Long Lost Family: What Happened Next: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Since Long Lost Family began four years ago, the series has reunited over 100 people with their long lost relatives. But the reunion is just the beginning, and in Long Lost Family: What Happened Next, the programme revisits nine of the most extraordinary searches, to find out what happened after the families were reunited. Presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, the series will discover how these remarkable reunions have transformed people's lives, and what it's like to build a relationship with a family member after a lifetime apart.

Series details

• Title: Long Lost Family: What Happened Next
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-09-09
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24347
• IMDb ID: tt4025760
• TVDB ID: 285662

Cast and credited roles

• Davina McCall — Presenter
• Nicky Campbell — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-09-09; final listed air date 2014-10-14; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-05-09; final listed air date 2017-05-23; episode order: 3.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-06-11; final listed air date 2018-06-25; episode order: 3.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-07-29; final listed air date 2019-10-28; episode order: 3.
• Season 5: premiered 2020-07-06; final listed air date 2020-07-20; episode order: 3.
• Season 6: premiered 2021-04-15; final listed air date 2021-05-27; episode order: 2.
• Season 7: premiered 2022-08-08; final listed air date 2022-08-22; episode order: 3.
• Season 8: premiered 2023-04-04; final listed air date 2023-04-20; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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