The Lakes

Name: The Lakes
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 1997-09-14
Rating: 7
Cast: John Simm, Charles Dale, Kaye Wragg, Elizabeth Bennett, Robert Pugh

7.0First aired 1997-09-14Last aired 1999-03-14Status: Ended

MysteryDrama

Seasons: 2
Episodes: 14
Networks: BBC One

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.