He could be anywhere in the world.

I hope you can find him.

[man] Why did she let me go?

I want to know.

I need to know.

My brother was my whole world.

Where is he?

[Davina] There are many reasons why people across Britain are searching for missing family.

I found out all my life is fake.

[man] What would that be like, if you never saw your child again?

Some have unsolved mysteries...

Behind every door, there's a story.

Behind that door's mine.

...others have difficult questions.

So, imagine the moment when the answer you need -is just around the corner.

-[buzzing] [Davina] I'm gonna be there in about 20 minutes.

-And the plot thickens.

-I know.

[Nicky] In this series, we uncover unexpected truths... -So this was deception?

-Yep, it was.

Mum was having an affair with somebody, and he wasn't Black.

...find people that no one else could trace... We have found your brother.

No way!

[laughs] ...and reunite families after a lifetime apart.

Just shows you that miracles still happen in this day and age.

[music fades] [Davina] In 2017, 68-year-old Jacinta Hickey contacted Long Lost Family.

Her application was recorded on video.

My name is Jacinta Hickey.

Um, I'm looking for my brother, whose name was Paul.

I don't know what happened to him.

I still think about him and just think, "What became of him?"

[sighs] And I'd like him to know that I exist.

[Davina] But while we were still working on Jacinta's case, tragedy struck.

[woman] About quarter to 10 that evening, I received a call from my mum, and she was very short of breath and managed to just say, "Asthma."

When I got to her house, she was unconscious and not breathing, on the floor.

[sniffs] As a midwife, I'm obviously trained to do CPR.

Um...

But, um, you never expect to have to do it on your mum.

Before she died, she wanted to find her brother.

It was my mum's final wish.

[keyboard clacking] Jacinta's daughter, Claire Thomson, has now taken up the search on her mother's behalf.

[Claire] This is a copy of Paul's original birth certificate that Mum must have requested.

So, he could be anywhere in the world.

He could be anywhere in the world.

All Claire knows is that her mum's brother's birth name was Paul Richard Amurun, and that he was adopted.

[Claire] Was he loved by the parents who adopted him?

Has he had a nice life?

Is he happy?

Does he know he's adopted?

I need to know.

I hope you can find him.

[Claire] So do I.

To find out more about the circumstances surrounding her uncle Paul's adoption, Claire's going back to the neighborhood where her mum's family were living at the time.

[keyboard clacking] -Hello... -Hey, Auntie.

[aunt] It's nice to see you.

Claire is visiting her Aunt Sandra, one of Jacinta's five younger sisters.

You remember this picture, right, of my mum and pops?

[Claire] Yeah.

My Nan and Granddad.

Patricia and Thomson.

[Sandra] Thomson and my mum, they got married, then they had your mum, Jacinta.

-Uh-huh.

-Then Mum had Paul.

-[Claire] Is this Paul?

-Yes.

Looking at Paul's picture, he is very white.

Do... Mum was having an affair with somebody.

[Claire] Yeah.

-And he wasn't Black.

-No.

[Sandra] It was gonna be really hard for Thomson to try to raise Paul.

It just wasn't allowed for a Black man to raise a white child.

[Claire] Mm-hmm.

So, this is what I was told.

That's why he was given up for adoption.

It doesn't even bear thinking about, does it?

[Sandra] No.

He wasn't just given up just because he wasn't wanted.

-He was wanted.

-It's so sad.

-But Jacinta, she was there.

-Yeah.

-She bonded with him.

-Yeah.

-Do you know what I mean?

-Yeah.

And the fact that she was so desperate to find him, um, I feel that I need to continue that quest.

[Sandra] Yeah.

Jacinta's whole family are behind her search, from her sisters in America, who've attempted to find Paul, to her son, Michael, in the UK.

And as Claire and Sandra take up the mantle, they're watching Jacinta's application video for the first time.

[Jacinta] I'm looking for my brother, whose name was Paul.

I'd just like him to know that I'm here.

I always have been here, and I've been trying to find him.

Oh, bless her.

[crying] I get very emotional.

Mmm.

It's okay.

[Claire crying] I miss her.

I need to try everything I can to... to find Paul, to finish what my mum started.

And if I can make that happen, then I will.

All the regs have been completed.

[Nicky] Our intermediaries discover that Paul had been officially adopted by a couple in London called Hugh and Beatrice McGill.

