Top of the Lake (2013)

Name: Top of the Lake
Rating: 7.1

TV-MA — Mature Audiences

Rating: 7.1

IMDb

Synopsis

A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

First Air Date: 2013-03-18

Last Air Date: 2017-08-31

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

Networks: SundanceTV, BBC Two

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Top Cast

Elisabeth Moss as Det. Robin Griffin
David Wenham as Det. Al Parker
Peter Mullan as Matt Mitcham
Holly Hunter as GJ
Lucy Lawless as Caroline Platt
Thomas M. Wright as Johnno Mitcham
Skye Wansey as Grishina
Geneviève Lemon as Bunny
Robyn Malcolm as Anita
Eddie Campbell as Putty

Seasons

None (2013)

While visiting her dying mother in New Zealand, Detective Robin Griffin begins investigating the disappearance of Tui Mitcham, a twelve-year-old pregnant girl from the small town of Laketop.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Paradise Sold (2013-03-18)

In a breathtaking but remote mountain town in South Island, New Zealand, a twelve year-old girl named Tui is discovered to be pregnant. Local police enlist help from Detective Robin Griffin, a child protection specialist who has recently returned to the area to care for her mother.
Ep. 2: Searchers Search (2013-03-18)

As Tui's disappearance remains unsolved, fear for her survival increases, while her father solicits help, Robin has a run-in with the girl's half-brother and a perverted local.
Ep. 3: The Edge of the Universe (2013-03-25)

Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.
Ep. 4: A Rainbow Above Us (2013-04-01)

A violent indiscretion sees Robin thrown off the case but she cannot let go. Her passionate affair with Johnno, Tui's half-brother, intensifies and complicates.
Ep. 5: The Dark Creator (2013-04-08)

Robin is back on the case, whilst Matt gathers troops to hunt his daughter down. Tui's friends trek deep into the mountains to celebrate her birthday, with tragic consequences.
Ep. 6: No Goodbyes Thanks (2013-04-15)

With fresh intelligence on where Tui’s hiding, Matt launches a full-scale search party. Before Robin can intervene, tragedy strikes.
Ep. 7: Top of the Lake (2013-04-15)

Tui is about to give birth. Matt reveals a secret that almost destroys Robin. The investigation reaches its shocking conclusion.