BBC One is heading back to the Lake District. The broadcaster has greenlit a second season of Lost and Found in the Lakes, the feel-good factual format that quietly became a time-slot leader for the network during its initial run. Production kicks off in late May, with a 16-episode sophomore season set to return in 2026 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Helen Skelton is back on hosting duty, anchoring a crew of divers, detectorists, and magnet fishers on a mission to locate and return lost possessions scattered across the region’s lakes, forests, and fells. The format leans on boots-on-the-ground recovery work paired with a digital angle—via the show’s social media detective, Mui, who hunts down item owners with targeted online campaigns.
Produced by Tŷ’r Ddraig, a label under Banijay UK’s Workerbee Group, the series emerged as BBC One’s highest-rated unscripted performer in its slot over the past year. That kind of breakout—particularly for a non-competitive format—gave the greenlight a certain inevitability.
The new season will dig deeper into the Lake District’s landscapes and continue spotlighting locals who repurpose unclaimed items, turning lost tech and forgotten trinkets into keepsakes with new stories. Season 1 highlights included the recovery of a drone carrying wedding photos from the bottom of Lake Windermere and the return of dozens of GoPros, smartwatches, and phones.
Viewers with a lost item—or a find of their own—can contact the production team directly at Lost and Found.
Lost and Found in the Lakes joins a growing slate of unscripted titles being scaled for return as BBC One looks to balance premium factual with broad-access storytelling in 2026.
