Nearly 25 years on, DS Karen Pirie is determined to uncover what happened that fateful night. But despite police suspicion, the boys were never charged. When teenage barmaid Rosie Duff was stabbed to death in 1995, suspicion fell on the three drunken students who discovered her body. Following her promotion to Police Scotland’s Historic Cases Unit, Karen is tasked with reopening the investigation into a murder that has been the subject of a provocative true crime podcast. Karen is a refreshingly normal and charmingly unfashionable young woman – slick, maverick cop she is not – but her quick mouth and ingenuity make her an impressive investigator.
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Val McDermid’s series of cold case investigations, Karen Pirie (w/t) has been commissioned by ITV from the producers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, World Productions.Īdapted by Emer Kenny (Harlots, Save Me Too) Karen Pirie is based on the novel, The Distant Echo, the first in a series of best-selling novels about the young Scottish female detective set in the beautiful Scottish university town of St. ITV commissions cold case murder drama, Karen Pirie, (w/t) based on Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo. True to Val McDermid’s iconic character, DS Karen Pirie is a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.Īdapted by Emer Kenny (Harlots, Save Me Too) who will also take the role of Karen’s friend River Wilde, Karen Pirie also stars Chris Jenks (Sex Education) as Jason ‘Mint’ Murray and Zach Wyatt (Blithe Spirit) as DS Phil Parhatka. Outlander star Lauren Lyle will take the lead role of Karen Pirie in a new ITV drama series from the producers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, World Productions. Lauren Lyle to star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama, based on acclaimed author Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo, adapted by Emer Kenny. (May 2021) Lauren Lyle to star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama, ‘Karen Pirie’ INews – This adaptation of the first of Val McDermid’s bestselling series, starring Lauren Lyle as a gutsy twentysomething sleuth, is a refreshing take on the genre. The Independent – Val McDermid adaptation hits each benchmark of a good detective thriller with the resounding thud of an assassinated key witness meeting the hard concrete of an empty car park. The Telegraph – Karen Pirie, review: meet the most refreshingly normal detective on television. As its young female detective tackles a cold case it really belts along. The Guardian – Humour, confidence and charm are perfectly blended in this suspenseful adaptation of Val McDermid’s bestseller. On 21 February 2023, it was announced the series had been commissioned for a second series. The first series began on ITV on 25 September 2022 and concluded on 9 October 2022.
Karen Pirie is a British crime drama television series based on Inspector Karen Pirie series of novels by Val McDermid.
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