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Karen Pirie Season 2 Debuts on ITV1 and ITVX to Reopen 1984 Grant Kidnapping Case

The debut episode sets Pirie on a trail of fresh forensic clues that connect a recently discovered body to the infamous 1984 Grant disappearance.

Lauren Lyle in Karen Pirie. Image: ITV
Karen Pirie is back for a second season on ITV (Photo: ITV)
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Overview

  • Season 2 premiered July 20 on ITV1 and ITVX, rolling out three weekly, two-hour episodes.
  • DI Karen Pirie leads her newly formed cold-case unit as fresh evidence links an unearthed body to the 1984 kidnapping of heiress Catriona Grant and her infant son.
  • DC Isla Stark joins Pirie’s squad under DCS Simon Lees’ orders but conceals a secret mission that deepens team tensions.
  • Filmed in Fife locales such as St Andrews, Inverkeithing, Dysart and Anstruther before shifting to Malta’s Valletta and Mdina, the dual-timeline narrative expands across Scotland and Europe.
  • Executive producer Simon Heath has teased multiple narrative twists and wider European settings to heighten the thriller’s intrigue.