Long Lost Family (2011)
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present the documentary series which aims to reunite family members after years of separation, and offers a lifeline for people who are desperate to find long-lost relatives.
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Episode 1 - Paul Connolly, Shaun Lawrence
Release Date: 2023-07-03Paul Connolly had a brutal childhood and was put out with the rubbish as a baby in east London and raised in care, while Shaun Lawrence had a happy adoption with wonderful parents but was always curious about his birth parents
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Episode 2 - Sara Hathaway, Diane Kerridge
Release Date: 2023-07-10Meet Sara Hathaway who, after losing her adoptive mother and older brother in the space of just a year, is desperate to find her birth family. Plus, Diane Kerridge shares her story of being forced to give up the child she gave birth to as a teenager in the 1960s. Over 50 years later, she is hoping to find her long lost son.
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Episode 3 - Caroline Kinsey, Paul McFarlane
Release Date: 2023-07-17We take on the cases of Caroline Kinsey - who longs to find the son she gave up for adoption - and Paul McFarlane, whose assumptions about his family have been thrown into doubt.
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Episode 4 - Rachel Burch, Sue Davis
Release Date: 2023-07-24Following one woman searching for her Jamaican-born birth father and another on the hunt for the half-brother that her mother gave up for adoption after his American serviceman father went home and off the radar following the Second World War.
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Episode 5 - Jeanette Woodyatt, Karen Turnbull
Release Date: 2023-07-31Two women looking for siblings but for different reasons - Jeanette Woodyatt's father told her that he had a son who was adopted when he was young. Karen Turnbull was shocked to learn on the day of her mother's funeral that she had half-siblings.
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Episode 6 - Joe McGregor, Simon Miller
Release Date: 2023-08-07Joe McGregor yearns to find his birth family, and Simon Miller wants to fulfill his mothers last wish.
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Episode 7 - False Identity Special
Release Date: 2023-08-14This episode delves into the compelling narratives of two men who share a common experience – being born to unmarried mothers in Ireland during a period when such circumstances were stigmatized. Arthur Fitzharris, born in 1947, grew up in Ireland under the care of his adoptive parents, enjoying a content childhood. Bernard McGrath, born in 1953, remained oblivious to his adoption until he turned 40, when rumours began to circulate.