Top of the Lake — Season 1
7 episodesFirst aired 18 March 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.
E1Paradise Sold
7.0Mar 201349m
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.
E2Searchers Search
7.6Mar 201349m
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.
E3The Edge of the Universe
6.8Mar 201349m
Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.
E4A Rainbow Above Us
7.3Apr 201349m
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.
E5The Dark Creator
7.0Apr 201349m
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.
E6No Goodbyes Thanks
7.1Apr 201349m
With fresh intelligence on where Tui’s hiding, Matt launches a full-scale search party. Before Robin can intervene, tragedy strikes.
E7Top of the Lake
7.6Apr 2013
Tui is about to give birth. Matt reveals a secret that almost destroys Robin. The investigation reaches its shocking conclusion.