For thousands of people across Britain, someone is missing from their lives.

[man] I'm his son.

I need to be able to say the word "Dad" to him.

[woman] I have to find my brother.

I just can't let it go.

I just can't let him go.

[woman] Three children kept together and one taken away.

So, where is he?

Finding someone when the trail's gone cold can feel like an impossible task.

But that's where we step in... We've found her.

-No way!

-Yes.

[crying] This is my dream come true.

...offering a last chance to people desperate for help... That's the first time in 73 years I've seen my mum.

[Nicky] With searches taking us to surprising places, we've unearthed hidden secrets... solving family mysteries and finding people that nobody else could trace.

-Buongiorno.

-Buongiorno, Silvana.

[speaking Spanish] [interpreter] [Nicky] Christina's father?

This is wonderful.

[Davina] Although the answers aren't always what people expect... [woman] Oh, my word!

...we resolve questions that have haunted entire lives.

I only know that she's not dead because of you.

This week, two stories of family secrets-- a woman whose life was overshadowed by a case of mistaken identity... [woman] I saw my name.

I remember thinking, "It can't be me," but thinking, "But it is," 'cause it was there on paper.

...and a mother who concealed the birth of her first baby.

[woman] I was scared.

There was nobody around me, except people I had to hide it from.

[dramatic music ends] Our first story comes from Bedfordshire, and a woman who spent years trying to piece together her own history.

[soft piano music playing] [babies crying] If I hadn't found what I'd found, would I ever have been told?

It was always in the back of my mind-- "Are they really my parents?"

[food sizzling, chatter] Angela Brennan lives with her husband and three children close to where she grew up in Luton.

That was in Spain.

I was about 2 there.

[Angela] I had a happy childhood.

Me and Mum were very close, and my Dad.

Had a lot of love to give us.

Me in my rollers!

It says "Angela," it's got my name on there-- in case I forgot who I was.

[laughs] When Angela was 12, she made a discovery which called into question just who she really was.

Mum had a jewelry box that I knew she kept in her bedside drawers.

I was being nosy.

Don't quite know what I expected to find.

I opened it up, and there were lots of letters in the bottom of the jewelry box.

First one I pulled out was like a certificate.

All I remember seeing on it was "adoption" and the name Angela.

I was just so shocked.

Um, my first thought was, "My God, that's me, I'm adopted."

I thought, [gasp] "What have I discovered?"

I panicked, put it all back in the box and put it straight back in the drawer.

Without investigating further, all through her teenage years, Angela believed she was adopted.

I was really upset-- confused.

Not really understanding adoption.

I didn't say anything.

I was scared of hearing the truth.

But it was always there, always in the back of my mind-- "Are they really my parents?"

[dramatic music playing] It was only when she was 18 that Angela dared to talk to her mum about it.

I asked Mum, "Am I adopted?"

I remember, she looked really shocked.

Really shocked.

She said, "What?

No.

Why do you think that?"

She then-- then explained that it wasn't me, and that's when she told me the full story.

Angela discovered that when her parents were young and unmarried, they'd had a baby girl, eight years older than her, who'd they'd put up for adoption.

This baby, her full sister, was also called Angela.

I was relieved it wasn't me who was adopted.

But then I was-- "Gosh," you know, "I've got a sister out there.

Who is she?

Where is she?"

Angela's mum gave her everything she'd kept in the jewelry box-- from photos to adoption paperwork and hospital records.

This is the name tag of my sister when she was born here.

She was a tiny little thing.

I think the fact that my Mum kept this means that, you know, she was never out of her thoughts.

[Angela] I wanted to know about her, but it distressed my Mum a lot to talk about Angela.

So I never liked to keep questioning my mum and dad.

It was just too upsetting for them.

The subject of Angela's sister remained in the shadows until her parents passed away.

Now, Angela's only remaining link to her older sister is the box of memories her mum gave her.

It was something I had that I could, you know, look at and think, "That's my sister."

I wish now I had asked more questions and I had sort of managed to get more answers.

I need to know where she is, 'cause she's part of me.

And she's part of my mum and dad.

[Nicky] Angela's older sister was born Angela Mary Edwards, but when this Angela was adopted, her name would have been changed.

To have any chance of finding her, we needed her new name.

Change of name records are protected by law, so we worked with a specialist social worker who's allowed to access them.

They discovered that Angela Mary Edwards was now called Julie Wall, but with such a common name, we needed to narrow the search.

So, for any clues, we looked at the adoption papers kept safe for all those years in her mother's jewelry box.

They contained not only Julie's date of birth but also the area where she was adopted-- Durham.

Hoping that Julie may have stayed in the northeast of England, we began trawling through local marriage records.

Finally, we had a breakthrough.

We found a record of a Julie Wall marrying a Stephen Briggs in Sunderland, County Durham in 1992.

Could this be Angela's sister?

[dramatic music playing] Using electoral rolls to find a current address, our social worker contacted Julie.

