The full ITV murder drama's cast list including Chris Jenks Zach Wyatt Jack Hesketh Emer Kenny and more.
Scottish actress Lauren Lyle is starring in a brand new drama that will air on ITV this evening Sunday September 25 at 8pm until 10pm. Karen Pirie is a cold case murder drama that has been based on the novel by acclaimed author Val McDermid The Distant Echo and adapted for screen by British actress and screenwriter Emer Kenny who also stars in the show.
Keeping in line with Val McDerminds protagonist the shows namesake Karen played by Lauren is described as a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth .The show follows the Detective Sergeant in the town of St Andrews in Scotland as she reopens an investigation into the unsolved murder case of Rosie Duff which happened in 1996 and 25 years on is the subject of a provocative true crime podcast. At the time three young drunken students were discovered at the scene of the crime stained with her blood yet claiming they simply stumbled upon the scene.
Now over two decades later, new evidence emerges and Karen is tasked with tracking down one of the students to try and piece together the missing pieces from the initial investigation. But with someone seeming to risk everything just to keep the secrets surrounding the case hidden will Karen be able uncover the truth and bring justice to Rosie after all these years? Alongside Emer Kenny and Lauren Lyle the star studded cast includes Sex Educations Chris Jenks and Rakhee Thakrar Zach Wyatt Anna Russell Martin Jack Hesketh and Jhon Lumsden.
Best selling Scottish crime author Val said of her book being adapted for the screen The way it explores the nature of guilt and innocence and what suspicion does to peoples lives over time is something that fascinates readers and viewers alike. Speaking of getting the lead role the shows star Lauren 29 also said It felt like a really natural fit the script for the first episode was really unlike anything else you would get sent as a mid twenties female Scottish actor this kind of role does not come along often. Usually you do not get the chance to play a detective until you are a bit older but I felt really akin to her.
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