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Long Lost Family – Series 2 Episode 7


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 1 Jun 2012 15:38 : long lost family tv : 0 comments : 4956 views

Last night we saw the last episode in the series of Long Lost Family and what an emotional one it was. Firstly we heard the story of James, who found out the person he believed to be his real dad was actually only his mum's boyfriend. He always wondered why he had a different surname to his dad and that's when alarm bells started ringing. When his dad left home and split up from him mum, that's when unanswered questions needed answers.


Long Lost Family – Series 2 Episode 6


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 25 May 2012 16:53 : long lost family tv : 2 comments : 8046 views

Anne Clegg is 48 and a mother of three but she has always wanted to find her birth mother and has been looking for nearly 20 years without success. She was only 6 weeks old when her mother gave her up for adoption to a couple who lived in Essex.


Long Lost Family – Series 2 Episode 5


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 21 May 2012 19:06 : long lost family tv : 0 comments : 4763 views

After a week's break Long Lost Family returned to our screens this week. It was another episode that tugged at the heart strings where two people were both looking for their parents. First of all we meet Bridget. She had no idea that she had been adopted until the age of 11. She was at an interview at a local boarding school and her mother turned to the House Master and told him that Bridget had been adopted. She had simply presumed that Bridget had already worked it out for herself.


Long Lost Family – Series 2 Episode 4


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 8 May 2012 18:49 : long lost family tv : 0 comments : 7088 views

Did you see the fourth episode of Long Lost Family on Thursday? It featured two very different but extremely emotional stories.


Long Lost Family – Series 2 Episode 3


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 27 Apr 2012 16:04 : long lost family tv : 2 comments : 6701 views

Did you miss episode 3 of Long Lost Family, or need a refresh? It was another great watch, so here's a quick recap. In last night's episode Peter Arundel and Maureen Saville were both searching for their birth mothers.


Long Lost Family – Series 2 Episode 2


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 20 Apr 2012 10:27 : long lost family tv : 0 comments : 4493 views

The second episode of series proved to be another emotional one. We followed two very different stories this week. First of all we met Brenda. She fell pregnant and moved to a Mother and Baby home when she was 3 months gone. She lived there with her daughter Joanne until she was 6 weeks old. Sadly keeping the baby wasn’t an option for Brenda and so she had no choice but to give her up for adoption.


Long Lost Family – Series 2 Episode 1


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 13 Apr 2012 10:27 : long lost family tv : 0 comments : 6607 views

This week saw the return of ITV1 series Long Lost Family, and the first episode proved to be the emotional rollercoaster reunion we had hoped for. Taking me from a state of sadness and sympathy to one of joy and happiness as the relatives are reunited and I reach for yet another tissue to dry the stream of tears running down my face.


Long Lost Family - 12th May 2011


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 12 May 2011 17:00 : long lost family tv : 1 comment : 8307 views

This week's Long Lost Family focused on two women born to unmarried mothers in the 1960's. Back then having a child out of wedlock was perceived as a "dirty secret". Sarah Gayle and Laura McCarthy have both spent a lifetime searching for their mothers and the Long Lost Family team helped them with their search.


Long Lost Family - Another amazing episode!


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 6 May 2011 17:00 : long lost family tv : 1 comment : 8084 views

Another amazing episode of Long Lost family last night on ITV1.


Long Lost Family - 28th April 2011


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 28 Apr 2011 17:00 : long lost family tv : 0 comments : 6923 views

The second programme of Long Lost Family on Thursday 28th April was incredibly emotional from beginning to end.