The Lakes

📊 Series Specifications

Network BBC One
Episode Runtime ~60 min
Total Seasons 2
Total Episodes 14
Original Language EN
Creator Jimmy McGovern

The Lakes (1997)

Created by Jimmy McGovern
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (12 votes) 🎬 2 Seasons 📼 14 Episodes 🏷️ Mystery, Drama 📡 Ended
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'Rating Consensus & Critics'

Live Multi-Source
– / 5
MATCHCUT Members
– / 10
IMDb Audience
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TOMATOMETER Critics
– / 100
METASCORE Top Critics
7.0 / 10
TMDB (12)
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Series Status:

This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.

Ended

Synopsis

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

E1 Episode 1

The 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.

E2 Episode 2

The village is shattered by grief and guilt as it becomes clear that none of the children survived the rowing accident.

E3 Episode 3

Danny tries to find the truth behind the tragedy of the three drowned schoolgirls.

E4 Episode 4

Will 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.

Episodes for this season are available via edge tracking. View Episode 1 →