Lost and Found in the Lakes
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Lost and Found in the Lakes will follow Helen and her team of experts as they attempt to reunite people with the treasured possessions they'd feared were gone for ever. The series captures the drama and suspense of uncovering the lost items, as well as talking to the people who have an emotional connection to both the area and the items lost.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
16 episodes
E01
A Desperate Search
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team take on a desperate search to find two beloved rings, and after a valuable find during an underwater search, social media detective Mui tries to track down the owner.
E02
The Lost Wedding Day
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The scuba team dive to their greatest depth yet to search on behalf of heartbroken newlyweds, and social media detective Mui tries to get a phone full of memories back to its owner.
E03
Graduation Memories Lost
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team battle the elements during a dive for precious graduation pictures lost by a newly qualified doctor, and a valuable discovery is taken on by our social media detective Mui.
E04
Mystery of the Motorbike
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The scuba team take on a family's epic 30-year search for grandad's mythical missing motorbike.Meanwhile, expert social media detective Mui hunts for clues about a precious ring found on the fells, and local crafter Sally is challenged to turn discarded crockery into a ceramic wonder.
E05
A Missing Muppet
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
Up on the fells, we are challenged to find a couples' beloved mascot that they've cherished for 50 years. An expert local crafter makes a special keepsake out of discarded items, and after a damaged phone is found under water, our experts pull out the stops to try and track down its owner.
E06
The Sunken Bracelet
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team take on a devastated couple's search for two lost pieces of jewellery with real sentimental value, and can crafter Lucy turn a discarded pot into treasure once more?
E07
Lost at Long Meg
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The detectorist team are desperate to find a treasured heirloom for a heartbroken family, and social media detective Mui hopes to get a lost possession back on its owner's wrist.
E08
A Mystery at Coniston
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team take on a search for a lost possession that's been treasured for over 30 years, and will social media detective Mui find a way to get a mini camera back to its owner?
E09
Search at Bowness Bay
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
Our free-diving team are in a tight spot as they search for an irreplaceable piece of jewellery. Crafter Chris is challenged to breathe new life into some damaged spectacles, and social media detective Mui hunts for the owner of a drone that's filled with incredible holiday snaps.
E10
Detectorists at Derwent Water
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The detectorist team take on a desperate search for a couple's lost wedding ring, and the hunt is on for the owner of a lost smartwatch.
E11
50 Years Lost
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
Our detectorists take on the search for a beloved ring, lost on a family farm for nearly half a century, and we try to track down the owner of a mysterious medal washed up on a beach.
E12
Irreplaceable Memories
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
Our expert teams are out in Lake District as the free divers confront a difficult underwater search for irreplaceable memories locked inside a lost phone, our scuba divers tackle training deep under water, and crafter Dave tries to make dumped scrap metal into a desirable object once again.
E13
Rings in the Deep
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team set out to help a teacher who lost her phone and precious wedding rings. Social media detective Mui is hunting for the owner of a camera lost in a lake for over 10 years
E14
The Lost Heirloom
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team take on one of their toughest searches for a priceless bracelet, lost in a heart-sinking moment. We also attempt to return a recovered phone to its owner, and can crafter Peter conquer a tricky challenge?
E15
Mother's Jewellery
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
Our detectorist team take on a huge search for a long-lost family heirloom, and the scuba team dive deep in an effort to retrieve a camera chock-full of precious memories.
E16
The Big Clean-Up
Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
Revealing the epic clean-up that took place alongside our search for treasured items as the team remove and recycle dangerous items from all over the Lake District.
Season 2
16 episodes
E01
Lost Ring of Rydal
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team dive and detect in the hope of finding a beloved lost ring, and we revisit a 1938 cycle medal. After an incredible discovery, can we finally get it back to its owner?
E02
The Elephant in the Lake
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The freedivers search for a treasured possession lost in a boat fire 17 years ago. And social media detective Mui finds a hidden clue in a drone. Can it lead her to the owner?
E03
The Long Lost Ring
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The detectorists search for a beloved ring that was lost on a football field in 1966. And a phone dropped in the natural pools of Buttermere. Can our freedivers dive deep enough to find it?
E04
Pictures of Grandad
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team take on a search for a heartbroken teen. Can we find his phone full of family memories. And military dog tags found on the beach – but are they what they seem?
E05
The Ring at the Jetty
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team rake over a jetty, desperately seeking a treasured lost ring, and social media detective Mui gets creative, hoping to trace the owner of a phone found in the depths.
E06
The Bracelet at the Beach
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team look for a daughter's treasured bracelet, given to her by her foster parents, and a rare find leads archive detective Sam on a trail which involves the author of Sherlock Holmes.
E07
The Shepherd's Lost Ring
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The detectorists try to find a ring for a shepherd lost 60 years ago, and Mui takes on a phone found by an underwater drone. Her search for the owner goes international!
E08
The Sunken Tankard
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team dive deep to search for a precious tankard lost by a heartbroken son, and detectives Mui and Sam work together to try to solve the mystery of a drone found in Ullswater.
E09
Family Heirloom Lost
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The detectorists join forces with the freedivers to find not one but two family heirlooms lost by a heartbroken daughter. Glass artist Peter turns old thrown away bottles into stained-glass beauty, and archaeologist Sam looks into what could be our oldest find by our youngest treasure hunter.
E10
Dad's Treasured Bracelet
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The detectorists climb the fells at Crummock Water in blistering heat, hoping to find a bracelet given to a heartbroken daughter by her late father. The freedivers are out in force searching Ullswater for a precious pendent, and jeweller Nisha turns old damaged coins into treasure again.
E11
Dad's Last Gift
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The scuba team take on a search for a son's precious last gift from his late father... but with a vast search area will they be successful? Elsewhere, the freedivers and detectorists head to the natural pools at Buttermere for a clean-up and are surprised to find something of great value.
E12
The Ring in the Mole Hole
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The detectorist team take on a search for a ring lost to the mole holes of Blencathra. Plus a surprise phone found in Ullswater – can we track down the owner?
E13
A Tale of Two Rings
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
A tale of two rings... the freedivers head to Crummock Water to try to find Andy's lost wedding ring, which his wife had told him never to wear in the lake. And over at Penrith Castle, can a wedding ring lost almost a decade ago be found in time for a silver wedding anniversary next year?
E14
A Search at Grasmere
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The expert team try to find a camera filled with precious memories, and archive detective Sam is challenged to find the family of a WWI star medal found by a local detectorist.
E15
Dad's Prized Possession
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The scubas search for a dad's prized possession lost by his son 36 years ago, while on the same lake the freedivers try to find Ricard's wedding ring, lost just a week ago.
E16
The Story Lives On
Mon, Jan 5 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
In this what happened next special, the team search again for a precious ring and try once more to reunite a camera with its owner. Finally, a few special moments after the cameras stopped.