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Post by geometryman on May 29, 2021 12:48:06 GMT
The books are in the cosy genre, don’t know about the series but I suspect cosy. Yes, it's cosy not gory, and the main characters are likeable I think. |
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Post by Miranda on May 30, 2021 18:28:15 GMT
I watched WP yesterday and the first one was a little meh but the second one was much better. I think mostly because the detective's character was filled out more and he wasn't just a maverick grump with family problems.
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Post by Miranda on May 31, 2021 19:19:40 GMT
And the 3rd one is really good!
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Post by Miranda on May 31, 2021 19:23:49 GMT
What ever you do, don't watch The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. Absolutely awful. One of the worst things I've wasted 20 mins on in my life. It's fan-fiction that someone paid to make. I wish I could meet them, they must be very rich and have no clue to what a good idea looks like. The MC is a total Mary Sue, the dialogue is Mystery Writing Lesson 1 and the acting! Lordy me.
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Post by marion on Jun 24, 2021 8:01:50 GMT
Whitstable Pearl I don't have Acorn myself (yet) but I did get to watch and enjoy the first 2 episodes of this new series, based on books by Julie Wassmer and made by the same production company as Marcella. Kerry Godliman plays Pearl, Frances Barber her mother and Howard Charles (Porthos in The Musketeers) DCI McGuire. Other familiar names can be seen guesting, e.g. Cathy Tyson. Episodes released "linearly" on Mondays and I'll be trying to take in some more. Pearl runs a seafood restaurant but is no stranger to detective work, and after an initial dust-up with real detective McGuire he starts to need her extensive local knowledge in his investigations. Of course they are both single... I have just read the first book in this series, and really enjoyed it. Nice characterisation I thought, although after seeing the trailer I was surprised to read that Pearl is tall, olive skinned with black hair. I’ve ordered the second one. |
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Acorn TV
Jun 24, 2021 9:09:30 GMT
via mobile
Post by Miranda on Jun 24, 2021 9:09:30 GMT
I'm really enjoying it!
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Post by geometryman on Jul 8, 2021 18:27:31 GMT
I've managed to watch it all now and found it very enjoyable. Hope there's a second series.  Yes, the exact opposite of Kerry! The casting director must have had his reasons. |
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Post by geometryman on Nov 30, 2021 8:34:27 GMT
Whitstable Pearl: Second series confirmed by Acorn.
"Season two will see celebrity chef Nolan prioritize her detective work and transition from being a chef who solves crimes to a full time investigator who just happens to own a restaurant.
Production will begin on the second six-part series in Whitstable, UK in February"
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Post by Miranda on Dec 4, 2022 15:04:25 GMT
The second series is now available on Acorn
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Post by Miranda on Dec 4, 2022 19:41:33 GMT
And the first two are very good!
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Post by geometryman on Dec 5, 2022 22:43:36 GMT
I've started watching and enjoying S2. So while still professional partners they each have new life partners - wonder if it will stay like that?
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Post by Miranda on Dec 6, 2022 2:58:51 GMT
It feels like they deliberately missed out a whole story line but it does work!
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Yes, the exact opposite of Kerry! The casting director must have had his reasons.
Anymore to come?
