Overview
When a 25-year-old murder in St Andrews becomes the subject of a provocative true-crime podcast, DS Karen Pirie is tasked with heading up a review. Digging up the past, Karen uncovers fresh evidence and a potential perpetrator. But when suspects start coming under attack, the cold case turns into an active investigation. Can Karen find the killer before it’s too late?
The tension in this Scottish crime drama stems from the jarring collision between modern media and buried history. When a true-crime podcast pries open a twenty-five-year-old murder in St Andrews, the past stops being theoretical. The narrative relies on the methodical nature of reopening a cold case, but the pace shifts rapidly once the investigation evolves into an active threat.
Lauren Lyle anchors the series as the detective navigating the transition from desk work to a dangerous live pursuit. By placing characters in a landscape where secrets have been allowed to calcify for decades, the show explores how quickly composure dissolves when old evidence finally reveals new enemies. It captures the specific friction of chasing a killer whose identity remained hidden while the rest of the world moved on.
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- First Aired
- September 25, 2022
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episode Runtime
- 88 minutes
- Origin
- GB
- TMDB Votes
- 84