First look at hit Scots ITV crime drama as it returns after a two-year wait
MYSTERY First look at hit Scots ITV crime drama as it returns after a two-year wait
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MURDER drama Karen Pirie is returning to screens for a second series.
Outlander favourite Lauren Lyle, 31, reprises her role as the title character with a riveting new crime to solve.
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Lauren Lyle is returning as Karen Pirie.
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The ITV programme, based on author Val McDermid's A Darker Domain, will air in July after a two year wait.
Show regulars such as Sex Education star Chris Jenks, The Curse's Emer Kenny and acting legend James Cosmo will also be back for the latest cold case.
In the new instalment, Karen has been promoted to Detective Inspector and seemingly given the authority she has long been fighting for.
But just as she's getting into the swing of her powerful new role, she is assigned an infamous unsolved case that will put her under intense scrutiny; from her boss, from the media, and ultimately, from sinister forces that would rather the past stayed in the past.
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.
Now, a man's body has been discovered, with indisputable links to the original kidnap.
As Karen delves deeper into what happened in the autumn of 1984, political grudges and painful secrets start to reveal themselves.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Clarkson will be back on screen for ITV after his hit quiz show landed another series.
The presenter and journalist, 65, has appeared in programmes such as Top Gear, The Grand Tour and Clarkson's Farm.
In 2018, Jeremy became the host of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.
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Viewers will soon have new episodes to enjoy - as the beloved game show has been renewed for another series.
In addition, Millionaire will be returning to ITV and ITVX this autumn, with five new episodes.
Contestants take part hoping to win a life-changing £1 million jackpot.
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