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7.0 2 Seasons • 14 Episodes

The Lakes

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.

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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

  • Mary Jo Randle

    Mary Jo Randle

    Bernie Quinlan

  • Paul Copley

    Paul Copley

    Peter Quinlan

  • James Thornton

    James Thornton

    Pete Quinlan

  • Samantha Seager

    Samantha Seager

    Julie

Overview

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.

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