#Big Town Crimes Meet a Small Town Detective in First Look (VIDEO)

Acorn TV is cooking up some fresh mystery and intrigue with its upcoming six-part British detective drama Whitstable Pearl.

Debuting Monday, May 24 on the streaming platform, we have your exclusive first look at the series based on Julie Wassamer’s beloved novels The Witstable Pearl Mystery and Disappearancce at Oare. In the trailer, above, we’re offering a peek at the big town crimes that are falling into the lap of a curious small-town detective.

Centering around Pearl Nolan (After Life‘s Kerry Godliman), Witstable Pearl explores the darker undercurrent at play in the picturesque seaside English town of Whistable. After an unplanned pregnancy in Pearl’s twenties sidelines her dreams of becoming a detective, she raises her son Charlie (Rohan Nedd) and works alongside her mother Dolly (Frances Barber) to build their family seafood restaurant into a booming business.

Now at a crossroads in her life with Charlie all grown up and the restaurant on solid footing, Pearl can’t help but feel there’s more to her future than oysters, and so she sets up her own private detective agency. When she’s asked to investigate an old friend, Pearl is conflicted but ultimately agrees to take it on in an effort to see if she can help.

When Pearl’s friend’s body is discovered under grim circumstances, she’ll have a tough time accepting it’s a tragic accident. Her refusal to accept the verdict leads Pearl to Whitstable newbie, DCI Mike McGuire (Howard Charles). Get a peek at the investigators’ unique bond over a desire to help people overlooked by the system in the teaser, above, and don’t miss Whitstable Pearl when it arrives on Acorn TV.

Whitstable Pearl, Series Premiere, Monday, May 24, Acorn TV