But they couldn't find any record showing a couple with those names living together at the time of Paul's adoption.

More digging revealed that Hugh McGill had once been married to a woman called Beatrice, but they had separated.

I found Hugh McGill in the 1952 electoral register, but he's listed with a Mary McGill.

It looked like Hugh's new partner, Mary, had pretended to be his estranged wife on the adoption paperwork.

-So, this was deception.

-Yep, it was.

In those days, you couldn't adopt unless you were a married couple.

And they were not married.

Okay.

So, Mary pretended to be his wife, and they were able to adopt.

Paul's new parents may not have been married, but we had found the right McGill family.

We reached out to extended family members, who told us that Paul had not lived in Britain for many years.

[keyboard clacking] We traced Paul to the Oeste region of Central Portugal, where he settled with his wife, Jane.

It's sad being here, about to meet Jacinta's brother, knowing that she can never get to do the same.

But, in some ways, Jacinta's wishes can still be fulfilled.

She started the search, and, thanks to her, Paul will be reconnected with his birth family.

-Hi, Paul.

-Oh, hello there.

-Nice to meet you.

Come in.

-Nice to meet you.

[Paul] Come through to the back.

[Nicky] Well, thanks for seeing me.

And I'm so sorry that we had to tell you the sad news of Jacinta's death.

What was it like when you heard that she had been looking for you?

Firstly, I probably was amazed that someone was searching for me.

When I found out Jacinta died, I found that very sad.

Tell me about where you grew up and what your adoptive family was like.

Well, I grew up in Camden, London.

My adoptive mother, her name was Mary, she was a kind person, but she died when I was about 6.

-Six?

-Yeah.

My dad was a typical man of the-- his era, and he liked going to the pub.

And all through my life, we never got on.

The only feeling of love I've had in my life is through Jane.

-Your partner?

-Yeah.

What do you know about your birth family?

Up until now, I didn't know anything.

So, your mother was Irish, Patricia Brassnahan, and she married Thompson Ameron, who was Nigerian.

-It was an interracial marriage.

-Mm.

I can imagine, in that time, she must have been a very brave young lady.

[Nicky] Mm.

They had Jacinta in 1949, and I think the marriage was on the rocks anyway, and then you were born, a white baby with a Black father, not evidently being related to you.

-So, I had to go.

-Not immediately.

You were there for several months.

-Within the family.

-Yeah.

I think because of the racial context at the time, for you to grow up, a little white boy with a Black father, that was an untenable situation back then, in the '50s.

I could imagine, but I suppose they thought, "Well, we will try," and then it didn't work-- Yeah.

Jacinta was 3 years old when you were taken for adoption, but she still had very clear memories of you.

One of the things that she wanted you to know is that you were loved.

Mm.

See, for me, I've never had that.

So, that's hard for me to process.

I have a photograph of your sister.

Oh, wow!

[laughs] She's beautiful.

It would have been nice to actually meet her.

She was a lovely lady.

Your birth mum went on to have five more daughters.

Oh, wow!

So, that's six sisters in all.

Wow!

Here's another picture of your family.

Oh, wow!

[laughs] I love it!

And they're all sisters?

[Nicky] They're all your sisters, yeah.

Wow!

I just love the hair, man!

It's brilliant.

[Nicky] After Jacinta's death, her daughter, Claire, and Jacinta's sister Sandra continued her search for you.

So, this is your sister Sandra, and this is your niece, Claire.

Sandra and Claire can't wait to meet you.

Wow!

I feel what we're doing now is a tribute to Jacinta.

She had a desire, a dream, and this is making that come true.

It is my honor, really, to do this for her.

[Davina] Before we tell Claire and Sandra that Paul has been found... we take on another search where time is of the essence.

For many adopted people, the need to be reunited with their birth mother is a deep-rooted, almost primal desire.

But, for some, that need becomes more urgent as time ticks by and fear grows that they may have left it too late.

[woman] Time is running out.

I don't know whether my mother will still be alive.

There's that little hole in your heart, um, that just can't be filled by anything else.

[keyboard clacking] -Oh, I found one of these.

-Well done.

[woman] Have a look and see if we can work out where they go.

64-year-old retired teacher Judy Kenyon is a proud mum of four and a grandmother.

