In a roundabout way, the first season of Karen Pirie was Unforgotten meets Only ... there’s a new roster of cast members to contend with. In the 1984 flashbacks, the new cast members are Julia ...

Karen Pirie is certainly up there with some of our favourites. Here’s to crossing our fingers for a second instalment, complete with the same brilliant cast, writing and tense plotlines.

ITV’s Karen Pirie premieres this weekend and blends real-life sexism, true crime podcasts and dry humour to create a detective drama unlike any other. The murder case of young barmaid Rosie Duff ...