Whitstable Pearl - Season 2 - Eps 4: The Gumshoe and the Femme Fatale
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.
About Whitstable Pearl

Title: Whitstable Pearl
First Air Date: 2021-05-24
Last Air Date: 2024-11-25
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 34 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 18
Network: Acorn TV
Genres: Crime, Mystery
Production Companies: Buccaneer Media, Acorn Media Enterprises
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Kerry Godliman
Pearl Nolan

Howard Charles
Mike McGuire

Sophia Del Pizzo
DS Nikki Martel

Frances Barber
Dolly Nolan