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.
Cast
- John Simm as Danny Kavanagh
- Charles Dale as Gary Archer/'Chef'
- Kaye Wragg as Lucy Archer
- Elizabeth Bennett as Doreen Archer
- Robert Pugh as Father Matthew
- Mary Jo Randle as Bernie Quinlan
- Paul Copley as Peter Quinlan
- James Thornton as Pete Quinlan
- Samantha Seager as Julie
- Robin Laing as Joey