Series following the work of probate researchers. The team solve a 20-year-old case, and reveal the story of a heroic pilot in the family who died in the last days of World War II.
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Series 12: 20. Gallagher/alan Hughes
Michael Buerk and the heir hunters trace beneficiaries to Maureen Gallagher's estate, with a value of over a quarter of a million pounds, uncovering the fascinating histories of ...
23-02-2022
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Series 12: 19. Copley/hoyle
After growing up with no contact with one side of her family, Michael Buerk and the team are able to help bring a family back together in the search for relatives of Joyce Cople ...
22-02-2022
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Series 12: 18. Holmes/barton
Michael Buerk and the team take on the high-value estate of Eileen Holmes. Research leads to a heroic cousin who was a founding member of the SAS and involved in some of the mos ...
21-02-2022
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Series 12: 16. Coke/dean
A member of the public tells a firm of probate researchers about a house left empty for years, leading Michael Buerk and the heir hunters to trace the next of kin to Elizabeth D ...
07-01-2022
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Series 12: 14. Liddell/andy Hughes
The case of David Liddell reveals an important clergyman in the family and significant wealth going back generations. But how much will be left to pass on to any family members ...
06-01-2022
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Series 12: 13. Kelly/henshall
Michael Buerk and the heir hunters take on the case of Peter Kelly. A retired haulier with a large house, including a garden full of truck and cars, will any of these forgotten ...
04-01-2022
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Series 12: 12. Crow/horsley
There is a lot at stake on the high-value estate of illustrator Jean Crow, with a creative and artistic streak running throughout the family line. It takes all of Michael Buerk ...
08-12-2021
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Series 12: 11. Koskovitch/burgoyne
When a machine gun and rounds of live ammunition are discovered in the attic of Eileen Burgoyne's suburban home, Michael Buerk and the heir hunters uncover a shocking secret lif ...
07-12-2021
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Series 7 - Hooper/woodall
Series following the work of probate researchers. The team face a race against time to find living relatives of a man whose father was a magician.
15-07-2014
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Series 7 - Fraser/chainey
Series following the work of probate researchers. When a former member of the Royal College of Surgeons dies without leaving a will, the race is on to try and find his heirs.
10-07-2014
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Series 10 Reversions: 15. Kirk/horseman
Heir Hunters race to find family on one of their most valuable ever cases. When an NHS pathologist passes away, the search leads to a family torn apart by tuberculosis. As the h ...
14-02-2018
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Series 7 - Bone/jones
Series following the work of probate researchers as they search for heirs of people who have died without a will. The team begin working the estate of a retired policeman.
29-07-2014
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Series 7 - Godfrey/pumfrey
Series following the teams who trace heirs to unclaimed estates. The frantic search for heirs to a newly-advertised estate reveals a family member who made lace for Queen Victoria.
28-07-2014
BBC 1
Series 9: 14. Cole/lee
The team go to amazing lengths to find the relations of a man from Ealing. The cases uncover a connection to a serial killer arrested by the Metropolitan Police and an American ...
12-03-2015
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Series 12: 6. Gibb/heavens
Michael Buerk follows the heir hunters as they take on a very valuable estate. Alexander Gibb left behind not one, but two valuable properties and the search for his heirs uncov ...
26-08-2019
BBC 1