Drama set in a remote Scottish holiday park where residents are shaken by a tragic event, with each episode following the same day from different perspectives. As officials arrive to investigate, Justine Tindall attempts to hide something devastating. With frustrations rising and her family's every move closely observed, the shocking past that haunts them is slowly brought to light.
Set predominantly at a remote loch-side Scottish holiday cabin park, Summerwater looks at the simmering tensions between holidaymakers that eventually erupt into a devastating climax. Weaving together the lives of several families as they navigate unspoken conflicts, private dilemmas, and fleeting moments of beauty from their disparate cabins, the story flashes back to dramatic events in key characters' lives before their holiday which may have consequences in the present.