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 9

4:45pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 7, Episode 5’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:45pm, Mon, 9 Nov 2026 · 45 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 7, Episode 5’

This week two lives overshadowed by the past: a man searching for the brother given up after a wartime affair, and a woman longing to understand the reasons behind her adoption.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2017, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 7 Episode 5

Tuesday, November 10

12:15am Long Lost Family ‘Series 7, Episode 5’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 12:15am, Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · 47 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 7, Episode 5’

This week two lives overshadowed by the past: a man searching for the brother given up after a wartime affair, and a woman longing to understand the reasons behind her adoption.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2017, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 7 Episode 5

4:44pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 1’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:44pm, Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · 46 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 8, Episode 1’

Two of our youngest ever searchers, looking for their birth family. A man whose last contact with his father was when he was six and a woman whose life was transported from Bogota when she was given up for adoption.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 1

Wednesday, November 11

1:04am Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 1’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 1:04am, Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 48 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 8, Episode 1’

Two of our youngest ever searchers, looking for their birth family. A man whose last contact with his father was when he was six and a woman whose life was transported from Bogota when she was given up for adoption.

Chrissie Swan, Anh Do

Series, 2018, Australia, English, Real Life, Season 8 Episode 1

4:44pm Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 2’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 4:44pm, Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 45 minutes

REPEAT

‘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

Thursday, November 12

12:57am Long Lost Family ‘Series 8, Episode 2’ ABC TVABC TV HD

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 12:57am, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 46 minutes

REPEAT

‘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

REPEAT

‘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

REPEAT

‘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

REPEAT

‘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

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