The Lakes(1997)

Name: The Lakes
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 1997-09-14
Rating: 7
Cast: John Simm, Charles Dale, Kaye Wragg, Elizabeth Bennett, Robert Pugh

★ 7.0(12)1h 0m14 episodesEnded

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.

Created by:: Jimmy McGovern
First aired:: 1997-09-14
Country:: GB
Network:: BBC One

Episodes

Series 1(4)Series 2(10)

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1. Episode 5
★ 1.0
1999-01-10 · 39m
Danny is forced to make the most important decision of his life as he contemplates suicide.
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2. Episode 6
1999-01-17 · 37m
Father Matthew and the married Bernie Quinlan try to resist their passion.
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3. Episode 7
1999-01-24 · 37m
Beverly flirts with John Fisher, unaware that he has murdered her sister.
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4. Episode 8
1999-01-31 · 36m
John and Beverly continue their romance while destroying evidence of Simone's murder.
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5. Episode 9
1999-02-07 · 38m
Lucy struggles to come to terms with the sexual assault.
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6. Episode 10
1999-02-14 · 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.
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7. Episode 11
1999-02-21 · 38m
Rory 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.
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8. Episode 12
1999-02-28 · 38m
Bernie and Father Matthew seek advice from the Bishop.
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9. Episode 13
1999-03-07 · 36m
Lucy takes to the witness stand to confront her rapists.
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10. Episode 14
1999-03-14 · 38m
Danny is desperate to be reconciled with Emma.