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The Lakes

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: September 14, 1997
  • Seasons: 2
  • Episodes: 14
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Mystery, Drama
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The Lakes(1997)
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TMDB Rating: 6.7 (11 votes)

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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Series 1 Poster

Series 1

4 episodes • 1997Avg: 2.0Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Sep 14, 19972.0
2Episode 2Sep 21, 19970.0
3Episode 3Sep 27, 19970.0
4Episode 4Oct 5, 19970.0
Series 2 Poster

Series 2

10 episodes • 1999Avg: 1.0

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 5Jan 10, 19991.0
2Episode 6Jan 17, 19990.0
3Episode 7Jan 24, 19990.0
4Episode 8Jan 31, 19990.0
5Episode 9Feb 7, 19990.0
6Episode 10Feb 14, 19990.0
7Episode 11Feb 21, 19990.0
8Episode 12Feb 28, 19990.0
9Episode 13Mar 7, 19990.0
10Episode 14Mar 14, 19990.0

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