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The Lakes (1997–1999)

2 seasons14 episodes237 min per episode★ 8.0 · 1,239 votes

• Drama

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.

First aired

September 14, 1997

Last episode

March 14, 1999

Network

BBC One

Country of origin

United Kingdom