Top of the Lake - wikipedia Top of the Lake Top of the Lake Genre Drama Created by Jane Campion Gerard Lee Written by Jane Campion Gerard Lee Directed by Jane Campion Garth Davis Ariel Kleiman Starring Elisabeth Moss David Wenham Peter Mullan Thomas M. Wright Holly Hunter Gwendoline Christie David Dencik Ewen Leslie Alice Englert Nicole Kidman Composer ( s ) Mark Bradshaw Country of origin Australia United Kingdom New Zealand Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 13 ( Sundance ) 12 ( BBC ) ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Emile Sherman Iain Canning Jane Campion Jamie Laurenson Producer ( s ) Philippa Campbell Libby Sharpe Location ( s ) Queenstown, New Zealand Sydney, Australia Cinematography Adam Arkapaw Germain McMicking Editor ( s ) Alexandre de Franceschi Scott Gray Camera setup Single - camera Running time 45 minutes ( Sundance ) 60 minutes ( BBC ) Production company ( s ) See - Saw Films Distributor BBC Two BBC UKTV SundanceTV Release Original network Sundance Channel Picture format HDTV Audio format Surround First shown in United States Original release 18 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 18 ) -- present ( present ) External links Website www.sundancechannel.com/series/top-of-the-lake Production website www.see-saw-films.com/television/top-of-the-lake-china-girl/ Top of the Lake is a mystery drama television series created and written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, and directed by Campion and Garth Davis. It aired in 2013, and the sequel, entitled Top of the Lake : China Girl, in 2017. It marks Campion 's first work for television since An Angel at My Table in 1990. Season 1 follows Detective Robin Griffin ( Elisabeth Moss ) and deals with her investigation of the disappearance of a pregnant 12 - year - old girl in New Zealand. Season 2, China Girl, is set in Sydney four years later, as Detective Griffin investigates the death of an unidentified Asian girl found at Bondi Beach. Top of the Lake was co-produced for BBC Two in the UK, BBC UKTV in Australia and New Zealand, and Sundance Channel in the United States. It has been generally very well received. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Supporting 1.3 Top of the Lake : China Girl 2 Production 2.1 Top of the Lake 2.2 Top of the Lake : China Girl 3 Release 4 Episodes 4.1 Top of the Lake : China Girl 5 Reception 5.1 Awards and nominations 5.1. 1 AACTA Awards 5.1. 2 Critics ' Choice Television Awards 5.1. 3 Emmy Awards 5.1. 4 Golden Globe Awards 5.1. 5 Golden Nymph Awards 5.1. 6 Screen Actors Guild Awards 5.1. 7 New Zealand Film Awards 5.1. 8 Screen Producers Australia Awards 5.1. 9 Equity Ensemble Awards 6 References 7 External links Cast Main Elisabeth Moss as Robin Griffin, a Sydney detective specialising in sexual assault who is visiting her remote New Zealand hometown of Laketop, agrees to investigate the pregnancy and disappearance of a local 12 - year - old girl, Tui Mitcham. Her ability to empathise with Tui 's circumstances is based on a horrific event during her own teenage years. David Wenham as Al Parker, an old - school and well - liked detective sergeant, based in Queenstown, who also manages a café where young offenders are given a second chance. Peter Mullan as Matt Mitcham, a Scotsman and head of the Mitcham family. The informal leader of the town, feared by the townspeople, but with a complex inner life. Tom Wright as Johnno Mitcham, Matt 's estranged youngest son, and Robin 's teenage sweetheart. He recently returned to Laketop after serving eight years in Bangkwang, a Thai prison, for drug possession. Holly Hunter as GJ, an androgynous Swiss spiritual leader, arriving at Paradise with a group of troubled women, who hope GJ and Laketop will help them rediscover themselves. Supporting Kip Chapman and Jay Ryan as Luke and Mark Mitcham, Matt 's brute sons. Jacqueline Joe as Tui Angel Mitcham, Matt 's 12 - year - old daughter who disappears after it is discovered that she is five months pregnant. Robyn Nevin as Jude Griffin, Robin 's mother, who is suffering from cancer. Calvin Tuteao as Turangi, Jude 's caring Māori boyfriend, who has a violent temper. GJ 's Community Alison Bruce as Anne - Marie Georgi Kay as Melissa Lucy Lawless as Caroline Platt Genevieve Lemon as Bunny Robyn Malcolm as Anita Griz Pomirska as `` the Naked Lady '' Sarah Valentine as Prue Skye Wansey as Grishina Matt 's men Ben Barrington as Terry James Blake as Shotover Byron Coll as Penguin Cohen Holloway as Mike Oscar Redding as Sarge Edwin Wright as Scuzz Tui 's friends Luke Buchanan as Jamie Sam Dickson as Jase Connor Olivia Moore as Kayla Layne Opetaia as Daniel Alice Ward as Gemma The Southern Lakes Police Department Stephen Lovatt