The Lakes (1997)
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.
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Episode 1 - Episode 5
Release Date: 1999-01-10Danny is forced to make the most important decision of his life as he contemplates suicide.
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Episode 2 - Episode 6
Release Date: 1999-01-17Father Matthew and the married Bernie Quinlan try to resist their passion.
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Episode 3 - Episode 7
Release Date: 1999-01-24Beverly flirts with John Fisher, unaware that he has murdered her sister.
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Episode 4 - Episode 8
Release Date: 1999-01-31John and Beverly continue their romance while destroying evidence of Simone's murder.
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Episode 5 - Episode 9
Release Date: 1999-02-07Lucy struggles to come to terms with the sexual assault.
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Episode 6 - Episode 10
Release Date: 1999-02-14Bernie discovers that she is pregnant by Father Matthew. In a rare moment of trust, Danny confesses to Lucy that he knows she was raped.
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Episode 7 - Episode 11
Release Date: 1999-02-21Rory 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.
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Episode 8 - Episode 12
Release Date: 1999-02-28Bernie and Father Matthew seek advice from the Bishop.
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Episode 9 - Episode 13
Release Date: 1999-03-07Lucy takes to the witness stand to confront her rapists.
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Episode 10 - Episode 14
Release Date: 1999-03-14Danny is desperate to be reconciled with Emma.