South of the Border
1988 · Drama, Crime · 2 Seasons · 15 Episodes ·
Female private detectives Pearl Parker and Finn Gallagher operate within the bustling multicultural communities of South London.
E11. Episode 1Secretary Pearl Parker is tired of Fitz her boyfriend and boss cheating on her so she sets up surveillance to find evidence to catch him out. Without work, her driving instructor Dennis asks her to find his missing girlfriend Sheila. Together with her friend Finn, she starts to investigateE22. Episode 2Pearl and Finn get their first case when lawyer Milly asks them to help Carol Jackson who is accused of stabbing her husband to death.E33. Episode 3Pearl and Finn are put on a three month retainer by Milly's law firm Fraser-Millington. Mr Stiunayake's building is set on fire. Investigating, local councillor Paul Wilmot points them towards Walfrew InvestmentsE44. Episode 4Pearl and Finn come to the aid of Danny Taylor, who managed his daughters band Chaise L but who have now been signed by Tony Freasen. Danny is angry that his daughters alleged in the papers he mistreated themE55. Episode 5John Foxton is a union leader involved in a mjor strike at a car plant. When he discovers funds have gone missing, he reaches out to Milly who puts Pearl and Finn on the caseE66. Episode 6Pearl and Finn are asked by Mr Cemel to retrieve his daughter's gold pendant which has been cheated off him. They steal it back but are forced to do a deal with the wife of the man who stole it in the first placeE77. Episode 7Pastor George has noticed that money is missing from the church accounts and fears his neice has stolen it. He asks Peael to make a discreet inquiry. Meanwhile, Finn is tasked with finding Milly's daughter's boyfriend; an AWOL soldierE88. Episode 8Fitz is given the opportunity to produce a charity benefit record for acid rain by reclusive rock star Jenni Jerome. When the master tape is stolen, Pearl and Finn investigate and discover that the paranoid Jenni is convinced she is being followed by a man with a camera
