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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 5

John Widdup

Matthew Gordon

Heir Hunters: Series 5: Episode 5: Thomas/Koshevnikova

Factual: Life Stories

Episode 5

Episode 5: Thomas/Koshevnikova

Series 5

Thomas/Koshevnikova

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 5, Thomas/Koshevnikova

The team investigate the cases of Robert Thomas and Alexandra Koshevnikova.

The team investigate the case of Robert Thomas, who died leaving behind a £20,000 estate. The case is tricky as Thomas is the 9th most common surname in Britain.

Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 

Robert Thomas died in 2009, leaving behind a £20,000 estate. Thomas is the 9th most common surname in Britain, but will the team win through and ensure Robert's estate goes to relatives and not the government? 

The team also look at the estate of Alexandra Koshevnikova, who fled Russia after the revolution of 1917. She came from a wealthy background and spent months staying in the Waldorf Astoria in New York, but ended up living in Buckinghamshire teaching Russian for the British Secret Service.

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Series following the work of probate detectives.

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.

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