Long Lost Family TV Showtimes

Long Lost Family (2016)

Based on the successful British show of the same name, this heart-warming and unique series offers help to Australian family members who have been plagued with problems in their search for estranged family members.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2016, Real Life

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Monday, November 16

4:44pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 5’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:44pm, Mon, 16 Nov 2026 · 45 minutes

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‘Series 8, Episode 5’

Two stories about a man and a woman, each looking for their birth mother. Our second story is on behalf of a man longing to find his birth mother after more than fifty years apart.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 5

Tuesday, November 17

12:19am Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 5’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 12:19am, Tue, 17 Nov 2026 · 48 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 8, Episode 5’

Two stories about a man and a woman, each looking for their birth mother. Our second story is on behalf of a man longing to find his birth mother after more than fifty years apart.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 5

4:43pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 6’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:43pm, Tue, 17 Nov 2026 · 47 minutes

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‘Series 8, Episode 6’

An extraordinary double search within one family: a sister looking for her brother Keith to tell him the truth about their father, and a further search with Keith to find out more about the birth mother he never knew.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 6

Wednesday, November 18

1:06am Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 6’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 1:06am, Wed, 18 Nov 2026 · 47 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 8, Episode 6’

An extraordinary double search within one family: a sister looking for her brother Keith to tell him the truth about their father, and a further search with Keith to find out more about the birth mother he never knew.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 6

4:44pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 9, Episode 1’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:44pm, Wed, 18 Nov 2026 · 46 minutes

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‘Series 9, Episode 1’

An incredible story that previously hit the headlines, following one woman's search into her past which reveals layers of family that she never knew existed.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 9 Episode 1

Thursday, November 19

1:01am Long Lost Family ‘Series 9, Episode 1’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 1:01am, Thu, 19 Nov 2026 · 48 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 9, Episode 1’

An incredible story that previously hit the headlines, following one woman's search into her past which reveals layers of family that she never knew existed.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 9 Episode 1

4:44pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 9, Episode 2’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:44pm, Thu, 19 Nov 2026 · 47 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 9, Episode 2’

A story of missed opportunity: a brother and sister both longing to find each other but both too scared to make the first move; and our eldest searcher yet, an 83-year old mother desperate to find her missing daughter.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 9 Episode 2

Friday, November 20

12:40am Long Lost Family ‘Series 9, Episode 2’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 12:40am, Fri, 20 Nov 2026 · 48 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 9, Episode 2’

A story of missed opportunity: a brother and sister both longing to find each other but both too scared to make the first move; and our eldest searcher yet, an 83-year old mother desperate to find her missing daughter.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 9 Episode 2

4:44pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 9, Episode 3’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:44pm, Fri, 20 Nov 2026 · 45 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 9, Episode 3’

We follow our first ever celebrity searcher - KT Tunstall - as she tries to find her birth father. And two siblings searching for the birth mother they were separated from in the '60s, against a backdrop of social prejudice.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 9 Episode 3

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