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The Lakes
1997 · 2 seasons · 1h 0m · ★ 7.0
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.
Start from S1E1 · Episode 1
Official trailer
Episodes
E11. Episode 1
1997 · 1h 33m · ★ 2.0
The experiences of Danny Kavanagh, a 21-year-old gambler and womaniser, who leaves home and enters the dark soul and sexual quicksand of a small Lake District community.
E22. Episode 2
1997 · 47m
The village is shattered by grief and guilt as it becomes clear that none of the children survived the rowing accident.
E33. Episode 3
Cast
John Simm
Danny Kavanagh
Charles Dale
Gary Archer/'Chef'
Kaye Wragg
Lucy Archer
Elizabeth Bennett
Doreen Archer
Robert Pugh
Father Matthew
Mary Jo Randle
Bernie Quinlan
Paul Copley
