The Lakes

• 1997 –1999
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• Ended
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• 18

• Mystery
• Drama

★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 12 votes

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

Seasons

2

Episodes

14

Episode length

~1h

First aired

Sep 14, 1997

Networks

BBC One

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom