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.

Released Sept. 14, 1997 602 min Episode 43 min None+

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Keywords: tmdb.small-town, tmdb.lake, tmdb.boat, tmdb.tragedy, tmdb.guilt, tmdb.suicide, tmdb.rape + 4 more, tmdb.liverpool-england, tmdb.trial, tmdb.outsider, tmdb.lake-district