KAREN Pirie is ITV’s highly anticipated new detective series from the creators of Line of Duty and Bodyguard.
Following the story of a young detective, find out here how many episodes there are in the new drama.
Lauren Lyle stars as DS Karen Pirie and Chris Jenks as DC Jason Murray in the new ITV drama
How many episodes are there in Karen Pirie?
ITV’s Karen Pirie has three two-hour-long episodes.
The new drama is based on the novel The Distant Echo by Val McDermid.
The main character is played by Outlander’s Lauren Lyle, who was “completely overjoyed” to be starring in the series.
Lauren said: “The world Emer has created using the backbone of Val McDermid’s much loved books is electrifying and hooked me immediately. I couldn’t ask for a more creative, supportive and energetic team to be joining.”
Starring alongside Lyle, are Sex Education’s Chris Jenks as Jason ‘Mint’ Murray, Zach Wyatt (Blithe Spirit) as DS Phil Parhatka, Michael Schaeffer (The Salisbury Poisonings) as Tom ‘Weird’ Mackie senior, Ariyon Bakare (His Dark Materials) as Alex Gilbey senior and Alec Newman (Unforgotten) as Sigmund ‘Ziggy’ Malkiewicz senior.
What has happened in Karen Pirie so far?
Warning: May contains spoilers for episode one.
Episode one hits the ground running with Pirie reopening an investigation into a 1996 murder case following the popularity of a proactive true crime podcast.
The murder case is of young barmaid Rosie Duff, who was brutally murdered in the Scottish unveristy town of St Andrews 25 years ago.
While no charges were made over the death of the teenager, suspicion immediately fell on three drunken students who claimed to have found her body.
Through the use of flashbacks and present-day scenes, viewers watch Sigmund ‘Ziggy’ Malkiewicz, Tom ‘Weird’ Mackie and Alex Gilbey continue with their current lives clearly harbouring a dark secret about that night.
And more than two decades later, Pirie is determined to find out if these men know more than they previously let on.
When is Karen Pirie on ITV?
Detective drama Karen Pirie kicked off on Sunday, September 25, at 8 pm on ITV.
The series will air a new instalment at the same time every week.
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As long as there are no delays, the final episode will be broadcast on Sunday, October 9, in the same time slot.
All episodes will be available to watch on the ITV Hub once they have aired.
