ROBERT WEBB
Whitstable Pearl, From Monday 28 November, Acorn TV (two eps released weekly)
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Peeper He made his name in 2003 in C4 sitcom Peep Show, playing wannabe musician Jeremy (pictured).
Instructor From 2011, he played geology lecturer Dan in C4’s comedy series Fresh Meat.
Strictly troubles Robert was a celebrity dancer on Strictly in 2021, but had to withdraw due to a medical condition. Robert is joining crime drama Whitstable Pearl, which is back for a second series on Acorn TV. Kerry Godliman returns as Kent-based restaurateur and amateur sleuth Pearl while Robert is playing her new boyfriend Tom, a supply teacher who is the very definition of a nice guy, although sometimes he’s a little righteous. We rejoin Pearl as she’s dedicating more time to her private-investigation business and in the first of six episodes, she’s tasked with finding the missing son of an ex-soldier.