-So, where-- -Yeah.

Uh, does it go here?

-Yes!

-Well done.

Brilliant.

[Judy] Another piece?

Family is very important to me.

Family's like a big hug, really.

You feel part of something, and you can love something totally unconditionally.

[boy] Oh, does it go there?

It does indeed.

Oh... [laughs] Well done!

[Judy] It does make me think about my own birth mother and whether we could have had that same bond.

[keyboard clacking] Judy was adopted when she was six months old and grew up in Shropshire with her brother, David, who was also adopted.

-[Judy] Hiya.

-Hey!

-[Judy] You all right?

-Good to see you.

-Mm.

Good journey?

-Yeah, not bad, thank you.

The siblings' adoptive mother divorced her first husband, remarried a wealthy aristocrat, and moved them all into his family home.

[Judy] Strange to be back.

-It is a bit, isn't it?

-Yeah.

[Judy] From the outside, what people could see was this wonderful façade of a fabulous home and prosperity, I suppose.

Whereas, behind closed doors, things can be... very, very different.

[David] So, you were those two bedrooms...

I was those two up there.

Father's study was there.

And dreaded room, the room we didn't go into.

My father ruled the house like you would rule the Army.

It was quite a cold house.

There wasn't much affection.

I didn't feel that I belonged.

For over 20 years, Judy and David have supported each other as they both searched for their birth families.

After your search, you found your birth parents... -Yeah.

-...and the rest of your family, -which was... -Yeah, I was very lucky.

And we get on fantastically well, and it's just completed the circle for me.

And I'm just hoping if you can find your family, it'll do the same for you.

[David laughs] Judy accessed her birth certificate, which revealed her original name, Jane, and her mother's name, Gina Masse.

[Jane] This is, uh, what I found.

Today, she's sharing everything she's discovered with her son, Michael, and daughter-in-law, Leesa.

This is my mother's marriage, which happened three years after I was born.

[Leesa] Says that her age was 22.

-So, she was... -19 there, yeah.

-19 when she had you.

-It's young, isn't it?

It is young.

[Judy] It hurts me thinking about it and how she must have felt.

Even if it was a child you didn't want, you're not going to forget that child, because you carried them, you know.

They're part of you.

And Judy's discovered something else.

The other thing I found was I have a sister.

-Got a sister?

-Wow!

-[Judy] Yeah.

-Does that say her name's Jane?

[Judy] Yeah, it is the same name that my mother gave me as well.

It's got to say that she was thinking... You think she was thinking about me?

She's got to be thinking about you, yeah.

-[Leesa] I think so.

-[Judy] Yeah.

Judy's search has taken a new direction.

It's now for her mother, Gina, and her namesake, Jane.

To think that I've actually got a sister, uh, is just-- mind-blowing.

Over the years, Judy has written to any addresses she could find in her documents associated with her birth family.

Each time I wrote, I wondered if my mother would open the letter.

One location-- a house in West London-- seemed particularly hopeful.

Her birth mother had been living there at the time she was born.

[Judy] Eventually, an owner wrote back.

They were very pleasant and wished me luck, but they didn't know her.

Judy refuses to give up.

But with no new leads, she's starting to believe that her mother may have passed away.

I'm very much aware that time is-- is running out or may have already run out.

Go on, then.

Go on, then.

Good boy!

But I need to know.

I won't give up looking for my mother.

I need to find her.

[Nicky] Our search team started with the address in West London where Gina had lived as a young woman.

I found them here on the electoral roll.

[Nicky] We discovered that Gina's parents had owned the house at the time that Judy was born.

So, what happened to them?

[woman] Given Gina's age, we were certain that her parents would have died by now.

So, we started to look for wills.

We found her father's will.

He named her in it, and it gave an address for her in the South of France.

[keyboard clacking] Judy had all but given up hope of finding her birth mother.

But she's here-- alive and well.

So, how does Gina feel about being traced?

Why couldn't she keep Judy?

And why has she never searched for her?

Gina is divorced and lives close to her three younger children, including Jane-- a sister that Judy was also looking for.

-Gina.

-Hello.

[laughs] -I'm Nicky.

-Yes.

Lovely to meet you.

-Come on in.

-Thank you so much.

-Lovely to meet you too.

-Good.

How do you feel that after nearly 65 years...

Yes.