as Officer Pete Gavin Rutherford as Officer Joy Madeleine Sami as Zena the secretary Residents of Laketop Edward Campbell as Putty, the `` village idiot ''. Lauren Dawes as Mandy, Johnno 's girlfriend. Erica Englert as Narelle, Matt 's housekeeper. Mirrah Foulkes as Simone, Jamie 's mother. Dra McKay as Delia, Tui 's teacher. Top of the Lake : China Girl Gwendoline Christie as Miranda Hilmarson, a 35 - year - old Constable in the Sydney Police Force, who becomes Robin 's partner. David Dencik as Alexander `` Puss '' Braun, a 42 - year - old charismatic East German, who is associated with a brothel, known as Silk 41. He is also Mary 's boyfriend. Puss 's grooming of Mary frightens Robin, Pyke and Julia. Ewen Leslie as Pyke Edwards, a successful lawyer and Mary 's adoptive father. Alice Englert as Mary Edwards, Robin 's 17 - year - old daughter, whom she gave up for adoption. She has begun to act out, due to the separation of her parents. Nicole Kidman as Julia Edwards, Mary 's adoptive mother. She has recently become estranged from her husband and daughter, due to having an affair with a female teacher from Mary 's school. Production Top of the Lake Actress Jennifer Ehle auditioned for the role of GJ, which went to Holly Hunter. Jane Campion originally offered the role of Robin to Anna Paquin, who had worked with her on The Piano ( 1993 ). Paquin declined due to her pregnancy, and the role went to Elisabeth Moss. The series was originally intended as a co-production with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. But after American - born Elisabeth Moss was cast, the network pulled their funding before production began, citing a prior agreement to put an Australian actress in the lead. Australian - based channel UKTV, owned by BBC Worldwide, filled the funding gap left by the ABC. Philippa Campbell was the New Zealand - based producer. Filming took 18 weeks and was shot entirely on location in Queenstown and Glenorchy, in Otago, on the South Island of New Zealand. While Queenstown is referred to during the series, Glenorchy doubles as the fictitious town of Laketop. The scenes in the women 's commune were filmed at Moke Lake. Top of the Lake : China Girl In early 2013, co-creator Jane Campion said that Top of the Lake comes to a distinct ending, and there would be no additional series. Despite this, it was announced in October 2014 that the series had been renewed for a second season. China Girl began shooting on location in Sydney, Australia in December 2015. Campion returned as co-writer and co-director. Gerard Lee returned as co-writer. The original co-director, Garth Davis, was replaced by Ariel Kleiman due to scheduling conflicts. Philippa Campbell returned as producer. Actress Nicole Kidman joined the cast for China Girl, which is the second time she has worked with Campion. Kidman `` plays an Australian mother, Julia, whose story dovetails with that of Detective Robin Griffin '', played by Elisabeth Moss. Christie, a fan of Campion 's The Piano, joined the cast after sending a letter through a mutual friend. Release Top of the Lake screened in its entirety at the January 2013 Sundance Film Festival, in a single seven - hour session with one intermission and a break for lunch. This was the first such screening in the history of the festival. Top of the Lake was additionally shown at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The US premiere was on the Sundance Channel on 18 March 2013, in Australia on BBC UKTV on 24 March 2013, and in New Zealand on 25 March, also on BBC UKTV. China Girl was screened in its entirety at the May 2017 Cannes Film Festival. In the UK, it premiered on BBC Two on 27 July 2017, and the entire series was released on the BBC iPlayer immediately afterwards. In the US, it premiered in September 2017, on Sundance TV, and each episode will be available on Hulu the day after its screening on SundanceTV. In Canada, China Girl will premiere on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, on CBC Television. Episodes Sundance episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date `` Episode 1 '' Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 18 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 18 ) In the small town of Laketop, New Zealand, a young girl named Tui Mitcham is discovered standing chest - deep in the icy, glacial waters of the titular lake. Afterwards, a school nurse notices that the girl is pregnant. Robin Griffin, who grew up in the area, is now a police inspector in Sydney who specializes in cases involving children. While home visiting her sick mother, she agrees to interview Tui at the local police station. `` Episode 2 '' Garth Davis with Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 