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Ready for some female rage? Get set for Lauren Lyle’s return as Scottish cop Karen Pirie

The actor is making waves as the no-nonsense detective - and now, she’s got a new murder to solve

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025

Karen Pirie Season 2 on ITV review: this show is criminally good

4/5 This intricate puzzlebox of a series captures much of the same magic as its predecessor

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: ‘I feel like we’re always having to keep a lid on female rage’

INTERVIEW: ITV’s ‘Karen Pirie’ marks a refreshing departure from all the usual crime drama cliches. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to its star about avoiding cosy crime tropes, creating a realistic twentysomething detective and grappling with violence against women on screen

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

ITV Karen Pirie to return for season two starring Outlander's Lauren Lyle

The TV show has been adapted by Emer Kenny from Val McDermid’s hugely popular cold case novels with the second series taking inspiration from A Darker Domain, the second in the Karen Pirie detective drama series.

Daily Record · Feb 21, 2023

Presenter Rick Edwards becomes a dad as wife Emer Kenny announces surprise birth of baby boy

TV presenter Rick Edwards and his wife Emer Kenny have become parents as the actress gave birth to a baby boy and shared the news on Instagram

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Father Brown actor addresses absence of three main characters from new series

One of the show’s original stars won’t be in new episodes

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Karen Pirie on ITV: Start time, plot and how many episodes there are

The new ITV murder drama stars Lauren Lyle and is based on the first of the successful Karen Pirie novels, The Distant Echo, by Val McDermind

Wales Online · Sep 25, 2022

Karen Pirie cast list: Who stars alongside Outlander star Lauren Lyle in ITV's new drama?

The full ITV murder drama's cast list including Chris Jenks, Zach Wyatt, Jack Hesketh, Emer Kenny and more

Wales Online · Sep 25, 2022

‘My dad didn’t sleep, he was so excited’: the ITV drama that’s rewriting the rules of crime TV

There’s an all-female creative team, an ‘alarmingly young’ detective and material from legendary writer Val McDermid. Karen Pirie’s creators explain their attempt to do something totally new

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

BBC Saturday Kitchen: Rick Edward's EastEnders wife and why they sleep in separate rooms

The BBC 5 Live host has been presenting shows for almost 20 years

Manchester Evening News · Jan 29, 2022