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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 10

Alison Vann

Matt Gordon

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Heir Hunters: Series 10: Episode 18: Sykes/Desborough

Sykes/Desborough

Episode 18

Episode 18: Sykes/Desborough

Series 10

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 10, Sykes/Desborough

The home of a retired lift attendant from Leeds is sold at auction.

Documentary series. The home of a retired lift attendant from Leeds is sold at auction and the Heir Hunters are hoping for a good profit to pass on to any heirs they can find.

The home of a retired lift attendant from Leeds goes under the hammer at auction and the Heir Hunters are hoping for a good profit to pass on to any heirs they can find. As the team unravel the family tree, they discover that one of her grandfathers rose from groom to coachman to chauffeur as horse-driven vehicles were replaced by turn-of-the-century mechanisation. 

In London, another team investigate the estate of a military man who fell in love and married an Italian girl while posted in Italy during World War II. As the search widens to find heirs, the story leads back to the UK and the deceased's childhood living in one of the UK's earliest forms of social housing, the Peabody Buildings in London.

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

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