The Lakes (1997)

Name: The Lakes
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8
Cast: John Simm, Charles Dale, Kaye Wragg, Elizabeth Bennett, Robert Pugh

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (1,220 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

7.88 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.6	36
2	Episode #1.2	7.9	24
3	Episode #1.3	7.9	17
4	Episode #1.4	8.1	18

Season 2 (1999)

8.06 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 38 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	8.2	16
2	Episode #2.2	8.0	12
3	Episode #2.3	8.0	10
4	Episode #2.4	8.2	9
5	Episode #2.5	8.2	9
6	Episode #2.6	8.2	9
7	Episode #2.7	7.9	11
8	Episode #2.8	8.0	9
9	Episode #2.9	8.1	10
10	Episode #2.10	7.8	13

The Lakes (1997)

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