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Jun 2007 - present

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Best Episodes of Heir Hunters

  • Drinkwater/Neaves

    S5 Ep17

    7.0

    15th Mar 2011

    The case of Edward Drinkwater is a sad tale of two brothers who died within hours of each other. It's an unusual situation for the Heir Hunters but they get straight to the task of trying to find living relatives. Winifried Neaves is another name that appears on the unclaimed estates list and the hunters make swift work of building up her family tree and finding heirs. But then, out of the blue, a will is found.

  • Walton/Sturm

    S5 Ep16

    7.0

    14th Mar 2011

    Avid cricket fan Cecil Walton died in Durham in 2010 leaving no will. It's now up to the heir hunters to find relatives who can inherit his estimated 100,000 pound estate. The Heir Hunters also look at the case of Gustav Sturm a German who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and never left. Gustav's family knew little of how he had been forced to fight for the German army in some of the bloodiest battles of the second world war. Plus, details of three unsolved cases.

  • Luckarift/Paine

    S5 Ep15

    7.0

    11th Mar 2011

    The team looks into the estate of Edward Luckarift who died in North Wales and, during the 1960s, worked as a scriptwriter on the BBC programme That Was The Week That Was. Diana Paine was the daughter of a car salesman and when the Second World War broke out she was one of the thousands of women who joined the war effort, becoming a driver for the Kent fire service.

Worst Episodes of Heir Hunters

  • Porter/Hunt

    S4 Ep10

    7.0

    29th Jan 2010

    Margaret Porter passed away in June 2008. A shy and reclusive woman, she had withdrawn herself from society when her wartime sweetheart and husband of 50 years had died a few years earlier. As the Fraser and Fraser team start to delve deeper into her story, they uncover both a reasonable legacy and a mystery they'll need to solve if they are to make any headway. The race is on to the crack the case before their competitors, but who will get to the finishing line first? Meanwhile Heir Hunters company, Hoopers, are stumped by the case of Claire Hunt. This love story sees the team chasing their own tails in an attempt to find any living relatives. But, with the case being worth more than 100,000 pounds, they can't afford to give up too easily.

  • Mooney/Sonntag

    S4 Ep15

    7.0

    5th Feb 2010

    Margaret Mooney died in East London in July 2009, aged 88. She had dedicated her life to charity work and when she passed away she left behind her a fortune in excess of 200,000 pounds. As she didn't leave a will it is now down to Fraser and Frasers to track down any living family relatives. The investigation sets Case Manager Tony Pledger's head in a spin as the family tree grows and grows. Celtic Research uncover one of their youngest heirs to date. Olive Sonntag died in 2008 in a care home on the Isle of Wight, aged 84. She left behind an estate worth an estimated 130,000 pounds, but no will. This case sees the team of heir hunters inspired to go on a journey eventually leading them to Liverpool and Olive's great niece - a 20 year old tattoo artist.

  • Greatrex/Gaweda

    S4 Ep20

    7.0

    12th Feb 2010

    This episode shows how lightning really does strike twice as the heir hunters uncover an amazing coincidence when they investigate the case of old school gent, Douglas Greatrex. He died in Birmingham in August 2009 not far from where he had lived for most of his life. As the team get to work tracking down his blood relatives, of which there are many, they come across one who makes them do a double take. They realise they have been here before and only eight months earlier. Meanwhile heir hunters from Celtic Research are looking into the case of Polish soldier, Tadeusz Gaweda, who passed away in 1991 in Forest Hill, South London. His case had remained unsolved for many years until Hector Birchwood from Celtic decided to take it on. After making some headway it isn't long before Hector's back up against a brick wall.

Heir Hunters Episode Guide

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Heir Hunters is a BBC television programme focusing on attempts to find missing or unknown heirs, entitled to deceased people's estates before the British Treasury lawfully collects the money. The show follows the work of Probate researchers from a number of different firms to show how the results of time-consuming research turned out. It was announced in 2011 that Heir Hunters would run in both BBC One daytime and in primetime television on BBC Two that autumn. The sixth series began at 9:15am on BBC One on 16 April 2012, it is expected BBC Two versions of these shows will air at a later date.

The best rated episodes of Heir Hunters are:
  • Drinkwater/Neaves S5E17 rated 7.0
  • Walton/Sturm S5E16 rated 7.0
  • Luckarift/Paine S5E15 rated 7.0
  • Milner/Sedgbeer S5E14 rated 7.0
  • Roberts/Belchambers S5E13 rated 7.0
  • Glanfield/Saunders S5E12 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of Heir Hunters are:
  • Porter/Hunt S4E10 rated 7.0
  • Mooney/Sonntag S4E15 rated 7.0
  • Greatrex/Gaweda S4E20 rated 7.0
  • Chapman/Moran S5E1 rated 7.0
  • Woods/Grinderbergs S5E2 rated 7.0
  • Page/Ardley S5E3 rated 7.0

The first episode of Heir Hunters aired on June 04, 2007.

The last episode of Heir Hunters aired on March 29, 2013.

There are 156 episodes of Heir Hunters.

There are 7 seasons of Heir Hunters.

Yes.

Heir Hunters is set to return for future episodes.