Catching up with Karen

Catching up with Karen


By Michael Pickard
August 14, 2025

IN FOCUS

Three years after its debut, Karen Pirie continues to freshen up the crime genre with its unashamedly “normal” title character. Writer Emer Kenny and executive producer Emma Luffingham take DQ inside the series based on Val McDermid’s literary detective.

 

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