-Haan
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