18 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 18 ) Robin encounters two women from Paradise. They tell her Tui was with them the day before she disappeared but was gone in the morning. Robin organizes the local authorities to search for Tui. During the search, Robin walks into the lake and has a vision of Tui doing the same, the latter clenching her fists in the water. `` Episode 3 '' Garth Davis Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 25 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 25 ) Matt Mitcham goes to Paradise and sits in on a session with GJ, the enigmatic leader of the camp. In a mocking tone, Matt asks the group about the human mind. GJ tells Matt that the human mind schemes. Later, Al meets Matt in the middle of the lake for a secret meeting. `` Episode 4 '' Garth Davis with Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 1 April 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 01 ) Robin has dinner at Al 's ultramodern, immaculate, lakeside house. Robin tells Al she thinks Tui 's note, that said `` No One '', meant there were multiple rapists. Al counsels Robin she is getting too involved in Tui 's case, likely because of Robin 's own history of having been gang raped, at age 15. 5 5 `` Episode 5 '' Jane Campion with Garth Davis Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 8 April 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 08 ) Robin asks Johnno what he wanted to tell her about the night she was raped. Johnno describes how he heard Robin screaming and he peed himself. He says he found a latch to get out of the dog cage in the back of the truck but was too afraid to persist in trying to stop the men from raping her. 6 6 `` Episode 6 '' Garth Davis with Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 15 April 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 15 ) Robin reveals to Johnno that she plans to make a case against Matt Mitcham, in hopes of encouraging Tui to come home. Robin shares that she caught Jamie attempting to take Tui with rohypnol, a `` date rape '' drug that Robin suspects Matt manufactures. Johnno warns Robin against bringing a case against Matt, as Matt 's drug business provides much of the town with a livelihood. 7 7 `` Episode 7 '' Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 15 April 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 15 ) Robin goes to work at the police station the next day and tells Al that Matt said he was her father. Matt, certain that Tui could not be pregnant, searches for and finds her with her newborn baby. As he is about to kill the baby, Tui appears and kills Matt. Robin discovers that Al has been pimping young boys and girls from the barista training, including Tui, to other men for sex. BBC episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by UK air date UK viewers ( millions ) `` Paradise Sold '' Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 13 July 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 13 ) 2.70 Tui 's pregnancy is discovered, and the Paradise community moves in. `` Searchers Search '' Garth Davis Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 20 July 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 20 ) 1.92 Robin 's search for Tui begins. `` The Edge of the Universe '' Garth Davis Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 27 July 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 27 ) 1.57 Robin makes a breakthrough. Over dinner at Al 's place he warns her about her past being known. `` A Rainbow Above Us '' Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 3 August 2013 ( 2013 - 08 - 03 ) 1.32 Al dismisses Robin from the case. Her passionate affair with Johnno intensifies. 5 5 `` The Dark Creator '' Garth Davis Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 10 August 2013 ( 2013 - 08 - 10 ) 1.50 Robin is back on the case. Matt gathers troops to hunt Tui down. Tui 's friends celebrate her birthday in the mountains. 6 6 `` No Goodbyes Thanks '' Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 17 August 2013 ( 2013 - 08 - 17 ) 1.72 Matt reveals his secret about Robin, and the investigation concludes. Top of the Lake : China Girl BBC episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by UK air date UK viewers ( millions ) 7 `` China Girl '' Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 27 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 27 ) 3.39 Robin tries to adjust back to life in Sydney while dealing with residual PTSD from shooting Al Parker, who has now filed a civil suit against her. She has also received a letter from her daughter, Mary, who is now 17 and, unbeknownst to Robin, is engaged to a 41 year old man, Alexander `` Puss '', who works and lives in a brothel. Meanwhile, a prostitute is thrown into a suitcase which is tossed into the ocean, and she washes up on Bondi Beach. Robin and her new co-worker, Miranda, are assigned to the case. 8 `` The Loved One '' Ariel Kleiman Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 3 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 03 ) 2.38 A flashback reveals that Robin left Johnno on their wedding day because he was cheating on her. In the present, Robin is forced to team up with Miranda on the `` China Girl '' case. They learn that China Girl was pregnant at the time of her death. Robin finally works up the courage to contact Mary and is able to meet her for the first time. At the meeting Mary reveals she assumed that she was the product of rape, which Robin confirms. 9 `` Surrogate '' Ariel Kleiman Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 10 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 10 ) 1.97 Robin gets a lead on the China girl case after potentially finding the biological parents she was a surrogate for. Pyke and Julia confront Mary 's boyfriend Puss with the fact that he is already married, causing a further rift between them and Mary. Robin 's mediation with Al does not go as planned when he assaults her before it begins. 10 `` Birthday '' Ariel Kleiman Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 17 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 17 ) 1.92 Robin gets a lead on who China girl is via a John who was in love with her. Puss becomes more erratic and convinces Mary that she should begin work as a prostitute when she turns 18. She eventually agrees. Mary takes a group of the prostitutes to the beach with her, Pyke and Robin. Puss comes along and, after bringing up Robin 's rape, attacks her by biting her in the face. Mary convinces her not to press charges. 11 5 `` Who 's Your Daddy '' Jane Campion Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 24 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 24 ) N / A Mary leaves the safety of Robin 's home to reconnect with Puss, who learns from her that Robin is looking into the murder of Cinnamon. Brett is able to officially connect China Girl to Puss 's brothel but becomes unhinged after seeing her corpse. After Miranda discloses a secret about her pregnancy, Robin is able to come closer to tying Cinnamon 's disappearance to a surrogacy ring. Connected by concern over Mary and Puss, Robin and Pyke grow closer, much to Julia 's annoyance. 12 6 `` The Battle of the Mothers '' Ariel Kleiman Jane Campion & Gerard Lee 31 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 31 ) N / A Robin searches for Mary after Brett takes her hostage. Puss reveals to Robin the truth of what happened to Cinnamon and discloses the location of the missing surrogates. Reception Reviews of Top of the Lake have been positive, referring to the series as `` masterfully made '', `` beautiful '', `` mysterious '', `` riveting '', and `` a masterpiece ''. It received a score of 86 out of 100 from Metacritic and a score of 93 per cent from Rotten Tomatoes. There were also some less positive reviews. Mike Hale of The New York Times criticized the `` elaborately introduced plotlines '' and described Tui 's disappearance as `` less a story element than a metaphor for the kind of armed resistance to male hegemony that constitutes the central idea of Ms Campion 's body of work. '' Top of the Lake was lauded by feminist critics for its explicit effort to analyse rape culture as well as its radical construction of narratives entirely foregrounding the experiences of single women. Awards and nominations AACTA Awards Year Category Nominated artist / work Result 2014 Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jane Campion and Philippa Campbell Won Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy Garth Davis for `` The Dark Creator '' Nominated Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Peter Mullan Nominated Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Robyn Nevin Nominated Best Cinematography in Television Adam Arkapaw for Episode 5 : `` The Dark Creator '' Won Best Sound in Television Richard Flynn, Tony Vaccher, John Dennison, Craig Butters, Danny Longhurst and Blair Slater, for Episode 5 : `` The Dark Creator '' Won Best Original Music Score in Television Mark Bradshaw, for Episode 5 : `` The Dark Creator '' Nominated Best Production Design in Television Fiona Crombie for Episode 5 : `` The Dark Creator '' Nominated Best Costume Design in Television Emily Seresin for Episode 5 : `` The Dark Creator '' Nominated Best Editing in Television Scott Gray for Episode 5 : `` The Dark Creator '' Nominated Critics ' Choice Television Awards Year