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