Name: Prisoners of the Past
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

Acorn TV offers non-stop mystery, edge-of-your-seat drama and warm-hearted comedy series from Britain and beyond.

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A taxi driver is shot dead in his car, and an ex-investment banker narrowly avoids an assassin's bullet; hired by the banker, Pearl uncovers a surprising connection; Mike receives information that may help him find closure about his wife's death.

Whitstable Pearl

Someone Like Me

On Halloween night, septuagenarian Jacob Cranage thinks he sees a body being buried on the beach; the police investigate and find nothing, but Pearl stays on the case and soon spots evidence that there may be a missing dead body in Whitstable.

Walking With Ghosts

Pearl is surprised to hear a UK ringtone when she calls Charlie-he's supposed to be in Canada; as she goes looking for him in London, back in Whitstable, Mike and Nikki reexamine a 30-year-old case after the convicted man is released from prison.

Prisoners of the Past

As their anniversary nears, Pearl realizes Tom plans to propose on their romantic getaway; while they're gone, a food critic visits the restaurant for a review-but drops dead after his meal; Pearl is torn between staying with Tom and heading back.

Oysters Kilpatrick

Tragedy strikes at the town's annual psychic fair when young Saffia wanders off from her nanny; as Pearl works with a psychic who claims she can feel the girl's presence, Mike and Nikki discover that Saffia must have been taken by someone she knows.

Death, the Devil, and the Fool

Photographer Izzy is knocked unconscious while taking pictures on the beach; believing the assault is connected to the disappearance of her friend's daughter seven years earlier, Izzy hires Pearl to find out whether the missing woman has returned.

Girl, Whitstable Beach

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With her son grown, single mom Pearl pursues her lifelong dream and starts a private detective agency, which she runs from her family restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable.

S3 E4 | Prisoners of the Past

E6 | Someone Like Me

E5 | Walking With Ghosts

E4 | Prisoners of the Past

E3 | Oysters Kilpatrick

E2 | Death, the Devil, and the Fool

E1 | Girl, Whitstable Beach