Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Foundlings are people abandoned as babies, often in the first hours and days of their lives. Born without trace, with no identifying information, they have had no way of unlocking the secrets of their past. But in this new ground-breaking documentary series, presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, the team behind Long Lost Family combine the latest DNA technology with painstaking detective work, to enable four foundlings to finally uncover their identities.

Series details

• Title: Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2019-02-25
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 48191

Cast and credited roles

• Nicky Campbell — Nicky Campbell
• Davina McCall — Davina McCall

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-02-25; final listed air date 2019-02-25; episode order: 1.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-06-01; final listed air date 2020-07-27; episode order: 2.
• Season 3: premiered 2021-05-24; final listed air date 2021-09-14; episode order: 3.
• Season 4: premiered 2022-05-23; final listed air date 2022-05-25; episode order: 3.
• Season 5: premiered 2023-06-26; final listed air date 2023-06-28; episode order: 3.
• Season 6: premiered 2024-06-10; final listed air date 2024-06-24; episode order: 3.
• Season 7: premiered 2025-06-18; final listed air date 2025-07-02; episode order: 3.
• Season 8: premiered 2026-08-03; final listed air date 2026-08-24.

Source and licence

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