

The Lakes
1997-09-14 · 60 min / episode · ★ 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.
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- Creators
- Jimmy McGovern
- Production companies
- BBC, Company Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
John SimmDanny Kavanagh
Charles DaleGary Archer/'Chef'
Kaye WraggLucy Archer
Elizabeth BennettDoreen Archer
Robert PughFather Matthew
Mary Jo RandleBernie Quinlan
Paul CopleyPeter Quinlan
Samantha SeagerJulie
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