Karen Pirie Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

When Nalini Chetty graduated from drama school, her sister wondered what characters she’d play as she had “a Scottish accent but you don’t look Scottish".

EXCLUSIVE: Outlander star Lauren Lyle has boarded Netflix‘s Corby Poisonings drama Toxic Town.

Scotland’s Film and TV industry as grown considerably in the last 10 years, and continues to do so creating new and exciting opportunities for crew roles behind the scenes.

Glasgow singer Lewis Capaldi and Scots actor Brian Cox are among the six stars who have been shortlisted for Bafta Scotland’s audience award. The public can vote for their favourite screen stars for 'Favourite Scot on Screen.'

Crime writer Val McDermid has dedicated her latest novel to the “heroic” female players who quit Raith Rovers FC after the club signed David Goodwillie.

Here’s your first look at This Town, the latest TV drama from Peaky Blinders and SAS Rogue Heroes creator Steven Knight, starring Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Anatomy of a Scandal), Nicholas Pinnock (Life, Marcella), and David Dawson (My Policeman, The Last Kingdom). 

Outlander's executive producer Maril Davis has opened up on the fate of Lauren Lyle and César Domboy's characters.

Top crime writer Val McDermid says she wishes she'd made the main character in her books a whisky drinker.

Lauren Lyle is best known for her role as Marsali MacKimmie Fraser in hit time-travelling drama Outlander and, most recently, as the titular detective in Karen Pirie.

Outlander fans were delighted on Tuesday when streaming service Starz released the first teaser of Sam Heughan and his co-star's travel show Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham as fans got a sneak preview of the upcoming second season.

The fourth episode of Outlander season seven came to fans' screens on Friday and began in the 1980s with the MacKenzies moving into Lallybroch after a huge renovation job.

The third episode of Outlander season seven was released on Friday with some shock revelations made following the devastating fire which saw Jamie and Claire's home burn to the ground.

Outlander fans have had an emotional ride since the beginning of season 7.

Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are back on the road with Men In Kilts season two set to return later this year.

Sam Heughan is best known to many as Jamie Fraser in the hit TV show Outlander but before his rise to fame, he starred in various other productions.

Outlander actor Sam Heughan is set to be on a high this week as the the value of his company was boosted to more than £2.5million following the news he landed a leading role in a brand new Channel 4 drama.

EXCLUSIVE: Suranne Jones and Ruth Leslie are headed to the skies for the second season of BBC ratings hit Vigil, while Dougray Scott and Romola Garai are among nine new cast members joining them.

Lauren Lyle is set to return as Karen Pirie for another season as ITV bosses have recommissioned the show following its successful debut.

BritBox International, the streamer run by the BBC and ITV, has hired former Hulu and CBS executive Robert Schildhouse.

Outlander star Lauren Lyle has a brand new role that's taking her miles away from Frasers Ridge.

Outlander star Lauren Lyle is taking centre stage in ITV's on-screen adaptation of Val McDermid's first novel.

BritBox is hoping to carve out a niche for Anglo-centric programming in the U.S. and its boss has taken a particularly British swipe at rival streamers for their attempts.

The BBC and BritBox have commissioned a spin-off of BBC drama favourite Death in Paradise, with Kris Marshall’s DI Humphrey Goodman character making a return in the UK.

Outlander actress Lauren Lyle will star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama, based on author Val McDermid’s novel The Distant Echo. The new series will be adapted by Emer Kenny and will be produced by World Productions, the makers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard.True to Val McDermid’s iconic character, DS Karen Pirie is a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.

Monte-Carlo TV Festival Unveils Competition Lineup The Monte-Carlo Television Festival has signaled its intention to host an in-person event on June 18-22 by announcing its competition lineup. Some 27 programs from 14 countries have been officially selected to compete, with winners announced at the Golden Nymph Awards Ceremony on June 22 at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.

By Peter White