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The Lakes is a British television drama series, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern, first broadcast on BBC1 on 14 September 1997. The series, which was principally filmed in and around Patterdale and The Ullswater Hotel, Glenridding, stars John Simm as Danny Kavanagh, a hotel porter, 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. However, the consequences of Danny's gambling habit results in Emma moving back to the Lakes. Months later, Danny also returns, and takes up a job looking after a rowing boat concession, and starts to patch up his relationship with Emma.
Original Release
09/14/1997 on BBC
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| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #2.1 | Sunday, 10 January 1999 |
| 2 | Episode #2.2 | Sunday, 17 January 1999 |
| 3 | Episode #2.3 | Sunday, 24 January 1999 |
| 4 | Episode #2.4 | Sunday, 31 January 1999 |
| 5 | Episode #2.5 | Sunday, 07 February 1999 |
| 6 | Episode #2.6 | Sunday, 14 February 1999 |
| 7 | Episode #2.7 | Sunday, 21 February 1999 |
| 8 | Episode #2.8 | Sunday, 28 February 1999 |
| 9 | Episode #2.9 | Sunday, 07 March 1999 |
| 10 | Episode #2.10 | Sunday, 14 March 1999 |
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Directors
Sallie Aprahamian, David Blair, Bill Anderson, Roberto Bangura, David Moore
Writers
Jimmy McGovern, Joe Ainsworth, Julie Rutterford, William Gaminara
