Helen Skelton 'thrilled' to return to Lake District BBC show

Series one of Lost and Found in the Lakes was BBC One's highest-rated unscripted show in its slot in the past year.
The series starts filming late May, 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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Throughout the series, Helen will work with a team of experts from divers to detectorists and magnet fishers to track down all manner of lost items that are scattered around the lakebeds and forests of this stunning location.
They'll take what they find back to base, either to reunite them with their delighted owners or to start the process of working out who the items might belong to.
To do this, they enlist the help of a specialist social media detective, who will create online campaigns to help reunite owners with their lost possessions.
Some of the unclaimed items will be given an extraordinary and sometimes ingenious new lease of life by one of the area's talented craftspeople.
In the first series, which debuted in January 2025, the scuba team took on two searches to rescue a drone, sunk 35 meters down at the bottom of Lake Windermere. And this wasn't any drone - it contained unseen photographs from the wedding day of Alex and Mary - young newlyweds who were desperate to get the memories from their big day back.
Despite an unsuccessful first search, on their second attempt, the scuba team successfully found the drone and were able to recover and reunite Alex and Mary with their irreplaceable wedding photographs.
Social Media Detective Mui was hugely successful across series one, returning numerous smart watches to wild swimmers and families, GoPros to a charity for young carers in Blackpool and several phones that had sunk to the bottom of Bassenthwaite Lake.
Helen Skelton says: 'I am thrilled to be returning to my home in the Lake District for a second series of Lost and Found in the Lakes. I had a fantastic experience returning lost treasures to their owners and I cannot wait to get back to it!'
Zoe Thorman, Executive Producer at Tŷ'r Ddraig commented: 'We are extremely pleased that Lost and Found in the Lakes has been recommissioned for a second series. I am excited to get back to the Lakes to start recovering more items with our talented team of experts.'
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Ben Smith, Creative Director at Tŷ'r Ddraig, says: 'We are so proud of the success of our first series, which was a joy to put together - witnessing so many people reunited with the precious items they thought they'd never see again. We can't wait to go again this summer, capturing even more jaw-dropping and emotional moments."
Alex McLeod, BBC Daytime Commissioning Editor, added: 'The first series of Lost and Found in the Lakes was a big hit with viewers, thanks to its irresistible mix of drama, emotion, and beautiful scenery. We're thrilled to be bringing it back for a second series and can't wait to see what finds the team will discover next.'
Lost and Found in the Lakes is commissioned for BBC One Daytime and iPlayer by Rob Unsworth, Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak Commissioning, the Commissioning Editor is Alex McLeod. The programme is made by Tŷ'r Ddraig, the Executive Producer is Zoe Thorman, and the Creative Director is Ben Smith.
Lost and Found in the Lakes will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026.

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