The Secrets in My Family - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
In the opening episode Alex uses DNA technology & genealogy experts to help newly engaged Kirsty look for the father missing from her life for 20 years – but does he want to be found?
Meanwhile M People drummer, Andrew, is looking for his biological father after a shock revelation from his parents turned his world upside down. Also, Fifi and John tell their tale of a family secret kept from them for 30 years.
Episode 2
In this episode, Alex uses DNA technology and genealogy experts to help Reverend Kes to look for the half siblings she has thought about for 40 years, but having rejected her once will they want to meet? And can she help London Brand Director Alan find his sperm donor father and put an end to a lifetime of wondering? Two sisters also tell the tale of the secret family revealed when their mysterious father died.
Episode 3
Alex Jones uses DNA technology & genealogy experts to help 25 year old artist Hollie look for the father who left under a dark cloud before she was born; did he turn his life around and will he want to meet? And when she helps new father Richard to finally approach his little sister Keisha, Alex has to deliver some potentially devastating news. We also hear from a woman whose determination to unlock a family secret finally paid off.
Episode 4
In this episode of the family history series, Alex Jones uses DNA technology and genealogy to help sisters Lauren and Paige look for their secret half-brother. But will he want to be found? In Bognor Regis, 72-year-old Maureen hasn't seen her older sister Beryl since she disappeared from her life when they were children. Can Alex find Beryl and fill in the missing pieces after all this time? Plus, two sisters also tell the tale of the secret family revealed when their mysterious father died.
Episode 5
North Londoner Ayshah has been asked by her 82-year-old dad to track down one of his eight children, who has been missing from his life for over 40 years. Using DNA technology and genealogy experts, presenter Alex Jones helps her on the search. Meanwhile Essex businessman Chris has just found out, at the age of 38, that the man he called dad is not his real father – now he's throwing everything at it to unlock the secrets of his past and won't rest until he gets answers. Also, Alex looks at how a man found in a cinema at one-week-old used DNA to track down his biological family.
Episode 6
Alex Jones uses DNA technology and genealogy experts to help Reverend Kes look for the half siblings she has thought about for 40 years, but having rejected her once will they want to meet?
Meanwhile can Alex help London Brand Director Alan, find his sperm donor father and put an end to a lifetime of wondering? Also, what is life like when the search is over - is life with a dad how 24-year-old Kirsty imagined it? And have Reverend Kes and her new found half-siblings healed old wounds?
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