She confirmed we'd found the right person and agreed to meet me.

Still married to Stephen, she has two grown-up children and lives in a village outside of Newcastle.

Angela was stunned when she found out she had a sister.

And ever since then, she's been desperate to find her.

But how is Julie feeling?

And has the news that she's got a sister come as a shock to her too?

-How are you?

-Hello.

-Nicky.

-Pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you, Julie.

How are you?

-Fine.

Come on in.

-Thank you.

You lead the way.

Okay.

Come through.

So, how did you feel, Julie, when you found out that Angela was searching for you?

A huge shock, because I didn't know I had a sister.

But it's just amazing.

Can't believe-- I've always wanted a sister, and I can't believe I've got one now.

Why have you always wanted a sister?

I don't know.

[both laugh] No, I just, uh, I think it's nice when you've got a sister and you can do girlie things together.

So, yeah, I'm blown away.

So, your own adoption, what was that like?

Just had a lovely upbringing.

I've always known I've been adopted-- that was never a secret-- but I didn't really know-- I knew where I was born, um, and I knew what my birth name was, but that's about it, really.

Did you ever think about searching for your birth mother?

No.

I think 'cause I had such a lovely childhood, with lovely parents.

I've often thought, obviously, "Where do I come from?"

I always wondered if I had siblings.

And Angela who found out she had a sister, a full sister.

That was another thing as well, I was so shocked.

To find out we're actually full siblings.

-Isn't that incredible?

-Mm-hmm.

[laughs] So, how did she find out about me?

She was 12.

She found these letters about adoption and the name Angela, and she thought, you know, "My name's Angela."

So she went through the next five years thinking that she was adopted.

Oh, bless.

And then, she was 18, she struck up the courage to ask her mother.

She told her that she wasn't adopted but she'd had another little girl eight years previously.

-Really.

-And that was you.

Since she was 18, she wanted to meet you.

I've got a letter here from Angela.

"This is probably the hardest letter I will ever have to write.

Since finding out I have a big sister, I have always thought what it would be like to meet you.

I grew up always wanting a big sister.

I don't know the full reason why Mum and Dad made the decision to put you up for adoption, but one thing I know for sure is that Mum never stopped thinking of you.

I cannot wait to meet you.

Your little sister, Angela."

Oh, that's lovely.

It's so amazing.

Oh, dear me.

Sorry.

[Nicky] There's your sister.

Oh, my word!

Oh, she's lovely.

I think we've got the same smile.

It's just as if there's a connection there straight away.

Sorry.

Are you okay?

[Julie, crying] Sorry.

No, no.

All these years, and then you find out you have a sister.

I feel like I've known her forever now.

I can't stop smiling!

Thank you so much.

[Davina] Before we tell Angela her sister's been found... Our second search comes from Canada and a woman longing to find her son.

[woman] I tried to be a good mum, but I just felt completely inadequate.

I loved Ben, but loving him is what made me give him up.

[folk guitar music playing] Retired aid worker Bronwen Hook lives in rural Nova Scotia, Canada.

Thanks, Mom.

She has two daughters-- 38-year-old Chloe and Keshi, who she adopted while working in Rwanda in the 1980s.

-[Bronwen] Aw, look at that.

-[Chloe laughs] That is the sweetest picture.

Keshi, that was pretty much the day you came, I think.

I wanted to adopt, because having had a child who I had to give up weighed on me.

So, it seemed to me a balance.

The youngest of four children, Bronwen herself had spent a lot of her childhood at boarding school.

Her father was in the Colonial Service, and her parents were often away.

It was a kind of fractured family life, but loving.

My father adored my mother.

They had a very strong relationship.

But when Bronwen was a teenager, her mother unexpectedly passed away from cancer.

I remember my father bursting into tears, saying, "I wish it had been me."

I was stunned.

I remember going for a walk, crying as I was walking.

Still only 18, Bronwen struggled with her grief.

A few months later, I slept with my boyfriend for the first time.

I think my mother having died, I was searching for comfort.

But it wasn't long until Bronwen realized she was pregnant.

I remember feeling my baby kick for the first time and the reality setting in of, "I'm going to have a baby."

I didn't know what to do.

But one thing was for sure, I felt I couldn't tell my father because he was still grieving my mother.

Bronwen decided to conceal her pregnancy and never tell her father.

But the future was hugely daunting.

I was scared of having a baby.

I was scared of the decision I would have to make.

And I was on my own.

When she became pregnant at the age of 18, Bronwen Hook decided to keep it secret.

She'd moved to London for work and never told her father she was having a baby.

In April 1969, she gave birth to a boy.

When he was born, I fell in love with him.

Just being able to cuddle him, it was wonderful.

I named him Benjamin.

Despite the monumental task ahead, Bronwen attempted to look after her baby.

Her brother was also living in London, so she confided in him and went to stay at his house.

This is where I lived with Ben.

Ben was wonderful.

He was beautiful.

I tried to be a good mum, but it made me feel a mix of joy and desperation.

