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Karen Pirie

Drama, Crime · 2022 · Rated 7.5/10

Last aired: S2 E3, Episode 3 · 2025-07-20

Karen Pirie follows a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.

Cast

Lauren Lyle DS Karen Pirie

Emer Kenny River Wilde

Chris Jenks DC Jason 'Mint' Murray

Zach Wyatt DS Phil Parhatka

Steve John Shepherd DI Simon Lees

Rakhee Thakrar Bel Richmond

Buom Tihngang Alex Gilbey Jnr

Jack Hesketh Weird Mackie Jnr

Jhon Lumsden Ziggy Malkiewicz Jnr

Anna Russell-Martin Rosie Duff

Gilly Gilchrist DI Barney MacLennan

Kevin Mains DS Jimmy Lawson

Gemma McElhinney PC Janice Hogg

Michael Shaeffer Weird Mackie Snr

Ariyon Bakare Alex Gilbey Snr

Stuart Bowman Chief Superintendent Lawson

Julia Brown Cat Grant

Saskia Ashdown DC Isla Stark

Mark Rowley Mick Prentice Jnr

Jamie Michie Brodie Grant Jnr

Stuart Campbell Kevin Campbell

Frances Tomelty Mary Grant Snr

James Cosmo Brodie Grant Snr

Daniel Portman Colin Duff Jnr

Season 2

Season 1 Season 2

E1 Episode 1 2025-07-20 · 89 min Amid societal unrest in 1984, oil heiress Catriona Grant and her son Adam are kidnapped at gunpoint, but after sending two ransom notes the culprits unexpectedly fall silent and the pair are never seen again. When a man's body is discovered 40 years later in a quarry with a piece of evidence connected to the case, DI Karen Pirie is tasked with reopening the case with the first new lead in decades.

E2 Episode 2 2025-07-20 · 89 min The team are closer than ever to the truth as Karen digs into Cat's life and disappearance, but a shock discovery changes the course of the investigation.

E3 Episode 3 2025-07-20 · 90 min The case takes a dramatic turn and the pressure from all sides increases as Karen races to track down those responsible for the kidnap before the truth is buried.

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