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Series following the work of heir hunters

Series following the work of heir hunters, probate detectives looking for distant relatives of people who have died without making a will

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Heir Hunters: Series 6

Harriet Scott

Matthew Gordon

Heir Hunters: Series 6: Episode 11: Yanchuk/Gibson

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Episode 11

Episode 11: Yanchuk/Gibson

Series 6

Yanchuk/Gibson

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 6, Yanchuk/Gibson

The heir hunters try to crack the case of Brian Yanchuk, who died in 2004.

Series following the work of probate researchers. The heir hunters try to solve the case of Brian Yanchuk, who died in Milton Keynes in 2004, uncovering a rich family history.

The heir hunters try to crack the case of Brian Yanchuk, who died in Milton Keynes in 2004. His unusual name uncovers a family history that stretches from 19th century Canada to the battlefields of World War II. And investigations into the estate of Alexander Gibson reveal a family secret. Was Ethel really Alexander's aunt? 

All this and details of three more unclaimed estates. Could you be an heir?

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