Long Lost Family

Series 13

2023 · 7 episodes · 2h 18m in all · 10.0/10

Episodes

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   1. Paul Connolly, Shaun Lawrence

   3 Jul 2023 · 46 min · 10.0/10

   Paul 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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   2. Sara Hathaway, Diane Kerridge

   10 Jul 2023 · 46 min · 10.0/10

   Meet 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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   3. Caroline Kinsey, Paul McFarlane

   17 Jul 2023 · 46 min · 10.0/10

   We 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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   4. Rachel Burch, Sue Davis

   24 Jul 2023 · 10.0/10

   Following 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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   5. Jeanette Woodyatt, Karen Turnbull

   31 Jul 2023 · 10.0/10

   Two 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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   6. Joe McGregor, Simon Miller

   7 Aug 2023 · 10.0/10

   Joe McGregor yearns to find his birth family, and Simon Miller wants to fulfill his mothers last wish.

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   7. False Identity Special

   14 Aug 2023 · 10.0/10

   This 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.