Long Lost Family (AU)

Story one goes back over 40 years when a holiday romance at Phillip Island in the 1970s led to a young woman was forced to hide her pregnancy and give up her child for adoption. Having met her mother at the age of 20, now 36 year old Emma is hoping to meet her father, Ken. Investigator Julia Robson, is shown asking Phillip Island locals if they remember names, before heading to the State Library of Victoria for archival records. Chrissie Swan meets Ken living in Darwin and is very keen to hear about his long lost daughter. Each participant is presented with a letter from their missing family member. Story two encounters two separated sisters, Alanna & Sian, who were the offspring of a music roadie and their mum. One had only recently learned she even had a sister. Chrissie & Anh hear the backstories and pass on the letters before the reunions take place.

28-year-old Shane, who was adopted out at birth, yearns to find the birth mother he never knew. And Colin, 68, is on a quest to find his estranged son, who he hasn't seen for over four decades.

Chrissie Swan and Anh Do will guide and support 42-year-old Terri King, a terminally-ill woman running out of time to find the mother who thought adoption was her daughter's only chance at a decent life.

Debbie is determined to find her father after learning that her mother is terminally ill. Plus, Trevor searches for his birth mother who gave him up for adoption when he was just a baby.

A 76-year-old man searches for the daughter he abandoned at a tragic time of grief. Meanwhile, 69-year-old Patricia searches for the daughter she gave up when she was a teenager.

21-year-old Tiffany searches for her half brother & sister on behalf of her mother Catherine. With only a hospital bracelet and a box of photos, 20-year-old Shantelle, searches for her older sister.

Forty-nine-year-old Susan searches for her biological mother Brenda. Meanwhile, 45-year-old Natalieann longs to reconnect with her father Bill who she has not spoken to for 24 years.

Forty-seven-year-old Amanda searches for her biological mother after the passing of her adoptive parents. Meanwhile, 53-year-old Jenny tries to track down her birth mother to understand why she was given up.