Series following the work of probate researchers. The team struggle to solve one of their trickier cases, but help comes in the form of some keen amateur genealogists.
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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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
Series 7 - Llangennech/carson
Series following the work of probate researchers. The search for heirs to a Welsh school site reveals a surprising connection to a former president of the USA.
09-07-2014
BBC 1
25/09/2016
Series which follows the work of teams of probate detectives, who track down missing family members of people who have died without making a will.
25-09-2016
BBC 1
Series 10 Reversions: 16. Harris/palmer
Both hunts have a tough time on the front line uncovering long forgotten tales of families reshaped by world conflicts. In a case with its roots planted firmly in London's East ...
15-02-2018
BBC 1
Series 7 - Coates/slack
Series following the work of probate researchers. As the team race to find heirs to a recently advertised unclaimed estate, they discover a surprise connection in Malta.
16-07-2014
BBC 1