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Heir Hunters

Factual: Money

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

Heir Hunters: Series 9

Sophie Galt

Matthew Gordon

John Widdup

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Heir Hunters: Series 9: Episode 6: Kettle/Sproat

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Kettle/Sproat

Episode 6

Episode 6: Kettle/Sproat

Series 9

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 9, Kettle/Sproat

The heir hunters reveal the heroic tale of WWII minesweepers.

Series following the work of probate researchers. The heir hunters investigate the life and work of a published Glaswegian author who had lost all contact with his family.

One firm takes a trip to the home of a Norwich newspaper man and uncovers a previously unknown pension payout of £30,000 - received just months before he died. Their research reveals the heroic tale of WWII minesweepers.

On another case, the heir hunters investigate the life and work of a published Glaswegian author who had lost all contact with his family. Plus, details of unclaimed estates where heirs still need to be found.

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Series following the work of probate researchers.

Series following specialist companies who compete against each other to trace heirs to unclaimed estates

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