Season 1 of The Lodge started airing on October 17, 2016
Premise[]
Skye is swapping life in the city for a new adventure living in the countryside with her dad at her family’s country hotel, North Star Lodge. It is not long before her new life becomes a lot more complicated than she expected…after all, how can you make friends with the local girls when it turns out you’re actually their boss? And how can you work out which of the local boys are really into you when the My Amazing Life reality TV crew is filming your every move? Add to this the fact that Skye’s mum, who grew up at the Lodge, only died a year ago, leaving a very mysterious past. To top it all off, Skye’s got to save the North Star Lodge from shutting down for good! With the help of her family and friends (new and old), she has heaps of fun, laughs and adventures getting used to her new home in the countryside.
Episodes[]
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| 1 | 1 | "The New Girl" | Matt Bloom | Lee Walters | 23 September 2016 | 17 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teenager Skye heads for the family's summer lodge for the first time in ages. She's horrified to learn her father is planning to sell it and determined to stop the sale. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | "Reality Check" | Matt Bloom | Lee Walters | 30 September 2016 | 18 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skye gives the lodge a makeover to attract customers, but is upset handsome cyclist Sean hasn't turned up. She agrees to star in a reality show to promote the lodge. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | "Opportunities" | Matt Bloom | Robert Evans | 7 October 2016 | 19 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skye left Sean an angry voicemail and now regrets it. She hears his allowance has been stopped and offers him a job. Patrick announces he is leaving and gives Skye her mum's old diary. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | "Double Date" | Matt Bloom | James Whitehouse & Hannah George | 14 October 2016 | 20 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben's ex shows up at the lodge and Danielle arranges a double date to sabotage Skye and Ben's "relationship". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | "Winning" | Matt Bloom | Bronagh Taggart | 21 October 2016 | 21 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean and Ben enter the regional mountain bike qualifiers and Josh and Skye cheer them on; Noah and Kaylee hold concert auditions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | "Best Kept Secrets" | Dez McCarthy | Scott Payne | 28 October 2016 | 28 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skye is worried that she might hurt Ben by telling him that Sean kissed her after the race. Danielle later asks if Skye has feelings for Sean and what she thinks about Ben. Skye does not notice that Danielle caught what she said on tape and wants to put it on the show. Danielle later confronts Sean and asks him if he has feelings for Skye and he says yes. Skye tells Ben that she was kissed by Sean and then Ben becomes furious and pushes Sean down the stairs by accident and he sprains his ankle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | "Cancelled" | Dez McCarthy | Holly Phillips | 4 November 2016 | 4 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Following the shocking revelation that Sean kissed Skye, things are sour at the North Star. After this, Ben quits working for the Lodge. Without Ben, things at the Lodge go awry when Skye has to deal with a malfunctioning shower and also planning a pizza night for My Amazing Life. Skye begs Ben to come back, but when a My Amazing Life camera drone follows them to Skye's secret place, Skye cancels the show out of anger. Christina and the crew move out of the Lodge and Danielle loses her job with the show because of this. Meanwhile, SJ's kooky spies are sneaking around the Lodge once again, but this time, as plumbers to "fix" the shower. Also, with the time off from riding, due to his ankle injury, Sean is lost without the Lodge, but scared to go back after the blowup. Sean's dad convinces him to go patch things up, but he also makes him promise to mention his wanting to buy the Lodge to Skye. The episode concludes with Skye and Sean patching things up with each other, while Oz and the band perform at the pizza night. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | "Wishful Thinking" | Dez McCarthy | Bronagh Taggart | 11 November 2016 | 11 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skye, Kaylee, Oz, Noah and Sean leave for a camping trip. Danielle and Ben meet up in the woods and try to find the campsite. Ben and Sean go into the woods and end up in an argument over Skye. Oz accidentally reveals to the group that Kaylee got into the City Music School and is leaving. Oz later tells Noah that if he wants the best for Kaylee, he should back off and let her leave. The girls think a wild animal is outside the tent, but it is really just Kyle and Aaron trying to get in and talk to Skye about S.J. Later on, Skye tells the group about a Japanese tradition that if you write your wish and make it into a boat, if you release it will come true, providing no-one reads it. Everybody sets their wishes into a river. In the evening, Kaylee and Skye find Noah's wish boat. Kaylee opens it and finds out it says 'I wish Kaylee would stay and we could be together.' She is shocked about the wish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | "The Truth" | Dez McCarthy | Lee Walters | 18 November 2016 | 18 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When Ben is told that Sean is trying to convince Skye to sell the lodge, he races off to warn her. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | "I Choose You" | Dez McCarthy | Lee Walters | 25 November 2016 | 25 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skye works hard to create the concert that will save the lodge. Ben asks Skye to chose between him and Sean. Josh shows up. After Noah tries to kiss Kaylee, Oz and the band leave. Sean tries to rebuild his friendship with Ben. When Danielle's mother finds out about the concert she tries to shut it down but, Sean convinces Danielle to change her mothers mind. The concert goes ahead and Skye and her friends perform 'Bringing Better Back'. After the concert Skye sends a text to Sean and Ben telling them who she chose. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Songs[]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Sophie Simnett as Skye Hart
- Luke Newton as Ben Evans
- Thomas Doherty as Sean Matthews
- Bethan Wright as Danielle
- Jayden Revri as Noah Potts
- Jade Alleyne as Kaylee Markson
- Joshua Sinclair-Evans as Josh
Recurring Cast[]
- Marcus Garvey as Ed Hart
- John Hopkins as Samuel James
- Geoffrey McGivern as Patrick North
- Dan Richardson as Gil Matthews
- Ellie Taylor as Christina
- Laila Rouass as Olivia
- Dominic Harrison as Oz
- Tom Hudson as Kyle
- Martin Anzor as Aaron
- Sarah Nauta as Lori
- Clara Rugaard as Ana
- Cameron King as Ethan Evans
- Emma Campbell-Jones as Ella Matthews
Trivia[]
- 13 episodes were originally announced, each with a running time of 22 minutes, though the amount was later reduced to 10 episodes.
- The main character, Skye, was originally named Maia, like in the Israeli Disney Channel original series North Star.
- The series, filmed in Northern Ireland, takes place in the county of County Down. Most of the scenes are filmed in Montalto Estate and at The Carriage Rooms, which are in Ballynahinch.