...your daughter's come looking for you?

Very, very excited.

It's just so amazing.

I know when I got the first letter, I couldn't stop shaking.

And what have you thought over the 65 years about-- about her life?

On her birthday, I always thought of her.

Always.

-Every birthday?

-Third of October.

But other than that, I think I absolutely put it out of my mind.

It was the only way that I could... -[Nicky] Deal with it.

-...survive, I suppose, yes.

Survive.

You know, it was the only way that I could [choking up] accept it.

Mm.

-How old were you?

-19.

19.

When I first discovered that I was pregnant, Judy's father didn't want anything to do with it.

And that was it.

And I never saw him again.

So, the doctor said, "We must get hold of the adoption, uh, association immediately," and then that's what happened, as painful as it was.

And how long were you with Judy?

Two weeks.

I just have two photos.

You've got photos?

Yes.

I had nothing left of her.

It's all I had.

[cries] -Sorry.

-No, don't worry.

Can I see the photos?

Yes, of course you can.

So, where were these taken?

They were taken at the-- the mother and baby home.

[Nicky] Did you ever try to find her?

No, because I thought it might upset her if she hadn't been told that she was adopted.

And I thought that if she tried to find me, she would have found me.

'Cause my parents lived at the same address forever.

When did they leave that address?

Around about 20 years ago.

Ah.

Because Judy started her search round about then, when her adoptive mother died in 2000.

To be honest with you, Gina, Judy thought it might be too late.

That I'd be dead?

Maybe somebody up there is saying, "You've got to keep going until you find Judy."

You haven't got a picture of her?

[Nicky] I have got a picture of her.

Oh... [cries] That's lovely.

She's definitely got the look of my mother's side of the family.

[Nicky] Mmm.

I can see it there.

It's lovely.

-It's yours.

-Thank you.

We're going to meet for the first time in 65 years.

It's just such a-- such an amazing thing that I never, ever, ever thought would happen.

And now it has.

I've actually got a photo that I'm going to-- I'm going to show you.

[cries] -It's the eyes.

-It's amazing.

-[Gina] She's definitely-- -[Jane] Oh, she's definitely-- Some of us, isn't she?

[Kate] Yes, definitely.

Definitely.

Yeah.

I'm happy.

[laughing] [keyboard clacking] [Davina] Supported by her aunt, Sandra, Claire Thomson is searching for her missing uncle, Paul.

[phone ringing] [Claire] Hello?

-Claire?

-[Claire] Yes.

Hi, it's Davina.

I'm gonna be there in about 20 minutes, if that's all right.

Oh, wow!

Yeah, of course, that's all right.

I'll see you then.

[Claire] Bye!

Bye.

It's a search begun by Claire's late mother Jacinta.

Why is she coming?

What does that mean?

We don't know.

Some information maybe.

-And the plot thickens.

-I know.

Hi, Claire.

-Come in.

-Thank you.

Thank you so much for talking to me today.

I'm really sorry that Jacinta can't be with us.

-Thank you.

-So, what made you want to continue the search for Paul after she'd gone?

I know how much it meant to her.

-[Sandra] Yeah.

-And I feel that I need to... tell him about my mum.

-[Sandra] Oh, yeah.

-And the person that she was.

And what he meant to her, and what this whole search meant to her.

And for you, Sandra?

I mean, it is a brother.

I've always known I had a brother.

My mum used to tell us about him all the time.

He's there somewhere.

I don't know where, but he's out there somewhere.

Well, you're right-- he is out there somewhere.

[Claire] Hm-mm.

'Cause your brother's been found.

And your uncle.

[Sandra laughs] Oh, my God!

[laughs] [Sandra crying] Oh, God.

[Claire] It's what we wanted.

I know.

Just imagine how your mum's feeling right now.

I know.

[crying] [Sandra] You did it.

-It's happy and sad, isn't it?

-[Sandra] Yeah.

I get that.

-Just... -[Davina] I know.

...really sad that my mum's not here to see it.

-[Sandra] Not here to see it.

-[Davina] Yeah.

[crying] Is he here in this country?

-[Davina] He's not.

-Where is he?

He's in Portugal.

Portugal?

He's British... -Okay.

-But he's in Portugal.

So, he is still called Paul.

-He is?

-[Davina] Yes.

It's amazing.

