Karen Pirie
Updated: 12/11/2025, 1:02:36 PM Wikipedia source
Karen Pirie is a British crime drama television series based on the Inspector Karen Pirie series of novels by Val McDermid. The first series was screened on ITV in September–October 2022, and the second series in July–August 2025.
Infobox
Genre
mw- Drama
Based on
Inspector Karen Pirie series by Val McDermid
Written by
Emer Kenny
Directed by
Gareth Bryn
Starring
Lauren Lyle Chris Jenks Zach Wyatt
Composer
Stephanie Taylor
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
6
Executive producers
Elizabeth Binns Simon Heath Emer Kenny Val McDermid
Producer
Clare Kerr
Production locations
St Andrews, Scotland
Cinematography
Ryan Kernaghan
Editor
Gareth Bryn
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
120 minutes x 3
Production company
World Productions
Network
ITV
Release
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) –present
Tables
First released
First released
Series
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Series
1
Episodes
3
Episodes
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)
Originally released
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
2
2
Series
2
Episodes
3
Episodes
20 July 2025 (2025-07-20)
Originally released
3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 3 | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) | 9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) | |
| 2 | 3 | 20 July 2025 (2025-07-20) | 3 August 2025 (2025-08-03) | |
· Episodes › Series 1 (2022)
1
1
No.overall
1
No. inseries
1
Title
"The Distant Echo: Part 1"
Directed by
Gareth Bryn
Written by
Emer KennyVal McDermid
Original release date
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)
2
2
No.overall
2
No. inseries
2
Title
"The Distant Echo: Part 2"
Directed by
Gareth Bryn
Written by
Emer KennyVal McDermid
Original release date
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02)
3
3
No.overall
3
No. inseries
3
Title
"The Distant Echo: Part 3"
Directed by
Gareth Bryn
Written by
Emer KennyVal McDermid
Original release date
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
| No.overall | No. inseries | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "The Distant Echo: Part 1" | Gareth Bryn | Emer KennyVal McDermid | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Distant Echo: Part 2" | Gareth Bryn | Emer KennyVal McDermid | 2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Distant Echo: Part 3" | Gareth Bryn | Emer KennyVal McDermid | 9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) |
· Episodes › Series 2 (2025)
4
4
No.overall
4
No. inseries
1
Title
"A Darker Domain: Part 1"
Directed by
Gareth Bryn
Written by
Emer KennyVal McDermid
Original release date
20 July 2025 (2025-07-20)
5
5
No.overall
5
No. inseries
2
Title
"A Darker Domain: Part 2"
Directed by
Gareth Bryn
Written by
Emer KennyVal McDermid
Original release date
27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)
6
6
No.overall
6
No. inseries
3
Title
"A Darker Domain: Part 3"
Directed by
Gareth Bryn
Written by
Emer KennyVal McDermid
Original release date
3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)
| No.overall | No. inseries | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 4 | 1 | "A Darker Domain: Part 1" | Gareth Bryn | Emer KennyVal McDermid | 20 July 2025 (2025-07-20) |
| 5 | 2 | "A Darker Domain: Part 2" | Gareth Bryn | Emer KennyVal McDermid | 27 July 2025 (2025-07-27) |
| 6 | 3 | "A Darker Domain: Part 3" | Gareth Bryn | Emer KennyVal McDermid | 3 August 2025 (2025-08-03) |
References
- Scheduled to air at 20:00 BST on 27 July 2025 but was delayed for an hour due to UEFA Women's Euro 2025 final between En
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/karen-pirie-itv-val-mcdermid/
- the Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/25/karen-pirie-review-this-female-led-drama-absolutely-sings
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/karen-pirie-season-2-release/
- "Lauren Lyle to star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama 'Karen Pirie'"https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/lauren-lyle-star-karen-pirie-itv-cold-case-murder-drama-karen-pirie
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/23/the-makers-of-karen-pirie-on-their-groundbreaking-detective
- The Scotsmanhttps://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/bafta-scotland-awards-aftersun-mayflies-karen-pirie-frankie-boyle-and-susan-calman-in-the-running-4367780
- Screenhttps://www.screenglobalproduction.com/news/2025/06/11/karen-pirie-season-two-first-look-malta-scotland
- Karen Piriehttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/karen_pirie/s01
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/25/karen-pirie-review-this-female-led-drama-absolutely-sings
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/karen-pirie-review-lauren-lyle-b2174052.html
- Evening Standardhttps://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/karen-pirie-review-itv-police-drama-emer-kenny-b1027617.html
- 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominationshttps://edgarawards.com/2023edgarnominations/
- BAFTAhttps://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/winners-of-the-bafta-scotland-awards-2023-announced#:~:text=Lucy%20Halliday%20received%20the%20award,his%20performance%20in%20Somewhere%20Boy.