{"id":3017,"date":"2025-07-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:23:09","slug":"is-itvs-crime-thriller-karen-pirie-based-on-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/is-itvs-crime-thriller-karen-pirie-based-on-a-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Is ITV\u2019s crime thriller Karen Pirie based on a true story?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karen Pirie returns to ITV on Sunday night (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ITV<\/a>’s crime<\/a> thriller series Karen Pirie is returning to living rooms across the UK on Sunday night for a second season after three years away. <\/p>\n

The drama series follows detective sergeant Karen Pirie<\/a> (Lauren Lyle), who gets thrown into the investigation of an unsolved murder case 25 years on after the crime becomes the subject of a popular true crime<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n

Scottish investigator Karen is young and fearless and regularly shows that she isn’t afraid to speak her mind<\/a> if it gets her closer to discovering the truth.<\/p>\n

The first season was subtitled The Distant Echo and came in three parts during the autumn of 2022, while season two will be subtitled A Darker Domain.<\/p>\n

While The Distant Echo focused on the unsolved murder of a barmaid, A Darker Domain – also a three-parter – will focus on a kidnapping case from 1984.<\/p>\n

So, let’s dig deeper…<\/p>\n

Is Karen Pirie based on a true story?<\/h2>\n
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The series is returning for a long-awaited second season (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While its storylines don’t seem all that far fetched compared to the crime stories we hear in the news every day, Karen Pirie is not actually based on a true story.<\/p>\n

The ITV drama was adapted for television by actress and screenwriter, Emer Kenny – who also stars in the three-part series as Karen\u2019s best friend and flatmate River.<\/p>\n

Writer Emer and lead star Lauren have previously spoken about the intense research that went into crafting the show and building the characters, even though they are fictional.<\/p>\n

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