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The Lakes: Complete BBC Series 1 [DVD] [1997]

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  • Actors: Marshall Lancaster
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Second Sight Films Ltd.
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Oct 2003
  • Run Time: 237 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000AM73U
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,092 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The Lakes brought writer Jimmy McGovern and actor John Simm a great deal of critical praise in 1997. Following a particularly dry period for British TV drama, the show's realistic characterisations and their painfully honest decisions hit audiences hard. Simm is a twentysomething trapped in a life of compulsive gambling, theft and being on the dole in Liverpool. On a whim he heads north to the Lake District. He expects to find the countryside quietude where his hidden poetical leanings might find a home, but instead gets caught up in a community like any other. Lies, temptation and tragedy beset every household just as much as the big city.

The focus of Series 1 is Danny's relationship with Emma (Emma Cunniffe) and the consequences of having a child. As time races by, his link to the Lakes becomes an exercise in torment when the eyes of blame fall easily upon him after the accidental deaths of four schoolgirls. Stoking the flames of a series of secondary explosions in waiting are a pair of affairs, one adulterous, the other complicated by religion.

On the DVD: The Lakes Series 1 comes with two separate commentary tracks for the very first episode. In interviews, John Simm fondly recalls how cold the lake water was and director David Blair recalls putting him in it. It's a shame the two weren't recorded together. It's also a shame that's all there is in this package. Even a few cast biographies would have been welcome. Picture is 4:3 and stereo sound is as you'd expect from 1990s UK TV. --Paul Tonks

Synopsis
Danny Kavanagh moves from Liverpool's dole queues to work in a Lake District hotel and finds that it's not just the scenery that is pretty and available. When he falls in love and has to marry he still thinks that things could be worse. A tragedy, however, sees Danny as a scapegoat. Contains footage not seen on television. Written by Jimmy McGovern.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars UK Drama at its very best, 26 Jun 2004
John Simm was an unknown when he took the lead role as Danny BBC1'S he lakes back in 1997 now of course he's appeared in Clocking Off, State of play and the Canterbury Tales. The Lakes is as my title says - UK Drama at it's best. 6 fast paced episodes each one as gripping and intreeging as the last. Its fantastic stuff and one of the most memorable series of the 90's
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 26 Jul 2000
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This review is from: The Lakes [VHS] [1997] (VHS Tape)
This was what I orignally thought to be a very 'odd' birthday present from my brother. However I was hooked in minutes and watched the whole thing over a weekend and ordered the second series the next day!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, powerful drama, 30 April 2009
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I agree with the other reviewer who said that The Lakes is drama at its very best. This series is gripping, powerful - even funny at times - i couldn't stop watching it.

It shows a 'dark' side to the Lake District, unveiling the claustrophobic tensions of living in a small community in the midst of beauty. Some of the scenes are shocking and heart rending. One scene involving an accident on the lake will have you on the very edge of your seat. The writing is superb, the performances are all excellent - with John Simm utterly believable as Danny, just trying to do his best(and sometimes doing his worst) in difficult circumstances. He's a multi-layered flawed but immensely likeable character. I'd go so far as to say that The Lakes is my favourite contemporary drama ever.
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