OFFICIAL "KAREN PIRIE" SEASON TWO TRAILER REVEALS OCTOBER 2 PREMIERE ON BRITBOX

· Today, BritBox debuted the official trailer with new imagery and announced the October 2nd premiere date of the second season of the BritBox Original Karen Pirie. Episodes will air weekly until the finale on October 16th.

· The 1984 case of Catriona and Adam Grant has confounded investigators and intrigued the public like no other. Catriona, the charming young heiress to a vast oil fortune, and her two year old son Adam, were brutally kidnapped at gunpoint outside a fish and chip shop in Fife. The ransom notes that followed stirred up an uncontrollable press storm, but when the culprits fell silent, the police faltered, and Catriona and Adam were never seen again. Now, a man's body has been discovered, with indisputable links to the original kidnap. With the first piece of evidence in decades, Karen (Lauren Lyle) must assemble an unbeatable team alongside her sincere and lovable sidekick DC Jason 'Mint' Murray (Chris Jenks) and the brilliant - but romantically complicated - DS Phil Parhatka (Zach Wyatt). With the international renown of the kidnap and the constant pressure from Catriona's father, Sir Broderick Grant (James Cosmo), the team take on the biggest challenge of their careers to date. As Karen delves deeper into what happened in the autumn of 1984, political grudges and painful secrets reveal themselves, and it soon becomes clear... the past is far from dead.

· In one of the UK's most-watched dramas, based on celebrated author Val McDermid's A Darker Domain and adapted by Emer Kenny (The Curse, Save Me Too), Outlander's Lauren Lyle leads a returning cast of Chris Jenks (Sex Education, Vigil), Zach Wyatt (Timestalker, The Witcher: Blood Origin), Steve John Shepherd (Harry Potter), Emer Kenny (The Curse), and Rakhee Thakrar (Wonka) as well as newcomers to the series: Saskia Ashdown (Six Four), James Cosmo (Braveheart, Game of Thrones), Frances Tomelty (Unforgotten), and John Michie (Holby City).

· Season One is available to stream now on BritBox.

· Cast: Lauren Lyle, Chris Jenks, Zach Wyatt, Emer Kenny, Steve John Shepherd, Rakhee Thakrar, Saskia Ashdown, James Cosmo, Frances Tomelty, John Michie

· Creatives: Emer Kenny (Writer), Gareth Bryn (Director), Amanda Blue (Director), Marcus Wilson (Producer)

· Executive Producers: Simon Heath, Emma Luffingham, Emer Kenny, Val McDermid

· Production/Distribution Partners: World Productions, ITV Studios, ITV

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