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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 10 Reversions

Alison Vann

Matt Gordon

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Heir Hunters: Series 10 Reversions: Episode 16: Harris/Palmer

Episode 16

Episode 16: Harris/Palmer

Series 10 Reversions

Harris/Palmer

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 10 Reversions, Harris/Palmer

Emotional heirs learn how their father's deeds made him one of WWII's silent heroes.

Series following the work of probate researchers. It is an emotional journey for heirs who learn how their father's army deeds made him one of WWII's silent heroes.

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 End, the team investigates an immigrant Jewish family who survived the horrors of Europe to endure the devastation of London in the blitz.

In Hatfield, Hertfordshire, one of the firms' travelling researchers struggles to find any clues from neighbours about a retired factory worker whose father survived a WWI prisoner-of-war camp. When the family tree begins to grow, it is an emotional journey for heirs who learn how their father's heroic army deeds made him one of WWII's silent heroes.

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Series following the work of probate researchers. Contains revised repeats.

Series following specialist companies who compete against each other to trace heirs to unclaimed estates. Contains revised repeats.

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