Rating:
7.3/10 by 10 users
The Lakes (1997)
Compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community in the Lake District. The first four-part series centred on newcomer Danny Kavanagh; the second 10-part series featured other characters in the community.
Writing:
- Jimmy McGovern
Release Date:
Sun, Sep 14, 1997
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 60
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 60
John Simm
Danny Kavanagh
Emma Cunniffe
Emma Kavanagh
Mary Jo Randle
Bernie Quinlan
Robert Pugh
Father Matthew
Paul Copley
Peter Quinlan
Kevin Doyle
John Fisher
Clare Holman
Simone Fisher
Kaye Wragg
Lucy Archer
Elizabeth Bennett
Doreen Archer
Nicholas Day
Cecil Archer
Elizabeth Rider
Sheila Thwaite
David Westhead
Arthur Thwaite
Charles Dale
Gary Alcock aka 'Chef'
Elizabeth Berrington
Ruth Alcock
James Thornton
Pete Quinlan
Tony Rohr
Grandad
Matt Bardock
Albie
Lee Oakes
Tharmy
Bob Mason
Sergeant Eddie Slater
Jessica Perry
Annie Quinlan
Barbara Wilshere
Dr Sarah Kilbride
Annabelle Apsion
Beverly
Amanda Mealing
Jo Jo Spiers
Marshall Lancaster
Ged Hodgson
Samantha Seager
Julie
Justin Brady
Billy Jennings
Joel Phillimore
Thomas Alcock
Robert Morgan
Charles Kilbride
Season 2:
Danny is contemplating suicide after being made to feel an outcast after admitting to his wife Emma that he had been gambling again. John Fisher can no longer cope with his wife's affairs and he bludgeons her to death in the bath.
The forbidden passion between Father Matthew and married parishioner Bernie Quinlan is about to erupt. Parr is struggling to summon up the courage to dispose of his wife's body when his sister-in-law Beverly turns up.
With flies buzzing round the boot of his car, John is finding it harder to hide his wife's murder from her flirtatious sister. Danny is trying to be a responsible father, but he also wants some fun. Bernie is still troubled by her conscience. Dr Kilbride is called to school to treat a pupil where her former lesbian lover Jo Jo is the new teacher.
Beverly is still besotted by John and helps him to destroy all the evidence of Simone's murder. Lucy plays with fire when she joins the local lads for a game of pool. Jo Jo wants to restart her relationship with Dr Kilbride.
Lucy has to decide whether to report her rape by Billy, Ged and Peter, fearing that her previous lies about Danny's involvement in the drownings could count against her. Danny tells Emma that her mother is not as saintly as she tries to make out.
Bernie discovers she is pregnant with Father Matthew's baby. Danny tells Lucy that he knows she was raped. Sergeant Slater's dog Syndrome uncovers something interesting in the lake.
John Parr gets his revenge against Chef by kidnapping his son, while the police start to piece together the facts about Simone's murder. Danny is thrown out by the Quinlans when he tells them he will be a witness on behalf of Lucy Archer, against Tony Quinlan and his two co-defendants. Mrs Archer is upset about the backlash that has resulted from her daughter's allegations. Bernie tells Father Matthew about her pregnancy.
Father Matthew and Bernie visit the Bishop (Anthony Newley) for advice on how to deal with the unwanted baby. Sergeant Slater tries to get the truth out of John. Danny and Lucy talk about their true feelings for each other.
Lucy takes to the stand in court to give her account of the night she was raped. Her evidence reveals to Emma that Danny has been telling her the truth. Peter reacts with fury when he learns of Bernie's affair. Beverly pays a visit to John in jail.
Bernie must choose between Peter and Father Matthew. Danny tries to save his marriage to Emma, in light of Lucy's announcement in court. Chef's comeuppance is imminent.
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