Karen Pirie (TV series)

Karen Pirie is a British crime drama television series based on Inspector Karen Pirie series of novels by Val McDermid. The first series began on ITV on 25 September 2022 and concluded on 9 October 2022. On 21 February 2023, it was announced the series had been commissioned for a second season.

Karen Pirie
Genre
Based onInspector Karen Pirie series by Val McDermid
Written byEmer Kenny
Directed byGareth Bryn
Starring
ComposerStephanie Taylor
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
Original language
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
ProducerClare Kerr
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Ryan Kernaghan
EditorGareth Bryn
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time120 minutes
Production companyWorld Productions
Release
Original networkITV
Original release25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) –
present (present)

Plot

Karen Pirie, a young detective-sergeant, is in charge of reopening the cold case for the murder of a barmaid. Series 1 is based on the first novel The Distant Echo.[1][2]

Cast
  • Lauren Lyle as DS Karen Pirie
  • Chris Jenks as DC Jason Murray
  • Zach Wyatt as Phil Parhatka
  • Jhon Lumsden as Ziggy Jnr
  • Jack Hesketh a Weird Jnr
  • Buom Tihngang as Alex Jnr
  • Alec Newman as Ziggy Snr
  • Michael Sheffer as Weird Snr
  • Ariyon Bakare as Alex Snr
  • Bobby Rainsbury as Grace Galloway
  • Anna Russell-Martin as Rosie Duff
  • Gilly Gilchrist as DI Barney MacLennan
  • Kevin Mains as DI Jimmy Lawson Jnr
  • Stuart Bowman as Chief Supt Jimmy Lawson Snr
  • Gemma McElhinney as PC Janice Hogg
  • Emer Kenny as River Wilde
  • Rakhee Thakrar as Bel Richmond
  • Steve John Shepherd as DI Simon Lees

Production

In May 2021, it was announced that Lauren Lyle would star as the title character.[3]

Emer Kenny wrote the adaptation and the producers are the same as for the series Line of Duty or Bodyguard.[1] The creative team is unusually young.[4]

Series One was written by Emer Kenny and directed by Gareth Bryn.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 91% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Clever and twisty, Karen Pirie refreshingly revamps the traditional grizzled detective procedural by putting a young woman on the case."[5] Series One averaged 4.82 million viewers.

Awards

For writing the first episode, Emer Kenny was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Karen Pirie: Release date, cast & latest news for ITV crime adaptation". Radio Times. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. "Karen Pirie review – this female-led crime drama absolutely sings". the Guardian. 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. "Lauren Lyle to star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama 'Karen Pirie'". itv.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. "'My dad didn't sleep, he was so excited': the ITV drama that's rewriting the rules of crime TV". the Guardian. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  5. Karen Pirie, retrieved 2023-01-10
  6. 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations, retrieved 2023-02-04
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