Breaking News – Acorn TV’s original coastal crime drama Whitstable Pearl returns with brand new episodes on Monday, October 21st

“WHITSTABLE PEARL,” ACORN TV’S ORIGINAL COASTAL CRIME DRAMA, RETURNS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES

In Season 3, Kerry Godliman’s Pearl Nolan takes on the dark undercurrents of murder and debauchery beneath the surface of the picturesque seaside town of Whitstable

Official trailer, key art and brand new photos available now

NEW YORK – October 3, 2024 – Acorn TV’s fan-favorite crime drama “Whitstable Pearl” returns with all-new episodes on Monday, October 21 in the US, Canada, the UK (including Northern Ireland), Australia and New Zealand. Additional episodes of the six-part Acorn TV original series will be released weekly on Mondays. Based on the popular novels The Whitstable Pearl Mysteries by Julie Wassmer, Season 3 sees the return of Kerry Godliman (Ricky Gervais’ After Life) in the lead role of Pearl Nolan and Howard Charles (Top Boy) as Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Mike McGuire . Other recurring cast members include Frances Barber (The Chelsea Detective) as Dolly, Robert Webb (Peep Show) as Tom Grant, Isobelle Molloy (EastEnders) as Ruby Williams and Sophia Del Pizzo (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) as Detective Sergeant (DS). Nikki Martel.

In Whitstable Pearl, detective restaurant owner Pearl (Godliman) continues to expand her private detective business and becomes involved in more varied investigations, including the reopening of a notorious local cold case and the death of a famous food critic. She is supported and supported by her outspoken, spirited mother Dolly (Barber) and is still going strong with her boyfriend Tom (Webb). But navigating her complex relationship with DCI Mike McGuire (Charles) still proves to be Pearl’s most difficult case, as Mike and his partner, DS Nikki Martel (Del Pizzo), assist Pearl in each of her investigations.

In the third season, the Whitstable Pearl thrives along with Pearl’s side job as a detective. After a short break, DCI Mike McGuire returns to Whitstable, reinvigorated and determined to make progress in his quest for self-healing. He and Pearl continue to make a great team as they work on various cases together – Pearl never needs Mike’s help as much as he needs hers! As cracks begin to appear in Pearl and Tom’s relationship and Mike finally comes to terms with his wife’s death, will Pearl and Mike finally acknowledge their deep feelings for each other?

Whitstable Pearl is an Acorn TV original series produced by British independent production company Buccaneer. The executive producers are Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart for Buccaneer, Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer for Acorn Media Enterprises (Acorn TV), Øystein Karlsen, Mike Walden and Julie Wassmer. Debbie Pisani serves as producer. Mike Walden returns as a writer alongside Sarah Louise Hawkins, Joe Ainsworth, Ciara Conway and Kit Lambert. David Sant and Steve Brett serve as directors. Whitstable Pearl is distributed internationally by Cineflix Rights.

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About Acorn TV

AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is North America’s largest streaming service specializing in premium British and international television. Every week, Acorn TV adds exclusive programming to an extensive library of popular crime, drama and comedies – all ad-free. Acorn TV’s current slate includes critically acclaimed commissioned and original series, including the popular New Zealand crime series My Life Is Murder (Lucy Lawless), the acclaimed Irish crime drama Bloodlands (James Nesbitt, co-producer Jed Mercurio) and the British crime drama “Whitstable.” Pearl (Kerry Godliman), the New Zealand romantic comedy Under the Vines and the British detective drama Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel), to name a few. Acorn TV’s current and upcoming original series include British detective drama Harry Wild (Jane Seymour), Signora Volpe (Emilia Fox), The Chelsea Detective (Adrian Scarborough) and many more. The above join a growing catalog of popular binge dramas including Jack Irish (Guy Pearce), Doc Martin (Martin Clunes), Deadwater Fell (David Tennant, Cush Jumbo), all 24 seasons of fan-favorite Midsomer Murders and top-rated dramas Among other things, the nest.

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