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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 19: Copley/Hoyle

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Episode 19: Copley/Hoyle

Copley/Hoyle

BBC One - Heir Hunters, Series 12, Copley/Hoyle

Michael Buerk and the team bring a family together and trace heirs to a £70,000 estate.

The hunt for Joyce Copley's heirs leads to a successful blind musician. One of John Trevor Hoyle's relatives helped change the perception of guide dogs.

Michael Buerk and the team are able to help bring a family back together in the search for relatives of Joyce Copley. They discover a relative who, far from letting his blindness impede his life, became a great success because of it. Meanwhile, the case of John Trevor Hoyle reveals how a relative's career helped change public perception of disability guide dogs.

Heir Hunters: Series 12

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