The Secrets Families Kept for Decades | Heir Hunters

A twin no one ever mentioned. A runaway marriage that made the front pages. A will that turned out not to count. Seven complete cases from Season 8 where tracing the heirs meant uncovering what families had kept quiet: a mum's twin, a Wren and the sister her family believed had gone to Australia, a man adopted as a child and his Bermuda past, a secret that took 20 years to solve, an actress and a Gretna Green elopement, an invalid will, and an heir learning about the grandfather he never knew. Heir Hunters follows the probate researchers racing to trace the rightful heirs to unclaimed estates, before the money passes to the Crown as bona vacantia. Every case here comes from Season 8, first shown on BBC One in 2014. Could you be a missing heir? Tell us your family's story in the comments. ▶ Subscribe for new full episodes every week ▶ Watch every Season 8 episode in the playlist Chapters 0:00 The twin no one mentioned (S8 Ep10) 19:26 The Wren and the 'Australian' sister (S8 Ep10) 37:48 Adopted, with a Bermuda past (S8 Ep9) 54:37 The secret that took 20 years to solve (S8 Ep16) 1:11:43 The actress and the Gretna Green elopement (S8 Ep12) 1:32:54 The will that didn't count (S8 Ep14) 1:53:19 The grandfather he never knew (S8 Ep8) #HeirHunters #FamilySecrets #MissingHeir #Inheritance #UnclaimedEstates #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #BonaVacantia #LongLostFamily #FamilyTree #RealStories #TrueStories #BBCDocumentary #UKDocumentary