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Heir Hunters

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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

Michael Buerk

Alison Vann

Lindsay Bradbury

Tim Quicke

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Heir Hunters: Series 12: Episode 1: Barker/Rowlinson

Barker/Rowlinson

Episode 1

Episode 1: Barker/Rowlinson

Series 12

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 12, Barker/Rowlinson

Michael Buerk and the heir hunters uncover a secret stash and a huge family tree.

Series following the work of probate researchers. An unexpected discovery in the case of postman Melvin Barker leads to a potential windfall.

Michael Buerk follows the work of genealogy detectives as they race to find heirs to unclaimed fortunes. 

Retired postman Melvin Barker may have appeared to have led a modest life, but an unexpected discovery means he could have been a secret millionaire with a vast fortune to pass on to his forgotten family. In searching for beneficiaries to his estate, the heir hunters also uncover a tragedy in the family, after discovering an uncle who worked as a trawlerman was part of the crew of a ship which went missing at sea, leaving its 16 sailors presumed dead. 

Meanwhile, there is also the tricky case of Trevor Rawlinson where some good old-fashioned detective work by the heir hunters reveals a huge family tree.

Heir Hunters: Series 12

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