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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