The Lakes

1997 – 1999
Ended
Mystery · Drama
~1h / ep
2 seasons
7.0/10

The Lakes is a mystery drama created and written by Jimmy McGovern for BBC1. The first series – comprised of four episodes – broadcast from 14 September to 5 October 1997. A second series of ten episodes ran from 10 January to 14 March 1999. Danny Kavanagh leaves Liverpool for the Lake District, finding work at a hotel and love with a local girl named Emma. Yet Danny remains an outsider in the close-knit community, and through the machinations of fate, he finds himself implicated in a tragedy. The secrets, lies, and crimes, of the seemingly tranquil community continue to be revealed.

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Latest: Series 2 · 1999

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E1. Episode 5
Jan 10, 1999 · 39m
Danny is forced to make the most important decision of his life as he contemplates suicide.
E2. Episode 6
Jan 17, 1999 · 37m
Father Matthew and the married Bernie Quinlan try to resist their passion.
E3. Episode 7
Jan 24, 1999 · 37m
Beverly flirts with John Fisher, unaware that he has murdered her sister.
E4. Episode 8
Jan 31, 1999 · 36m
John and Beverly continue their romance while destroying evidence of Simone's murder.
E5. Episode 9
Feb 7, 1999 · 38m
Lucy struggles to come to terms with the sexual assault.
E6. Episode 10
Feb 14, 1999 · 38m
Bernie discovers that she is pregnant by Father Matthew. In a rare moment of trust, Danny confesses to Lucy that he knows she was raped.