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The Lakes

6.7
2 seasons
14 episodes
Ended
Mystery
Drama

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.

First Aired:September 14, 1997
Last Aired:March 14, 1999
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC One
Created By:
Jimmy McGovern

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (2)

Series 1
2.0

Series 1

4 episodes

Aired: 1997

Series 2
1.0

Series 2

10 episodes

Aired: 1999

Production

BBC

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