Ladies In Red

Mother of Pearl is the second episode in Season 1 of the Frankie Drake Mysteries series. It first aired on November 13, 2017.

Plot Synopsis
A factory owner hires Frankie and Trudy to get rid of communists working at his plant.

Character Revelations

 * Trudy Clarke has a much younger brother Jacob.

Historical References

 * The Communist Party of Canada was secretly founded in a barn outside of Guelph in 1921. As communism was outlawed, they called the party: "The Worker's Party of Canada"

Trivia

 * Lauren Lee Smith had some major issues behind the scenes – her tumultuous relationship with the1920s automobile. Smith says, “I was trying to make friends with her by saying, ‘Come on, girl. I know you’re old-timey and a little rusty, but let’s be friends.’ I realize she wants to be bossed around by a strong person behind the wheel. She has caught on fire twice, she stalls constantly, the brakes only work sometimes and to go forward you need to put her in reverse."
 * Actor Paul Amos played the recurring character Dr. Roberts for three seasons in Murdoch Mysteries.
 * On the same air date of this episode, Thamela Mpumlwana is seen as Artie in The Accident on Murdoch Mysteries.
 * Location filming in Cambridge, Ontario.

Main Cast
Lauren Lee Smith as Frankie Drake

Chantel Riley as Trudy Clarke

Rebecca Liddiard as Mary Shaw

Sharron Matthews as Flo

Recurring Cast
Karen Robinson as Mildred Clarke

Thamela Mpumlwana as Jacob Clarke

Guest Cast
Zoe Cleland as Zelda Purser

Paul Amos as Richard Scanlon

Howard Hoover as Simon Conroyd

Gabreiella Sundar Singh as Fern Higgins

Ben Clost as Bart Wilkins

James Godfrey as Gerard Conroyd

Alanis Peart as Milk Bottle Woman

Danny Waugh as Blacksmith

Emma S. Johnson as Glenna Ashton