The Distant Echo: Part 1
- Episode aired Sep 25, 2022
- 1h 27m
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DS Karen Pirie is tasked with reopening an historic murder investigation.DS Karen Pirie is tasked with reopening an historic murder investigation.DS Karen Pirie is tasked with reopening an historic murder investigation.
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- TriviaActor Ron Donachie plays Archie Duff, Colin Duff's father. Colin is played by actor Daniel Portman. Daniel Portman is Ron Donachie's son. So not only are they father and son, in this series they also play father and son. Incidentally, both are know for their previous roles in Game of Thrones, where they played Ser Rodrik Cassel (Ron Donachie) and Podrick Payne (Daniel Portman) though had no shared scenes and were of no relation.
- GoofsWhen Bel Richmond offers DC Murray wine, she says it Châteauneuf-du-Pape, however the wine is in a Bordeaux shaped bottle which is incorrect for this region. Rhone wines, especially this style use a heavy, dark, more squat bottle which is often embossed.
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Written by Jarvis Cocker, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey, Nick Banks and Candida Doyle
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Episode 1
Another Val McDermid series of books gets adapted for television. This has been written by Father Brown actress Emer Kenny who has had experience of solving crimes in Father Brown.
The first episode looks at the murder of a barmaid Rosie Duff in 1996 in Scotland. She was strangled with a deep stomach wound.
Three students were arrested but never charged.
25 years later a podcaster Bel Richmond (Rakhee Thakrar) has brought attention to this cold case.
Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle) is called into investigate and needs to track down the three men. One is now a surgeon, another is a university lecturer and an artist with zero social media presence.
There are hints that she only got the job as she is a woman or else has been set up to fail.
The first instalment was fast moving. The three suspects all seemed to be hiding something and haunted by the events from years earlier. Then there are Rosie's hard men brothers who have been looking for revenge.
Karen Pirie is feisty enough but I was not impressed by her relationship with her cop partner. It looked forced and unconvincing.
The drama cuts back and forth with flashbacks but it was not too irritating. Although I was not sure where the narration was leading to.
Given that this murder mystery will stretch to 3 x 2 hours episodes. There is a fear that it could turn out to be a slog and it could all had been done in 3 x 1 hour episodes.
The first episode looks at the murder of a barmaid Rosie Duff in 1996 in Scotland. She was strangled with a deep stomach wound.
Three students were arrested but never charged.
25 years later a podcaster Bel Richmond (Rakhee Thakrar) has brought attention to this cold case.
Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle) is called into investigate and needs to track down the three men. One is now a surgeon, another is a university lecturer and an artist with zero social media presence.
There are hints that she only got the job as she is a woman or else has been set up to fail.
The first instalment was fast moving. The three suspects all seemed to be hiding something and haunted by the events from years earlier. Then there are Rosie's hard men brothers who have been looking for revenge.
Karen Pirie is feisty enough but I was not impressed by her relationship with her cop partner. It looked forced and unconvincing.
The drama cuts back and forth with flashbacks but it was not too irritating. Although I was not sure where the narration was leading to.
Given that this murder mystery will stretch to 3 x 2 hours episodes. There is a fear that it could turn out to be a slog and it could all had been done in 3 x 1 hour episodes.
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