[Claire] Tell us more.

So, he was adopted by a Scottish couple, Hugh and Mary McGill.

He remembers his adoptive mum as being somebody very kind, very loving, but, sadly, she died when he was 6 years old.

He knew he was adopted his whole life...

Okay.

Is he married?

[Sandra] You took the words right out of my mouth.

You were just about to ask the same thing, weren't you?

[Sandra] Yes.

Yes.

So, he is married to the absolute love of his live.

She's called Jane.

They've been together for 48 years.

Aw, that's lovely.

-Have you got a photo of him?

-I have.

Oh, no--!

[laughs] Oh, my God!

Are you ready?

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Okay.

-[Davina] Here is Paul.

Oh, my goodness!

-Oh... -[cries] -Wow!

-He looks like Mum, his face!

[Claire] He really does.

Wow!

Aw, he looks like he's a really nice, kind person.

Yeah.

Oh, that's amazing.

I've got a brother.

[laughs] [Claire] I can't express how much this meant to my mum.

-She's turning flips up there.

-Yeah.

-She's doing cartwheels... -Yeah, she would.

-[Claire] She, honestly.

-Honestly.

And it means such a lot that you found him.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

Hey!

They have found Nanny's brother Paul.

[laughs] That's my uncle.

I'm happy that you found him, 'cause Nanny would be happy as well.

Yeah, you're a good girl.

[exaggerated kiss] Nanny would be happy with you.

[laughs] [keyboard clacking, church bells ringing] Claire and Sandra have traveled to Portugal to meet Paul for the first time.

[Claire] Today, I'm just flooded with different emotions.

I'm shaking with, like, anticipation.

I'm nervous, I'm anxious, I'm really excited.

I'm emotional, because my mum's not here.

You're gonna need to wear another one.

[Claire] No, that should be fine.

It all feels like a bit of a fairy tale at the moment.

But, yeah, I'm really looking forward to it.

This one.

-That'll be nice.

-All right.

I didn't think this day was gonna come.

Put the shoes out.

Let me see your shoes.

[Sandra] I've never met him.

He's been my brother all these years, and I've always known about him.

And now is the day when I get to see him and just talk to him.

It's amazing.

-It'll be good.

-It'll be good.

Good luck.

-[Paul] Olá.

-Hello.

Paul wants to mark the occasion with a traditional Portuguese gift.

-Quanto custam dois?

-Ten.

[Paul] I'm going to give Claire and Sandra a present of two swallows.

It's a symbol of love, friendship, family... but it's something, when they look at it, they will think, "Ah-ha, Paul!"

-[Paul] Tchau!

-Obrigada, tchau.

The siblings are meeting at a guest house just outside of town.

[Paul] Let's hope we can smile, we can laugh.

And we could cry, maybe, I don't know.

I'm just going for it.

[Claire] I want to make sure that Paul knows that he was loved.

From the day that he was born, he was loved.

Oh... [cries] Hi.

-Hello, there.

-Hello.

-How are you?

-I'm good.

Oh, it's lovely to be seeing you.

How are you?

It's happy.

I know.

They're happy tears.

-You all right?

-Yeah.

-Let's sit.

-[Sandra] Please.

[Claire] Yeah, lovely.

Thank you.

[laughs] [Claire] Oh, it's so lovely to meet you, finally.

Oh my God!

[Sandra] So, Paul, how does all of this feel to you, meeting us?

-I feel gobsmacked, actually.

-[Sandra] Yeah.

Um, a very sad thing for me, is your mum started this... -[Claire] Yeah.

-...quest, and she's not here.

[Sandra] Not here to finish it.

It's okay.

Her search was-- it went on for many, many years.

-So she remembered me from... -[Claire] She remembered you-- -She remembered you.

Yeah.

-Yeah.

Me and Sandra compiled a photo book for you to keep.

-Right, so this is me mum, yeah?

-[Sandra] Yeah.

Mom used to speak about you all the time.

She used to wonder where you were, if you were alive, and I'd go in her room sometimes, she'd be looking out the window, and I'm like, "Mom, what's wrong?"

And she's like, "I'm just thinking about my son, where he is."

[Paul] Yeah.

I knew I was adopted, and I knew there was a reason.

To find out now that my mother, she didn't want to do it... [Sandra] Mm-hmm.

