'Karen's the boss now'

'Karen's the boss now'

Add Karen Pirie to your watchlistThere was a scene early in the first series of Karen Pirie where the eponymous young female detective was seen travelling in a lift surrounded, and almost swallowed up, by lots of tall men. Immediately visually comical, it also cut to the heart of who Pirie is: an officer whose abilities and seniority confound expectations based on her diminutive appearance. It’s a scene that still prompts a giggle from actor Lau…