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The Lakes

IMDb 6.7 1997 β€’ 60 min β€’ MysteryDrama

Director

Jimmy McGovern

Country

GB

Plot Summary

The Lakes is a mystery drama created and written by Jimmy McGovern for BBC1. The first series – comprised of four episodes – broadcast from 14 September to 5 October 1997. A second series of ten episodes ran from 10 January to 14 March 1999. Danny Kavanagh leaves Liverpool for the Lake District, finding work at a hotel and love with a local girl named Emma. Yet Danny remains an outsider in the close-knit community, and through the machinations of fate, he finds himself implicated in a tragedy. The secrets, lies, and crimes, of the seemingly tranquil community continue to be revealed.

Top Cast

John Simm
John Simm Danny Kavanagh
Charles Dale
Charles Dale Gary Archer/'Chef'
Kaye Wragg
Kaye Wragg Lucy Archer
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett Doreen Archer
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh Father Matthew