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.
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.
Episode 2. Episode 2
1997-09-21 · 47 min
The village is shattered by grief and guilt as it becomes clear that none of the children survived the rowing accident.
Episode 3. Episode 3
1997-09-27 · 48 min
Danny tries to find the truth behind the tragedy of the three drowned schoolgirls.
Episode 4. Episode 4
1997-10-05 · 39 min
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.
Series 2
10 episodes · 1999
Episode 1. Episode 5
1999-01-10 · 39 min
Danny is forced to make the most important decision of his life as he contemplates suicide.
Episode 2. Episode 6
1999-01-17 · 37 min
Father Matthew and the married Bernie Quinlan try to resist their passion.
Episode 3. Episode 7
1999-01-24 · 37 min
Beverly flirts with John Fisher, unaware that he has murdered her sister.
Episode 4. Episode 8
1999-01-31 · 36 min
John and Beverly continue their romance while destroying evidence of Simone's murder.
Episode 5. Episode 9
1999-02-07 · 38 min
Lucy struggles to come to terms with the sexual assault.
Episode 6. Episode 10
1999-02-14 · 38 min
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.
Episode 7. Episode 11
1999-02-21 · 38 min
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.
Episode 8. Episode 12
1999-02-28 · 38 min
Bernie and Father Matthew seek advice from the Bishop.
Episode 9. Episode 13
1999-03-07 · 36 min
Lucy takes to the witness stand to confront her rapists.
