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The Lakes

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

1997 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Mystery, Drama

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was critically acclaimed, though it had a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Bates Motel or Tell Me Lies, start here.
The mood: Tense, emotional (bring tissues).
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 14 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.