Long Lost Family: The Mother And Baby Home Scandal | Preview (ITV1)

For fifteen years the BAFTA-winning television series Long Lost Family, has reunited relatives after years of separation. Having recently highlighted the plight of British and Spanish mothers, whose babies were born under General Franco’s reign, Long Lost Family is turning their attention to the UK’s Mother and Baby Homes.

As well as investigating the treatment of unmarried pregnant women and the adoption of their babies across four decades – from 1949 to 1976 – the team will work with Consultant Social Worker, Ariel Bruce, to bring together surviving mothers and their grown-up children.

Ariel is a qualified and highly experienced social worker who has worked with people who have been affected by adoption and those wishing to trace family since 1985.

A spokesperson for the show said, “Around a quarter of the stories across our series since it began fifteen years ago have involved people who stayed in, gave birth in, or were placed for adoption from mother and baby homes. However, we have never made a programme that focusses solely on such stories. It feels like the right moment to do so.”

Davina McCall, who presents the popular series alongside journalist Nicky Campbell, said, “These women’s stories are a forgotten part of our history. It’s vital that we help mothers searching for answers before it’s too late.”

Long Lost Family: The Mother And Baby Home Scandal begins Wednesday 3rd September on ITV1.