Whitstable Pearl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

With her son grown, single mum Pearl, pursues her lifelong dream and starts a private detective agency, which she runs from her family restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all kinds of cases. But when a friend dies suspiciously, Pearl finds herself in conflict with gruff new cop in town DCI Mike McGuire.

Series details

• Title: Whitstable Pearl
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2021-05-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-11-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Acorn TV
• Typical episode runtime: 46 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 50893
• IMDb ID: tt13259878
• TVDB ID: 398268

Cast and credited roles

• Kerry Godliman — Pearl Nolan
• Howard Charles — DCI Mike McGuire
• Frances Barber — Dolly Nolan
• Isobelle Molloy — Ruby Williams
• Sophia del Pizzo — DS Nikki Martel
• Rohan Nedd — Charlie Nolan
• Robert Webb — Tom Grant

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-05-24; final listed air date 2021-06-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-11-28; final listed air date 2022-12-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2024-10-21; final listed air date 2024-11-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Whitstable Pearl on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.