Heir HuntersStaffel 7
A series that follows the work of UK Probate Investigation companies, who trace surviving family members when somebody dies intestate to help them claim the deceased's estate before HM Treasury claims it.
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20 Folgen
- Wilcock/BoneF1
Wilcock/BoneThe 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 - Holt/EpsteinF5
Holt/EpsteinIt 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. - Young/DavenportF11
Young/DavenportThe 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. - Couzens/MalhotraF12
Couzens/MalhotraA 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. - Squirell/StewartF15
Squirell/StewartAs 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. - Konieczny/WilkinsonF18
Konieczny/WilkinsonWhen 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. - Wall/SharmanF19
Wall/SharmanThe 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.