ITV Karen Pirie series 2: Full cast list and TV times
Karen has now been promoted to the role of detective inspector and has a cold case to solve.
The synopsis for season 2 says: "The 1984 case of Catriona and Adam Grant has confounded investigators and intrigued the public like no other.
"Catriona, the charming young heiress to a vast oil fortune, and her two-year-old son Adam, were brutally kidnapped at gunpoint outside a fish and chip shop in Fife.
"The ransom notes that followed stirred up an uncontrollable press storm, but when the culprits fell silent, the police faltered, and Catriona and Adam were never seen again."
It continues: "Now, a man's body has been discovered, with indisputable links to the original kidnap.
"With the first piece of evidence in decades, Karen must assemble an unbeatable team alongside her sincere and lovable sidekick DC Jason 'Mint' Murray (Chris Jenks) and the brilliant – but romantically complicated – DS Phil Parhatka (Zach Wyatt)."
Speaking with the Radio Times about the new series, Lauren Lyle shared: "With a slight sense of not wanting it, she has become the boss and doesn't quite know what to do with that. She has the authority now, but she doesn't know what to do with it.
"As she was in season 1, she naturally goes against the rules, and she naturally is very good at her job, but she doesn't necessarily know why or how she's doing it.
"So we find her as the head of everyone, and it's still quite funny that she's very small and sarcastic and unsure, but somehow has to pull it all together."
Karen Pirie series 2 full cast list
Lauren Lyle as DI Karen Pirie
Chris Jenks as DC Jason Murray
Zach Wyatt as DS Phil Parhatka
Steve John Shepherd as DCS Simon Lees
Emer Kenny as River Wilde
Rakhee Thakrar as Bel Richmond
Saskia Ashdown as DC Isla Stark
James Cosmo/Jamie Michie as Brodie Grant
Frances Tomelty/Madeleine Worrall as Mary Grant
John Michie/Jack Stewart as Fergus Sinclair
3 days left to catch up on Karen Pirie Season 1 before Season 2 drops! ⏰ That's 1 episode a day until Sunday, or refresh yourself with this very handy guide #KarenPirie #WhatToWatch #BritishDrama pic.twitter.com/hBeKYZox8I
Julia Brown as Cat Grant
Mark Rowley as Mick Prentice
Kat Ronney as Bonnie
Conor Berry as Andy
Stuart Campbell as Kevin
Thoren Ferguson as DI Anderson
Helen Katamba as DC Laurel Blair
James Fleet as TBC
Tom Mannion as TBC
Tommaso Basili as Gabriel Porteous
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The first episode of Karen Pirie's second series will air at 8pm on ITV1 on Sunday, July 20.
After that, the remaining two episodes will air in the same timeslot over the next two weeks.
Episodes will be available to watch on ITVX after they have aired on TV.
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