Murder at St Alfred's

British author Julie Wassmer was born in the East End of London, studied at Kingston University and had a variety of different jobs before becoming a television drama writer. She has worked on various series including ITV's London's Burning, C5's Family Affairs and BBC's Eastenders, which she worked on for 20 years. In 2010, her first book More Than Just Coincidence, a memoir, entered the Sunday Times bestselling Non Fiction Top Twenty upon publication and went on to become Mumsnet Book of the Year. In 2015, Wassmer's debut crime novel, The Whitstable Pearl Mystery, was published. Numerous other books in the Whitstable Pearl series have followed: #10 in the series, Murder at the Allotment, came out in 2024. The books have been adapted for TV as the Whitstable Pearl series for the streaming channel Acorn TV; the third season screened in 2024.

Jennifer Kirby is a British stage and television actress who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). She is best known on television for her role as Valerie Dyer in Call the Midwife. Jennifer’s theatre performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and her recognisable appearance as Elizabeth Bennet at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre have earned her multiple awards nominations.