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About Top of the Lake

Top of the Lake is a mystery and drama TV series that premiered on BBC Two on March 18, 2013. It has 2 seasons and 13 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "The Battle of the Mothers", aired on August 31, 2017.

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

  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

13 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

2013 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 13 years ago

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.

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    7. Top of the Lake

    Finale

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

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    6. No Goodbyes Thanks

    With fresh intelligence on where Tui’s hiding, Matt launches a full-scale search party. Before Robin can intervene, tragedy strikes.

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    5. The Dark Creator

    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.

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    4. A Rainbow Above Us

    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.

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    3. The Edge of the Universe

    Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.

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    2. Searchers Search

    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.

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    1. Paradise Sold

    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.

Season 2: China Girl

2017 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

Season two begins four years on from the explosive ending of season one. Detective Robin Griffin has returned to Sydney attempting to rebuild her life. When the unidentified body of an Asian girl washes up onto Sydney’s Bondi Beach, the case seems hopeless, until detective Robin Griffin discovers that China Girl didn’t die alone.

Top of the Lake Season 2: China Girl release dates →
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    6. The Battle of the Mothers

    Finale

    Robin and Pyke are desperate to find out if hostage Mary is alive, while Adrian struggles to make sense of the crime scene at Silk 41. As dawn breaks, the gunman is on the loose in Bondi and the beach is about to be flooded with people.

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    5. Who's Your Daddy?

    Robin finds a surprising love, but as Puss puts another arm of his audacious plan in place and suspicion grows around Silk 41, her fears for Mary escalate. Then Miranda drops a bombshell that brings her closer to the dead girl.

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    4. Birthday

    There's a breakthrough in the case when Robin interviews Silk 41 regular Brett who suspects that China Girl is his ‘Girlfriend Experience’. Puss tests Mary’s love with a surprise for her 18th birthday celebration.

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    3. Surrogate

    Robin is galvanised by her theory that China Girl is a surrogate and ignores the threat of Al Parker’s imminent case against her. Mary accuses Robin of being manipulated by Pyke and Julia into believing Alexander is dangerous.

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    2. The Loved One

    Armed with the fact that China Girl was pregnant, Robin launches into the investigation, including inside Sydney's sex industry. The meeting with her daughter's parents veers off the rails and puts contacting Mary at risk.

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    1. China Girl

    Detective Robin Griffin is newly back in Sydney, haunted by the baby she had as a teenager and partnered with an eager new recruit, Miranda. When a body in a suitcase washes up on Bondi Beach, Robin is determined to take the case.

Cast & crew

Created by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee

  • Edwin Wright

    Edwin Wright

    Scuzz

  • Kirin Callinan

    Liam

  • Di Adams

    Di Adams

    Shelly

  • Zoe Carides

    Zoe Carides

    Sylvia

  • Michelle Lim Davidson

    Michelle Lim Davidson

    Linda

  • Ling Cooper Tang

    Ling Cooper Tang

    Dang

  • Liv Hewson

    Liv Hewson

    Michaela

  • Victoria Abbott

    Victoria Abbott

    Kristy

Top of the Lake FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Top of the Lake?

Top of the Lake has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 31, 2017.

When did the latest episode of Top of the Lake come out?

The most recent episode of Top of the Lake, Season 2 Episode 6 "The Battle of the Mothers", aired on August 31, 2017.

How many seasons of Top of the Lake are there?

Top of the Lake has 2 seasons with 13 episodes in total.

When did Top of the Lake first air?

Top of the Lake first aired on BBC Two on March 18, 2013.

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