{"id":22385,"date":"2022-09-21T16:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=721933"},"modified":"2022-09-21T16:48:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:48:36","slug":"karen-pirie-release-date-cast-latest-news-for-itv-crime-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/karen-pirie-release-date-cast-latest-news-for-itv-crime-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Pirie: Release date, cast & latest news for ITV crime adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Furn\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 21 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Val McDermid\u2019s hugely popular series of Karen Pirie books are finally coming to the screen, with the first having been adapted for a new ITV series.<\/p>\n

The show, which stars Lauren Lyle, will follow DS Pirie as she reopens the investigation into a 1996 murder case due to the popularity of a provocative true-crime podcast. The series will be split across two timeframes \u2013 in both 1996 and 2022.<\/p>\n

The series is made up of three episodes, each two hours long, and also stars Chris Jenks, Zach Wyatt and Emer Kenny amongst others, with the latter also on writing duties for the series.<\/p>\n

But when does the show start airing on ITV? Read on for everything you need to know about Karen Pirie.<\/p>\n

Karen Pirie release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lauren Lyle as DS Karen Pirie.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Karen Pirie starts on ITV on Sunday 25th September at 8pm<\/strong>, with the first episode running for two hours until 10pm.<\/p>\n

Future episodes will then air weekly, while all three will also be available on the ITV Hub straight after the first has aired.<\/p>\n

Which book is Karen Pirie based on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Val McDermid<\/span><\/figcaption> David Levenson\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The show is based on The Distant Echo<\/strong> by Val McDermid<\/a>, the first book in her long-running Karen Pirie series.<\/p>\n

McDermid\u2019s novels have sold 17 million copies worldwide, and this isn\u2019t the first time they\u2019ve been adapted for the small screen. Her Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series were used as the basis for ITV crime drama Wire in the Blood.<\/p>\n

What is Karen Pirie about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lauren Lyle as DS Karen Pirie and Chris Jenks as DC Jason Murray.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The Karen Pirie novels follow a young Scottish detective in the Scottish university town of St. Andrew\u2019s. We\u2019re told: \u201cTrue to Val McDermid\u2019<\/span>s iconic character, DS Karen Pirie<\/span> is a young and fearless Scottish <\/span>investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series, which filmed in Scotland, will see Pirie reopen the investigation into a 1996 murder case following the popularity of a provocative true-crime podcast. No charges were made over the death of teenager Rosie Duff, despite suspicion falling on the three drunken students who claimed to have found her body.<\/p>\n

Twenty-five years later, Karen will see if these men know more than they previously let on, uncover several flaws in the initial investigation and find resistance from the police force itself from the officers who led the original inquiry.<\/p>\n

Who is in the Karen Pirie cast?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Zach Wyatt as DS Phil Parhatka.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The eponymous character will be played by Outlander<\/a>\u2018s Lauren Lyle, who was \u201ccompletely overjoyed\u201d to be starring in the series.<\/p>\n

Lyle said: \u201cThe world Emer has created using the backbone of Val McDermid\u2019s much loved books is electrifying and hooked me immediately. I couldn\u2019t ask for a more creative, supportive and energetic team to be joining.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starring alongside Lyle, are Sex Education<\/a>\u2018s Chris Jenks as Jason \u2018Mint\u2019 Murray, Zach Wyatt (Blithe Spirit) as DS Phil Parhatka, Michael Schaeffer (The Salisbury Poisonings) as Tom \u2018Weird\u2019 Mackie senior, Ariyon Bakare (His Dark Materials<\/a>) as Alex Gilbey senior and Alec Newman (Unforgotten<\/a>) as Sigmund \u2018Ziggy\u2019 Malkiewicz senior.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a full list of the cast for Karen Pirie:<\/p>\n