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

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Heir Hunters: Series 12: Episode 9: Evans/Pilmoor

Evans/Pilmoor

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Episode 9: Evans/Pilmoor

Series 12

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Michael Buerk and the Heir Hunters take on the high-value estate of Richard Thomas Evans.

Michael Buerk and the Heir Hunters take on Richard Thomas Evans' valuable estate, and Wallace Pilmoor's case leads the team to uncover a family history in the chocolate industry.

There is tough competition for the high-value estate of Richard Thomas Evans, so Michael Buerk and the team have to pool all their resources to stay on track. They uncover a war hero who died in a tragic accident, and an unexpected twist at the end of their search turns everything on its head. 

Plus the high-value case of Wallace Pilmoor reveals how chocolate transformed the lives and fortunes of a whole community, while the family was hit with the tragic infant deaths of three of Wallace's cousins.

Heir Hunters: Series 12

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