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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Thursday, November 12

12:56am Long Lost Family On now ‘Series 8, Episode 2’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 12:56am, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 46 minutes

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‘Series 8, Episode 2’

Two stories of new beginnings: a woman separated from her mother because of a tragic twist of fate; and our first transgender searcher, desperate to know if their birth mother will accept them.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 2

4:44pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 3’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:44pm, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 46 minutes

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‘Series 8, Episode 3’

Two stories shaped by moments from British history: a family torn apart by the birth of a war time baby and a daughter given up against a backdrop of racism.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 3

Friday, November 13

12:39am Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 3’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 12:39am, Fri, 13 Nov 2026 · 47 minutes

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‘Series 8, Episode 3’

Two stories shaped by moments from British history: a family torn apart by the birth of a war time baby and a daughter given up against a backdrop of racism.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 3

4:45pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 4’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:45pm, Fri, 13 Nov 2026 · 46 minutes

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‘Series 8, Episode 4’

Two women looking for answers to questions that have haunted them for decades: a woman who made a discovery as a teenager that changed her life and a mother longing to find the son she felt she let down.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 4

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

12:20am Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 5’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 12:20am, Tue, 17 Nov 2026 · 47 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

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