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This show is for people who like mysteries set in quaint, small towns with a likeable protagonist and charming, recurring characters. It's for oriole who like she's like "Midsomer Murders", "Doc Martin", "Father Brown", "New Tricks", etc. Light entertainment and (after the first episode) I've grown to really like the two leads.

Pearl Nolan runs a restaurant and a Detective Agency, her investigations often cross with those of Detective Inspector Mike McGuire, a straight talking, grief stricken cop.

This show is the reason I pay my Acorn subscription, one of the best shows on the platform. It will definitely appeal to fans of shows like Mallorca Files, Father Brown and Midsomer Murders, it's light, but definitely intriguing and suspenseful.

It must have done wonders for the tourism in Whitstable, it looks incredible in parts, very picturesque.

The cases are always intriguing, but the characters just offer a little bit more than most shows, they're so well realised.

Kerry Godliman and Howard Charles are both terrific, and their relationship becomes one of the show's most interesting elements, they really play off one another very well.

The supporting cast are very good, especially Frances Barber, Dolly is wonderful, shades of Patsy Stone.

8/10.

If you like your mysteries cosy rather than gritty, then I'd give this one a try. I really like Howard Charles anyway and Kerry Godliman is a great lead actress. Quirky characters and lovely scenery.

Good acting, nice seaside town, several main characters with just the right amount of information on their backstory to keep your interest. Looking forward to the next episodes.

I disagree with the reviewer who said it was boring, I found it enjoyable and engaging and the characters as well as the actors who are playing them were all very good. Highly recommended and cannot wait until they bring out more seasons.

I thought this was a really enjoyable Show! Three episodes in and hope thy do more. I found it just as entertaining as Father Brown, Vera or Shetland... everything doesn't have to be as deep as Broadchurch to be entertaining.

... now heading into its third season, has been a most enjoyable two season series so far... seems all pieces fit very well together... good-script-cast-production-values... all are some of the best for the genre

... his character's a bit weary-wearing lots of times, but not sure how it could be toned-down and still remain true to the storyline... overall all of the leads are amiable-people... one critic writing.. "Like so many series on Acorn, this one's about good people doing their best. Even the criminals have good reasons for what they do, sometimes unintentionally. The scenery along the coast of England is beautiful, the characters are mostly kind and good, the series is charming. Take a look if you can." ... sounds about right.

It has enough comedy with the 'will they won't they' romance. The mysteries are light and realistic.

And it's in Whitstable, that's worth a star.

A very enjoyable show. My husband and I are watching it and hoping for season 2. Wish there were more episodes.

I am five episodes in. On the plus side, this series has good acting, a pleasant seaside setting, and nice family dynamics. On the downside, the mood is slightly morose and the storylines feel flat. I am finding that it is not holding my interest.

Kerry Godliman is very watchable. Beautiful scenery. At times I found the series entertaining but there's just something missing. It's almost as if bits of the plot got cut out in editing and some of the acting isn't great. Not awful but there are better crime drama out there.

I was looking forward to seeing this but it didn't come up to expectations. I didn't feel any connection between the character's, the storyline really wasn't that involving half way through I was scrolling on my phone. It is being performed by some really good actors but I felt they just weren't understanding the characters they portrayed. It definitely, for me at least, lacked any real depth in the characters. It was like watching two people passing in the street with a quick nod to the others existence. I can honestly say I wasn't intrigued enough to watch any more of this series. Pity really.

Loved the character development in Episode 3. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Dull stories and dull leads make this a scenery show and there's not even much of that.

Plot has restaurant owner (Kerry Godliman) working part-time as a local private detective. Moving into down is a sullen London cop (Howard Charles) and of course they get involved in each other's lives. He's the cop but he needs her local knowledge to solve the various crimes. It's notable that there's zero chemistry between these two.

There are a few other regulars but they have nothing to do other than Frances Barber as the mother with a few secrets. This main plot plays in the background of a series of limp crime stories and finally washes up on shore in the final installment.

