La detective Karen Pirie reabre el caso de una camarera asesinada. Su investigación descubre fallos en la investigación original.La detective Karen Pirie reabre el caso de una camarera asesinada. Su investigación descubre fallos en la investigación original.La detective Karen Pirie reabre el caso de una camarera asesinada. Su investigación descubre fallos en la investigación original.
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The series, set in the university town of St Andrews, on the Fife coast, opens in 1996. A Police woman stops a student who is covered in blood; he claims that he and two friends found a seriously injured woman in the grave yard of the cathedral. When she gets there the woman is dead. The three students are detained but despite their somewhat implausible explanations there is no evidence that they committed the murder so they are released. Twenty five years later the case is still unsolved and after a 'true crime' podcaster uses it as an example of the police not caring about women the case is reopened. Wanting a woman to lead the reinvestigation they turn to DS Karen Pirie. She is teamed with DC Jason Murray. The case will see them talking to the trio of students again as well as to the victim's brothers, one of whom has a propensity for violence. As the story progresses various secrets are exposed and alibis broken; we also learn more about the victim.
When I sat down to watch this I expected it to be a standard ITV Sunday night mystery that would be wrapped up in one two hour episode; as the end of the first episode approached it was clear that wouldn't be the case. Thoroughly gripped I was concerned that I'd now have to wait a week between episodes but thankfully all three are available on ITV Hub so I could enjoy the series over three nights. The story got off to a great start before effectively introducing key characters; most obviously the eponymous DS Pirie. She is a solid leading character; making a refreshing change from the typical older character with some sort of emotional baggage. The story progresses nicely with the events of the present being intertwined with key events from 1996. The location is good; making a refreshing change from stories set in a big city while avoiding becoming a Scottish 'Morse' which could have happening in a famous university town. The acting is impressive; I particularly liked Lauren Lyle's performance as Pirie. On the strength of this story I hope we see more of DS Pirie.
When I sat down to watch this I expected it to be a standard ITV Sunday night mystery that would be wrapped up in one two hour episode; as the end of the first episode approached it was clear that wouldn't be the case. Thoroughly gripped I was concerned that I'd now have to wait a week between episodes but thankfully all three are available on ITV Hub so I could enjoy the series over three nights. The story got off to a great start before effectively introducing key characters; most obviously the eponymous DS Pirie. She is a solid leading character; making a refreshing change from the typical older character with some sort of emotional baggage. The story progresses nicely with the events of the present being intertwined with key events from 1996. The location is good; making a refreshing change from stories set in a big city while avoiding becoming a Scottish 'Morse' which could have happening in a famous university town. The acting is impressive; I particularly liked Lauren Lyle's performance as Pirie. On the strength of this story I hope we see more of DS Pirie.
In terms of sound I can't really complain, since headphones were in use.
Really liked it, with its decent twists & turns, plus good performances imho. Nothing is what it seems at first. Got flashbacks hearing Slam - Positive Education, scottish DJ Duo
At first I also thought she would be too young etc. However, if you watch the whole series you'll know why. Same applies to the point of the podcast starting a 25 year old murder to be reinvestigated... I get the feeling those people haven't watched the show, at least not till things are really unfolding.
And it is quite realistic having VHS tapes in 1996, since agencies like the Police were/are at least 5 years behind in terms of technology.
Really liked it, with its decent twists & turns, plus good performances imho. Nothing is what it seems at first. Got flashbacks hearing Slam - Positive Education, scottish DJ Duo
At first I also thought she would be too young etc. However, if you watch the whole series you'll know why. Same applies to the point of the podcast starting a 25 year old murder to be reinvestigated... I get the feeling those people haven't watched the show, at least not till things are really unfolding.
And it is quite realistic having VHS tapes in 1996, since agencies like the Police were/are at least 5 years behind in terms of technology.
It's nice to see a slow paced police drama that doesn't feel slow or boring. Thoroughly enjoyed it and hope there will be more.
All the cast were excellent and there was good character development between the leads.
It definitely feels like this could go further, and make a nice change from the tired shows like Vera.
I know there had been complaints about the sound quality on episode one, but we watched it on the ITV Hub and had no issues at all.
Not sure about this extended review format that IMDB are now insisting on. It's rather unnecessary and just means people who want to praise a show end up going on like this.
All the cast were excellent and there was good character development between the leads.
It definitely feels like this could go further, and make a nice change from the tired shows like Vera.
I know there had been complaints about the sound quality on episode one, but we watched it on the ITV Hub and had no issues at all.
Not sure about this extended review format that IMDB are now insisting on. It's rather unnecessary and just means people who want to praise a show end up going on like this.
Karen Pirie is an engaging, entertaining cold case drama of 3 episodes. Because the episodes are around 90 minutes each, it has the length of a standard 6 episode series. One way that British police procedurals surpass those from Hollywood, is that Brit cops tend to look like real people, rather than fashion models. I appreciate that. That said, throughout the series, I couldn't help but feel that Lauren Lyle as the main character was a bit of a miscast. It's not that her acting was bad; rather, her youthful, babyfaced look never quite worked for me in that role.
I also thought that her interactions with her male partners sometimes bordered on slapstick. Further, the series featured an acceptance of "fraternization" between cops that seemed a bit out of step with the current times.
These quibbles aside, I liked the series, and would watch a second season. As for the comments I've seen about the audio quality, it never bothered me, particularly because I close caption all Brit TV!
I also thought that her interactions with her male partners sometimes bordered on slapstick. Further, the series featured an acceptance of "fraternization" between cops that seemed a bit out of step with the current times.
These quibbles aside, I liked the series, and would watch a second season. As for the comments I've seen about the audio quality, it never bothered me, particularly because I close caption all Brit TV!
I don't get it, seems like most of the reviews are written by people who's first language is English and they say it's unintelligible, I personally didn't have any problem and English is my third language, didn't find any problems with sound nor anything else that would make it hard to hear or understand what actors were saying.
Also someone wrote that the main character is too young! Too young for what exactly? To be a good policeman, to be a policeman and a woman to be in charge, sounds like some old fart has written the review, who has some issues with young women being smart, in charge and being able to do their job..
Can't also agree that it was predictable, enjoyed it quite a lot.
Also someone wrote that the main character is too young! Too young for what exactly? To be a good policeman, to be a policeman and a woman to be in charge, sounds like some old fart has written the review, who has some issues with young women being smart, in charge and being able to do their job..
Can't also agree that it was predictable, enjoyed it quite a lot.
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- TriviaBottle dungeons, also known as Oubliettes (from the French "oublier" meaning "to forget") were commonplace in medieval castles. Prisoners were thrown into the inverted bottle-shaped cells to be forgotten, hence the names. People could easily be thrown in, but were difficult to get out. Mostly prisoners in oubliettes would die of thirst or starvation.
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