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Heir Hunters

Season 7 2013

  • 2013-03-04T11:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 45m
  • 15h (20 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
The work of a firm of Probate investigators, Fraser & Fraser, who trace surviving family members when somebody dies intestate so they can claim the cash before HM Treasury does.

20 episodes

Season Premiere

2013-03-04T11:00:00Z

7x01 Wilcock/Bone

Season Premiere

7x01 Wilcock/Bone

  • 2013-03-04T11:00:00Z45m

The team search for relatives of a mysterious man who travelled the world and rubbed shoulders with some remarkable people, all of which raises an intriguing question; was he in fact a spy?

The heir hunters also look into the estate of a lady whose family made their living on the railways

2013-03-05T11:00:00Z

7x02 Clark/Meaby

7x02 Clark/Meaby

  • 2013-03-05T11:00:00Z45m

Heir Hunters finally solve a 20-year-old case, and along the way reveal the story of a heroic pilot in the family who died in the final days of World War II.

And when BBC weatherman Michael Fish learns he is the heir to an unclaimed estate, he goes on a journey of discovery through his family history

2013-03-06T11:00:00Z

7x03 Llangennech/Carson

7x03 Llangennech/Carson

  • 2013-03-06T11:00:00Z45m

The search for heirs to a Welsh school site reveals a surprising connection to a former president of the USA. And the heir hunters embark on some Irish research as they search for relatives of a Liverpudlian lady

2013-03-07T11:00:00Z

7x04 Fraser/Chainey

7x04 Fraser/Chainey

  • 2013-03-07T11:00:00Z45m

When a former member of the Royal College of Surgeons dies without leaving a will, the race is on to try and find his heirs. The heir hunters also look back at the case of a lady whose father was a celebrity in the world of pigeon fancying.

2013-03-08T11:00:00Z

7x05 Holt/Epstein

7x05 Holt/Epstein

  • 2013-03-08T11:00:00Z45m

It is a busy day in the offices of the heir hunters as they try to track down relatives of a man whose family were involved in the textile trade. And the fascinating story of Jewish artist Jehuda Epstein, whose paintings were among thousands of artworks plundered by the Nazis in World War II. Now, though, one of Epstein's paintings is ready to be returned to his heirs.

2013-03-11T11:00:00Z

7x06 Paine/Birchall

7x06 Paine/Birchall

  • 2013-03-11T11:00:00Z45m

A new heir comes to light on a case the heir hunters thought was complete, plus a remarkable story of wartime aviation is revealed. Meanwhile, the heir on another estate tries to learn more about her deceased cousin, a chess champion and radical playwright.

2013-03-12T11:00:00Z

7x07 Hooper/Woodall

7x07 Hooper/Woodall

  • 2013-03-12T11:00:00Z45m

The team face a race against time to find living relatives of a man whose father was a magician. Plus, how the heir hunters were able to tell a family about an aunt they never knew they had.

2013-03-13T11:00:00Z

7x08 Coates/Slack

7x08 Coates/Slack

  • 2013-03-13T11:00:00Z45m

As the team race to find heirs to a recently advertised unclaimed estate, they discover a surprise connection in Malta. Plus, the story of a Lincolnshire family who were divided by agricultural hardship and ended up living on opposite sides of the world.

2013-03-14T11:00:00Z

7x09 Smith/Amanet

7x09 Smith/Amanet

  • 2013-03-14T11:00:00Z45m

The estate of a man called Smith causes real headaches for the heir hunters, but can they crack the case ahead of the competition? Plus, the moving story of a man whose troubled childhood led him to become estranged from his adoptive family.

2013-03-15T11:00:00Z

7x10 Hammond/Thorne

7x10 Hammond/Thorne

  • 2013-03-15T11:00:00Z45m

The team take on a huge case which has them searching far and wide for rightful heirs. Plus, a family separated by wartime evacuation are reunited thanks to the work of the heir hunters.

2013-03-18T11:00:00Z

7x11 Young/Davenport

7x11 Young/Davenport

  • 2013-03-18T11:00:00Z45m

The team are working against the clock to find heirs of a man whose family worked for London Underground during the Blitz. Plus, how investigations into one unclaimed estate revealed the story of a pioneering aviation engineer who helped design the remarkable Lysander plane.

2013-03-19T11:00:00Z

7x12 Couzens/Malhotra

7x12 Couzens/Malhotra

  • 2013-03-19T11:00:00Z45m

A newly advertised unclaimed estate causes frustration for the heir hunters as they try and find living relatives ahead of the competition. Plus, the mysterious case of a lady who left her native Ireland in the 1950s and was never heard of again until she died leaving behind an estate worth £1.7 million.

2013-03-20T11:00:00Z

7x13 Hall/Morris

7x13 Hall/Morris

  • 2013-03-20T11:00:00Z45m

The team grapple with an estate where a series of wills takes them back to the late 19th century. Plus, when a well respected vicar passes away in Surrey the search takes the team back to Middlesbrough and its remarkable steelmaking history.

2013-03-21T11:00:00Z

7x14 Pinner/Kennar

7x14 Pinner/Kennar

  • 2013-03-21T11:00:00Z45m

The team are in for a surprise when they discover two unclaimed estates in the same family. Plus, how an heir hunt revealed a remarkable story of Antarctic exploration.

2013-03-22T11:00:00Z

7x15 Squirell/Stewart

7x15 Squirell/Stewart

  • 2013-03-22T11:00:00Z45m

As the team struggle to solve one of their trickier cases, help comes along the way from some keen amateur genealogists. Plus, as one of the team celebrates retirement, research into the estate of a Scottish lady reveals two generations of coachmen who worked during the dawn of the motoring age.

2013-03-25T11:00:00Z

7x16 Godfrey/Pumfrey

7x16 Godfrey/Pumfrey

  • 2013-03-25T11:00:00Z45m

The frantic search for heirs to a newly advertised estate reveals a family member who made lace for Queen Victoria. And two sisters go on a journey of discovery after finding out that they are heirs to a lady they had never heard of.

2013-03-26T11:00:00Z

7x17 Bone/Jones

7x17 Bone/Jones

  • 2013-03-26T11:00:00Z45m

It's all hands on deck when the team begin working the £1.3 million estate of a retired policeman. And the story of an investigation that took the heir hunters all the way to the emerald isle.

2013-03-27T11:00:00Z

7x18 Konieczny/Wilkinson

7x18 Konieczny/Wilkinson

  • 2013-03-27T11:00:00Z45m

When a much-loved lady dies without leaving a will, the heir hunters begin the search for her relative and soon discover that her husband was a World War Two meteorologist. An heir hunt that went all the way to Australia reveals the story of mass emigration, thanks to the 'ten pound pom' campaign.

2013-03-28T11:00:00Z

7x19 Wall/Sharman

7x19 Wall/Sharman

  • 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z45m

The heir hunting team investigate the case of a lady who led a glamorous life, filled with international travel and adventure. And the story of an East End couple who chose to raise their disabled daughter at a time when conventional wisdom was to give them up for adoption.

Season Finale

2013-03-29T11:00:00Z

7x20 Daly/Harrington

Season Finale

7x20 Daly/Harrington

  • 2013-03-29T11:00:00Z45m

When a man who had become estranged from his family dies without a will, it's up to the heir hunters to try and trace living relatives. And one heir goes on a journey of discovery to fill in the pieces of his late cousin's secret Cold War involvement

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