Category Nominated artist / work Result 2013 Best Movie / Miniseries -- Nominated Best Actress in a Movie / Miniseries Elisabeth Moss Won Best Supporting Actor in a Movie / Miniseries Peter Mullan Nominated Best Supporting Actor in a Movie / Miniseries David Wenham Nominated Best Supporting Actor in a Movie / Miniseries Thomas M. Wright Nominated Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated artist / work Result 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries or Movie Nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Elisabeth Moss Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Peter Mullan Nominated Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Jane Campion, Garth Davis Nominated Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Jane Campion, Gerard Lee Nominated Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Nominated Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Episode : `` Part 1 '' Won Outstanding Single - Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie Episode : `` Part 5 '' Nominated Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated artist / work Result 2014 Best Miniseries or Television Film -- Nominated Best Actress -- Miniseries or Television Film Elisabeth Moss Won Golden Nymph Awards Year Category Nominated artist / work Result 2014 Best Miniseries -- Won Best Actor -- Miniseries Peter Mullan Won Best Actress -- Miniseries Elisabeth Moss Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated artist / work Result 2014 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Elisabeth Moss Nominated 2014 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Holly Hunter Nominated New Zealand Film Awards Year Category Result Ref 2013 Best Television Feature or Drama Series Won Screen Producers Australia Awards Year Category Result Ref 2013 Drama Television Production of the Year Won Equity Ensemble Awards Year Category Result Ref 2013 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie Won References Jump up ^ `` Top of the Lake ( TV series ) ( 2013 ) ''. 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External links Top of the Lake at the SundanceTV Top of the Lake at the BBC Top of the Lake : China Girl at the BBC Top of the Lake on IMDb Top of the Lake at Rotten Tomatoes Top of the Lake : China Girl at Rotten Tomatoes Top of the Lake at Metacritic Jane Campion Films directed Feature films Sweetie ( 1989 ) An Angel at My Table ( 1990 ) The Piano ( 1993 ) The Portrait of a Lady ( 1996 ) Holy Smoke ! ( 1999 ) In the Cut ( 2003 ) Bright Star ( 2009 ) Short films Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest ( 1981 ) Peel ( 1982 ) Passionless Moments ( 1983 ) A Girl 's Own Story ( 1984 ) The Lady Bug ( 2007 ) The Water Diary ( 2008 ) Television Dancing Daze ( 1985 ) Two Friends ( 1986 ) Top of the Lake ( 2013, 2017 ) AACTA Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series ( 2010 -- 2029 ) Hawke ( 2010 ) The Slap ( 2011 ) Howzat ! Kerry Packer 's War ( 2012 ) Top of the Lake ( 2013 ) Devil 's Playground ( 2014 ) Peter Allen : Not the Boy Next Door ( 2015 ) Complete list ( 1986 -- 1989 ) ( 1990 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2029 ) Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries The Slap ( 2011 ) : Costabile ; B. Davis ; E. Davis ; Dimitriades ; George ; Glenn ; Hayes ; LaPaglia ; Lowe ; Marinos ; McInnes ; Okonedo ; Townsend ; Yianni Devil 's Dust ( 2012 ) : Foulkes ; Hany ; Hayes ; Hegney ; Leslie ; Schepisi Top of the Lake ( 2013 ) : Buchanan ; Hunter ; Joe ; Lemon ; Malcolm ; Moss ; Mullan ; Nevin ; Ryan ; Wenham ; Wright ANZAC Girls ( 2014 ) : Brent ; Clare ; Craig ; Debelle ; Flood ; Lasance ; Mayer ; McClelland ; McGahan ; Prebble Peter Allen : Not the Boy Next Door ( 2015 ) : Baldwin ; Farnell ; Gibney ; Jackson ; Mills, Szeps ; Thornton ; West Barracuda ( 2016 ) : Anton ; Cobham - Hervey ; Creer ; Griffiths ; Haralabidou ; Kindon ; Nable ; Taylor Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Top_of_the_Lake&oldid=802099930 '' Categories : English - language television programs Television shows set in New Zealand Rape in fiction 2013 Australian television series debuts 2010s Australian television series Australian subscription television series BBC Television programmes Preteen pregnancy Hidden categories : EngvarB from January 2016 Use dmy dates from January 2016 Pages using infobox television with editor parameter All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano עברית Nederlands Polski Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 00 : 38. 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Question: where is bbc top of the lake filmed
Answer: Queenstown and Glenorchy, in Otago, on the South Island of New Zealand