In Sherlock series 2, which actor played journalist Kitty Riley?

In Sherlock series 2, journalist Kitty Riley was played by Katherine Parkinson.

Parkinson appears in “The Reichenbach Fall,” the third episode of series 2. Kitty is a journalist who interviews Sherlock Holmes after Moriarty’s campaign has damaged the detective’s public reputation. Her questions contribute to the episode’s central debate over whether Sherlock is a brilliant investigator or a fraud manufacturing his own legend.

Katherine Parkinson is widely known for playing Jen Barber in the British sitcom The IT Crowd. Her Sherlock role is brief but important because Kitty’s interview frames the public version of the conflict between Sherlock and Moriarty. Viewers can confuse her with Lara Pulver, who plays Irene Adler, or Louise Brealey, who plays Molly Hooper. Kitty Riley is a journalist, not a detective or forensic specialist.