[sighs] it must have been very hard on her... and my life might have been completely different.

Yeah, it could have been.

It's funny, actually, I've just seen that there: "Love from your niece, Claire, and your sister Sandra."

-[Claire] Yeah.

-You know, thinking-- I've got a niece.

I've got a sister.

I've been by myself all my life.

Well...

It's a lot to take in, I get that.

-[Sandra] It is.

-Thank you very much.

[Paul] I think the book was lovely, it was fantastic.

When I saw that and I opened it, I sort of felt quite... inside, because they're giving me something about us.

Paul's just great.

Everything I thought he would be, to be honest.

I feel like I've known him forever.

I've got these little things here for you.

-They're Portuguese.

-Oh, bless you.

[Claire] Aww, it's so nice.

"The swallow represents family, loyalty, and love."

Aww, this is lovely.

-Like the families.

-Yeah.

It's beautiful.

Thank you so much.

That really means a lot.

[Sandra] I'm elated.

I'm very, very happy that I got to meet my brother today.

This is Jane.

Hi, how are you?

Yes, how are you?

[Sandra] We're related.

We're brother and sister, so, I do, I do feel a connection.

It's been out of this world.

Right, are you coming in for a photo, Paul?

[Paul] It's nice to know they are my family.

-That's what it's all about.

-[laughter] I feel complete, like the last chapter of my mum's life and the wish that she had has been fulfilled.

Cheese!

[Claire] So, I can see a really nice future of us being a family together, which will be really, really lovely.

Ah, that's nice.

[keyboard clacking] [Judy] Well done.

Judy Kenyon has been searching for her birth mother for over two decades.

[Judy] I'm definitely fighting the clock.

She would be in her 80s now.

Brilliant.

Clever boy.

[Judy] Hopefully it's not too late.

Today, I'm able to give her the news which should come as a wonderful surprise.

We've found her mum.

Not only is Gina alive and well, but we've also found three siblings, including her sister Jane.

Hi, Judy.

-Hi, Davina, lovely to see you.

-How are you doing?

Would you like to come in?

Yes, please.

Thanks very much.

Thanks so much for talking to me today.

[Judy] No, it's lovely.

How hard has it been looking?

It is extraordinarily hard.

For 22 years, I've been looking.

It's human nature to know where you came from, you know.

So, there's many questions.

Well, I can answer some of your questions today.

Right... Because your mother's still alive.

Oh, wow!

-You've found my mother?

-Yeah.

Oh... Do you know whether she wants to meet me?

She really wants to meet you.

-Really?

-Yes.

Gina thought that you didn't want to find her, because her family had stayed in that house that was in the adoption file, until 1999.

-Can you believe it?

-Oh, my God!

Oh...

So close.

And she thought if you'd wanted to find her, you would have found her straight away.

Oh, that's awful.

That's... so sad.

Oh, God!

[crying] To think I didn't go and find her.

[Davina] Oh, darling.

Hey.

[crying] [Davina] It's okay.

[Judy] Thank you.

Oh, God!

Gina did actually give us a couple of photographs -of you as a baby-- -As a baby.

...that she's kept all these years.

Oh, bless her.

Can I see them?

[Davina] This is you and your birth mum.

Oh, wow!

Gosh!

Oh, bless her.

Never seen a picture of me tiny.

-[Davina] That's what I thought.

-Yeah.

Oh, wow!

So I've also got a picture for you... of her now.

This is your birth mother.

Oh.

Yeah.

Oh, wow.

Gosh.

Oh, she's lovely.

Did she have any more children?

So she had Jane and another child?

-Two more.

-Two more?

Oh-- Oh, my gosh!

Wow.

You've got another sister, called Kate.

Oh, gosh!

And a brother, called Christian.

Oh, wow!

And they're in this country?

-No.

-Okay.

And that's why it was hard to find them.

Okay.

They all live in Cannes, in the South of France.

Gosh.

So it's not so far that I can't go, you know-- -No.

-It's amazing.

-Brothers and sisters as well.

-Yeah.

She's alive and well.

I haven't left it too late.

-Hi.

-[Leesa] Hi.

-[Michael] Hiya.

-All right.

-I've something to show you.

-Okay.

You have two aunts... -[Michael] No way.

-...and an uncle.

-[Michael] Wow.

-And my mother's alive.

