The Lakes (1997)
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.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Series 14 episodes
1. Episode 1
⏱ 93 minThe experiences of Danny Kavanagh, a 21-year-old gambler and womaniser, who leaves home and enters the dark soul and sexual quicksand of a small Lake District community.
2. Episode 2
⏱ 47 minThe village is shattered by grief and guilt as it becomes clear that none of the children survived the rowing accident.
3. Episode 3
⏱ 48 minDanny tries to find the truth behind the tragedy of the three drowned schoolgirls.
4. Episode 4
⏱ 39 minWill Danny be found guilty at the inquest? Will the priest and Bernie consummate their relationship? As the village turns against the chef, all is revealed.
Series 210 episodes
1. Episode 5
⏱ 39 minDanny is forced to make the most important decision of his life as he contemplates suicide.
2. Episode 6
⏱ 37 minFather Matthew and the married Bernie Quinlan try to resist their passion.
3. Episode 7
⏱ 37 minBeverly flirts with John Fisher, unaware that he has murdered her sister.
4. Episode 8
⏱ 36 minJohn and Beverly continue their romance while destroying evidence of Simone's murder.
5. Episode 9
⏱ 38 minLucy struggles to come to terms with the sexual assault.
6. Episode 10
⏱ 38 minBernie discovers that she is pregnant by Father Matthew. In a rare moment of trust, Danny confesses to Lucy that he knows she was raped.
7. Episode 11
⏱ 38 minRory catches up with micropig breeder Rob Rose as he tries to bring a grumpy pig back into the fold with the help of his long-suffering partner Helen.
8. Episode 12
⏱ 38 minBernie and Father Matthew seek advice from the Bishop.
9. Episode 13
⏱ 36 minLucy takes to the witness stand to confront her rapists.
10. Episode 14
⏱ 38 minDanny is desperate to be reconciled with Emma.
