SERIES 3 OF WHITSTABLE PEAL HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY ACORN TV AND IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION

Both series are now available to stream on Acorn TV

Based on Julie Wassmer’s much loved series of novels, ‘The Whitstable Pearl Mysteries’. The series follows big-hearted local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan who sets up a local detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career. She is soon embroiled in her first case when she discovers the body of close friend, Vinnie. Pearl forms an unlikely partnership with DCI Mike McGuire, a new local police chief who has transferred from London to escape his past. And when a second body shows up, Pearl finds herself pulled into the dark underbelly of the picturesque town she calls home.

Whitstable Pearl is adapted by Norwegian filmmaker Øystein Karlsen, whose credits include Lilyhammer and Exit. Kerry Godliman, the star of Ricky Gervais’ Netflix comedy After Life, headlines the show alongside Howard Charles (Shadow & Bone, Alex Rider) and Frances Barber (Silk)

Karlsen’s Whitstable Pearl writing team also includes Mike Walden (Marcella), Rachel Flowerday (Malory Towers) and Alastair Galbraith (Strike Back). David Caffrey (Peaky Blinders) is lead director and will helm the first two episodes.

Series two was written by Mike Walden (Marcella), Jess Williams (Traces) and Kam Odedra (McDonald & Dodds). Robert Webb (Peep Show) and Emily Head (The Syndicate) join the cast.

Executive producers are Tony Wood, Anna Burns, Richard Tulk-Hart and Nadia Jaynes for Buccaneer, as well as Karlsen and Wassmer.

Distributor: Cineflix Rights