Whitstable Pearl Season 3 Trailer and Key Art

Acorn TV’s fan-favorite crime drama Whitstable Pearl returns with all-new episodes on Monday, October 21, in the US, Canada, UK (including Northern Ireland), Australia, and New Zealand. Additional episodes of the six-episode Acorn TV Original series will drop weekly on Mondays.

Based on the beloved novels The Whitstable Pearl Mysteries by Julie Wassmer, Season 3 sees the return of Kerry Godliman (Afterlife) in the lead role of Pearl Nolan and Howard Charles (TopBoy) as Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Mike McGuire.

The other returning 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) ace Detective Sergeant (DS) Nikki Martel.

In Whitstable Pearlsleuthing restaurant owner Pearl (Godliman) continues to build her private detective business and finds herself involved in more diverse investigations, including reopening an infamous local cold case and the death of a famous food critic. She’s aided and abetted by her outspoken, feisty mom, Dolly (Barber), and still going strong with her boyfriend, Tom (Webb).

But it’s navigating her complex relationship with DCI Mike McGuire (Charles) that still proves Pearl’s most challenging case, as Mike and his partner, DS Nikki Martel (Del Pizzo), support Pearl with each of her investigations.

The third season sees the Whitstable Pearl thriving along with Pearl’s detective side job. 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 needs 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?

Whitstable Pearl is an Acorn TV Original series produced by the UK independent production company Buccaneer.

The show is executive produced by 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.

WHITSTABLE PEARL EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS

Episode 301 – “Girl, Whitstable Beach” – Premieres Monday, October 21 on Acorn TV
After seven years, a missing young mum is spotted on Whitstable Beach. Pearl wants to know where she has gone and why she is back.

Episode 302 – “Death, the Devil and the Fool” – Premieres Monday, October 28 on Acorn TV
A little girl goes missing at the Whitstable Psychic Fair, and skeptical Pearl has to join forces with a psychic to help find her.

Episode 303 – “Oysters Kilpatrick” – Premieres Monday, November 4 on Acorn TV
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?

Episode 304 – “Prisoners of the Past” – Premieres Monday, November 11 on Acorn TV
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.

Episode 305 – “Walking with Ghosts” – Premieres Monday, November 18 on Acorn TV
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.

Episode 306 – “Someone Like Me” – Premieres Monday, November 25 on Acorn TV
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.