It's one of those shows where the local girl (Godliman as Pearl Nolan) knows nobody in town, which is the size of a shoe. Comparing this to shows like VERA or SHETLAND makes this look like a school play.

A couple of interesting guest actresses like Cathy Tyson and Annette Badland help but they can't save this, and a few of the plot surprises are totally unbelievable.

Blah.

The good - lively intro, seaside location and Kerry Godliman. The bad - boring, lacklustre storylines with not enough mystery. It's all been done before, horny mother living with adult daughter who is single with a kid (shades of The Coroner), brooding detective with tragic past and zero personality (just about any cop show in the last 20 years). There is no spark between the two main characters and the romance feels forced. What on earth has Frances Barber done to her face, it doesn't move? The Coroner was much better.

This show has lots of potential! The characters are likable and intriguing, the locations absolutely breathtaking, and the dialogue rings true. It's a small English town so you just know it's full of secrets, lies, and crimes. Th acting is quite good, what this program needs is better writing. Solid 7, would be a 9 if the writing was better.

I really like this show. It is in the vein of Vera, Father Brown, etc and if you do not like those, you will not like this. I find that it is similar with a hint of sadness running through it. The leads fit and I am looking foward to seeing more. Also, the theme song fits the tone of the show perfectly.

Let's get right to it. Pearl doesn't look like a mid-thirties women because she's not. Will be fifty soon. Yep, 50. The male lead is in his thirties and lost his significant other a year previously. Photos of her appear to show a very young women who is no less than a nine and a half.

So you want me to believe he's going to be interested in a women who looks and is ten years his senior? There are female leads who could pull it off. Unfortunately, Kerry Godliman isn't one of them.

The male detective most certainly could be interested in his police partner detective. She's just a few years younger and very attractive.

I was hoping that other reviewers would point out this issue, but I couldn't find one.

Another problem, in at least the first three episodes, is that the editing drops the ball at least once or twice in each show. You're following the story line and all at once something seems totally off. You can stop the tape and rewatch that section, but it still does make sense.

First up, Kerry Godliman is great. I'd watch her in anything. Second, this is a really well-written show that deserves your time.

By episode three (the best of the bunch so far) you'll be hooked. It starts out with a simple "unexplained death/investigation" and quickly blossoms into a show with great characters you care about and interesting, original setups.

Can't wait to see where it goes next.

Watched the first episode because my wife and I are Aussies and have visited Whitstable twice because we enjoyed the first visit and the quaint little town so much the first time, we had to go back. It is an enjoyable but not over-taxing watch, in the vein of The Coroner. Would like to see even more of the town and surrounds. Enjoy the main characters and their interaction but could do without Mum so much.

Would like to know a bit more about the background of the police officer to get a little more perspective. Would hope that happens soon. Pleasant enough watch and hope it develops further. There is scope there, needs a little more plot development.

Well, London's been done, as Oxford, Newcastle, Stratford, Bath, the Shetlands so it's now Whitstable's turn. I thought we Aussies had the corner on speaking with our mouths closed but there's a new contender. Could barely understand any of the dialogue but that didn't matter much. Turned it off halfway through the second episode. It has as much appeal to me as a week old oyster. 2 stars for scenery, but zero for plot and acting. Started with interest but is this a crime mystery or an angst ridden romantic soap? Police work? Didn't see any. Oh well, back to scandi noir. Don't understand Danish but the plots are good!

Having read some of these mysteries beforehand, I was really looking forward to this series. You always expect some changes, but neither of the main characters bear any resemblance to the characters in the books in appearance or character. The tv version used a few things from the books, Frances Barber is good as Pearl's mother. I don't dislike either Kerry Godliman or Howard Charles, I have seen them both in other things and they have been very good, but they are totally wrong for these roles. The series doesn't use enough of the original stories either, which are actually very good. I don't understand why?

Honestly, read the books by Julie Wassmer, they are much better.