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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
2

First episode date
  
14 September 1997

Networks
  
BBC, BBC One

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Created by
  
Jimmy McGovern

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
14

Program creator
  
Jimmy McGovern

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Starring
  
John SimmEmma CunniffeMary Jo RandlePaul CopleyRobert PughElizabeth BennettNicholas DayKaye WraggCharles DaleClare HolmanKevin DoyleAnnabelle ApsionMatt BardockAmanda MealingBarbara Wilshere

Cast
  
John Simm, Kaye Wragg, Emma Cunniffe, Clare Holman, Mary Jo Randle

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The Lakes is the title of a television drama series in the United Kingdom, made by the BBC and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern.

Contents

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The series was principally filmed in and around Patterdale and The Ullswater Hotel, Glenridding. The lake is Ullswater. Both series were released as a four-disc set in 2003. The first episode has additional commentaries by John Simm and David Blair. The Lakes is rated R16 in New Zealand for offensive language and scenes of a sexual nature.

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Overview

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The core of both series is the relationship between Danny Kavanagh (John Simm) and Lucy Archer (Kaye Wragg). In Series One, Danny is a compulsive gambler and philanderer, who escapes from the dole queues in Liverpool to live in the Lake District. After he meets and marries local girl Emma Quinlan, they move back to Liverpool. Emma finally returns home because of Danny's gambling. He follows her, gets a job looking after a rowing boat concession, and starts to patch up his relationship with Emma, who now has a daughter.

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Danny rejects unsubtle advances from the attention-seeking Lucy Archer, who determines to gain revenge. When three schoolgirls are drowned in a boating accident while Danny is on the phone to the bookies, Lucy lies to implicate him. Danny is unwilling to tell the truth, as he has promised to stop gambling. The community looks for someone to blame, and Lucy is exposed as a liar in the subsequent inquest. Phone call records provide Danny with an alibi. In series two, Lucy is raped by three locals. Only Danny, enduring the claustrophobic hostility of the Quinlan family home, can testify as a witness, putting him at odds with the village, his wife and her family.

Reception

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Upon its initial broadcast, the series received critical acclaim but also sparked controversy due to its stark depiction of a morally questionable British sub-culture, alongside explicit scenes of sex and violence. "The Lakes" served as a significant launchpad for the television drama careers of many members of its cast within the British TV industry.

The Kavanaghs

  • John Simm as Danny Kavanagh
  • Kate Fitzgerald as Mam
  • Arthur Kelly as Dad

    • The Quinlans

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  • Emma Cunniffe as Emma Kavanagh, Danny's wife
  • Mary Jo Randle as Bernie Quinlan, Emma's devout Catholic mother
  • Paul Copley as Peter Quinlan, Emma's pent-up, unsophisticated father
  • James Thornton as Pete Quinlan, Emma's pent-up, unsophisticated brother
  • Jessica Perry as Annie Quinlan, Bernie and Peter's youngest child
  • Tony Rohr as Grandad, Bernie Quinlan and Sheila Thwaite's father
  • Caitlin Frain as Samantha Kavanagh, Danny and Emma's daughter

    • The Archers

  • Elizabeth Bennett as Doreen Archer, the stuck-up hotelier
  • Nicholas Day as Cecil Archer, Doreen's downtrodden husband
  • Kaye Wragg as Lucy Archer, the Archers' manipulative and provocative daughter

    • The Hotel staff

  • Charles Dale as Gary Alcock aka "Chef", an extremely well-endowed sexual predator and potential psychopath
  • Elizabeth Berrington as Ruth Alcock, Chef's wife
  • Matt Bardock as Albie, chirpy Cockney suffers from premature ejaculation
  • Justin Brady as Billy Jennings
  • Marshall Lancaster as Ged Hodgson
  • Lee Oakes as Tharmy, with a crippling stutter
  • Robin Laing as Joey, always speaks in the third person
  • Samantha Seager as Julie

    • The Thwaites

  • Elizabeth Rider as Sheila Thwaite, Bernie's sister
  • David Westhead as Arthur Thwaite, Sheila's husband
  • Jenna Scruton as Paula Thwaite, their daughter

    • The Fishers

  • Kevin Doyle as John Fisher, a schoolteacher who has been driven mad by his adulterous wife
  • Clare Holman as Simone Fisher, wife of the schoolteacher and one of the many women who succumb to Chef's large manhood
  • Annabelle Apsion as Beverly, Simone's sister
  • Note: John and Simone's surname was Parr in series one

    • The Kilbrides

  • Barbara Wilshere as Dr Sarah Kilbride, hiding her lesbian past from her husband
  • Robert Morgan as Charles Kilbride, Sarah's husband
  • Amanda Mealing as Jo Jo Spiers, the lesbian teacher who replaces John Parr. Used to have an affair with Sarah Kilbride

    • Others

  • Robert Pugh as Father Matthew, the repressed parish priest
  • Anthony Newley as the Bishop
  • Bob Mason as Sergeant Slater, the local bobby
  • Sally Rogers as Juliet Bray, owner of the boatyard
  • Joel Phillimore as Thomas Alcock, Chef's Son

    • Location

    The series was principally filmed in and around Patterdale and The Ullswater Hotel, Glenridding. The lake is Ullswater.

    DVD Release

    Released as a 4-disc set in 2003. Series 1, episode 1 has commentaries by John Simm and David Blair.

    References

    The Lakes (TV series) Wikipedia
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