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TV & Satellite Week
|September 24, 2022
Val McDermid’s latest TV detective investigates a chilling historic murder
NEW CRIME DRAMA
Karen Pirie Sunday, 8pm, ITV (box set, ITV Hub)
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since acclaimed Scottish crime writer Val McDermid scored a TV hit with psychological thriller Wire in the Blood. This week, another of McDermid’s bestselling novels is brought to life on ITV in the gripping three-part crime drama Karen Pirie.
From the makers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, it features Lauren Lyle in the title role of DS Karen Pirie, a young and dedicated Scottish police officer in a force full of men.
Karen receives a fast-track promotion when she’s tasked with reopening the investigation into the brutal murder of barmaid Rosie Duff, found stabbed to death in St Andrews in 1996.
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This story is from the September 24, 2022 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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