[both] Wow!

[Judy] I'm over the moon.

It's just... [Michael] Oh, I'm so happy for you, Mum.

-Believe it or not.

-Is that you?

-That's me with my mother.

-[Michael] No, it's not!

[Leesa] Can't believe the resemblance.

[Judy] I know!

[Leesa] I'm gonna cry in a minute, I'm so happy for you.

[Judy] Thank you.

-It's lovely.

-Amazing.

[keyboard clacking] Today, Judy is going to meet her birth mother for the first time since she was given up for adoption at two weeks old.

[Judy] I can't wait to meet her.

I really can't.

Can't get over the fact that I'm going to see her.

I made this for my mother.

It's a tree of life.

I thought it would be nice to represent my family.

The pink pearls are my two sisters that I now know I have.

And the blue pearl is my brother Christian.

And the white one there is Mother Gina.

She's always been my mother.

Even if she-- she hasn't been there, she's-- in my mind, I've always had a mother somewhere out there.

You've got to eat it.

Gina has been joined by her two daughters and her granddaughter Louise.

I feel that having seen the photo of her, that it's like she's already part of the family.

Exactly.

It's given me a feeling of-- of relief.

I'm excited.

I was anxious yesterday, and today, I'm really excited.

[Gina] It's been so buried, as it were... and now, this is like digging up buried treasure.

[all talking] [Gina] When I meet her, I don't know what I shall say.

See you later.

I just trust that the right words will come.

Mother and daughter are meeting at a villa just outside Cannes.

[sentimental music playing] -Hello.

-How lovely to see you.

-Just... -Are we allowed to... -I think we should, don't you?

-Aww...

I think we should.

[Judy] Wow!

Hello.

It's so nice to see-- I've been sitting in there crying and then smiling and then crying.

I know how you feel.

-Oh, it's lovely to see you.

-Isn't it?

It's fantastic.

You look even better than you do in the photo.

-You look like me.

-Yes, I know.

I know.

[laughs] We do, yes.

-Okay.

Shall we sit down?

-Yes, yeah.

[Judy] Wow.

[Gina] It's sort of like a mini miracle.

[Judy] It is, yeah.

I'm absolutely over the moon to have found you, I really am.

I was thinking back, you know, to the time when you were born.

-Yeah.

-And nobody knew, I mean, it was such an awful thing at that period, and sometime afterwards, somebody said, "Oh, you gave your baby away."

I said, "No, absolutely not.

My baby was taken from me."

-There was no choice.

-There was no choice.

I just hope that you've-- you know, that you have been happy.

I've had a very good life, yeah.

It still feels like a really wonderful dream.

It feels like we've always been together, although we haven't.

We've missed all those years.

But it's-- the connection is-- was automatic.

When I was told about you, I went home, and I thought, I want to make a little gift for you.

Oh!

It's absolutely beautiful.

It's a tree of life, and it represents your family and my family, our family.

That is unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

And then this is the little heart.

If you lift it up, the one underneath has got a little hole in it... -[Gina] Something missing.

-Something missing.

[Judy] And then you've got the one on the top.

[Gina] My goodness.

[Judy] That makes it a completed heart.

I hope you like it.

[Judy] It represents us.

[Gina] I didn't think I would ever see her again.

Words can't describe it.

It's so amazing.

I feel I've known her all my life.

[Gina] There they are.

[laughs] Hi.

Hello.

So, I have sisters and a brother!

-Yeah, we've got another sister.

-May I?

Yes.

[laughs] -[Jane] How lovely to meet you.

-How lovely to meet you.

[Judy] They all seem genuinely happy to meet me, and that is wonderful.

And Christian.

Hi.

I belong.

My life is now a whole.

[Gina] There's George, and there's Louise.

She's here too.

This is your aunt.

-George.

-Hi, George, lovely to see you.

[Gina] It's unimaginable.

And the unimaginable has happened.

Let's have a cheers to the beginning of a new life.

[Jane] Exactly.

Just shows you that miracles still happen in this day and age.

[peaceful music playing] [Claire] Hi, Paul.

I'm Claire.

So, I just wanted to let you know that we're so glad we found you.

I look forward to meeting you.

I look forward to talking to you.

For people to have been searching for me all this time... it's a good feeling.

Okay.

I'll talk to you later.