I felt, "I'm just no good at this."

There was a weekend when I ran out of formula, and I didn't have anything to feed him.

So, I thought I'd try the shops.

I put Ben in his pram, he was crying, and the shops were shut.

He was hungry, and it was my fault.

That was the moment when I really knew he needed somebody who was grown-up enough to be a mother.

Because, however much I loved him, I wasn't grown-up yet.

When he was six weeks old, Bronwen handed Benjamin over to an adoption agency.

Months later, she moved to North America to try and start a new life, but she's still haunted by the decision she made 48 years ago.

That absence is always there.

She's a very loving and kind and sweet person, but she has the deep sadness about it.

Absolutely.

Even though we don't know him, we have a lot of love for him.

[Bronwen] I've always hoped that he would come searching for me.

Now...

I don't want to wait anymore.

I still love him.

I want him to be part of my family.

When Benjamin was adopted, he was almost certainly given a new name.

So, that's where we needed to start our search.

So, again, we turn to our specialist social worker, who's legally able to access that change of name and make contact.

They discovered that Benjamin had been adopted by a couple from Hertfordshire, and they changed his name to Mark.

But there was no trace of him living anywhere in the UK.

It seemed likely he'd moved abroad.

But where had he gone?

Most Brits who emigrate move to an English-speaking country, like Australia, Canada, or America.

So, using Mark's date of birth, we searched each of these countries in turn, and, eventually, we got lucky.

A match came up in an American telephone directory-- a Mark of the right age range living on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia.

We wrote to him, and he confirmed we had found the right person.

Mark grew up in the UK, but in the early '90s, he moved to North America-- just like his birth mother.

He's married and has two sons.

Bronwen has always held onto the hope that her son might one day come looking for her.

But he never did.

Has Mark thought about his birth mother?

And how does he feel about the fact she's come looking for him?

[doorbell rings] -Mark.

-Hello.

-Nicky.

How are you doing?

-Good.

Great.

Come in.

-Thank you.

-Nice to meet you.

[Nicky] So, how are you feeling about all this?

Was it a surprise?

It was a big shock, I have to say, because it's been so long.

My parents have always been up front that I was adopted, so when you're, I guess, a child, you kind of look at it, and it's, you know, "Wonder what my Mum was like," and that sort of stuff.

And slowly, over the years, being adopted just becomes another part of who you are.

But also, I have very loving and wonderful parents.

So, I didn't have the desire to-- to look, because I didn't want to make them feel that they had somehow been inadequate, 'cause they weren't.

But now, my curiosity has been aroused about, you know, well, who is this woman?

What is her-- what has her life been like?

Well, Bronwen fell pregnant with you when she was 18.

She'd found out she was pregnant months after her mother had died of stomach cancer.

Her whole family were grieving, so she decided to conceal her pregnancy.

And then, when you were born, Bronwen found it all so difficult on her own.

So, she made what she believed was the right decision that she was going to have you adopted.

Wow!

That's, uh... That's amazing.

I did not know that.

It must have been incredibly hard for her.

I would like to let her know that, "Hey, everything turned out okay."

You know, I'm good, I'm happy.

I'm not resentful.

And I'm kind of curious to see how much of me is in her.

So, here's Bronwen.

[Mark laughs] I can see that she's my birth mother.

I could almost pick her out of a crowd.

It's-- It's pretty-- pretty special.

[Nicky] Well, she's written you a letter.

"Dear child of mine, How I have hoped that your life has been good.

And when I made the decision to give you up, my heartbreak had to be balanced by what I felt to be my inadequacy to take care of you.

I just didn't know what else to do.

I love you and kept on loving you, and, oh, how I hope that you will want to meet me.

I send you my blessings.

Your birth mother."

I'm-- sort of at a loss for words.

I'm starting to understand how hard it's been for her.

She loved me enough to understand that she wasn't able to take care of me how she wanted to, and that she was prepared to make that sort of sacrifice, it makes a huge difference to me.

That connection is just getting stronger and stronger.

I can't even imagine not seeing her now.

It's gonna be a-- it's gonna be a good day when I finally meet with her.

[Davina] Before we tell Bronwen her son's been found...

I'm on my way to see Angela Brennan.

Throughout her teenage years, Angela believed she was adopted, before her mother revealed that she actually had an older sister with the same name who'd been given up for adoption.

Angela's sister, now called Julie, has been found living near Newcastle.

Angela's sister was a family secret.

And whilst her parents were alive, she just felt unable to search.

But now, more than 25 years after discovering she existed, Angela can finally meet her sister.

[Davina] Hi, Angela.

How are you?

[Angela] Yeah, nice to meet you.

Come on in.

[Davina] You all right?

Thank you.

[Davina] Thanks for seeing me.

Come on through.

You know, when I heard your story, I think the thing that hit me was, you thought that you were adopted for five years.

I was 12 when I thought I was adopted.

It was, um, life-changing really.

-Um... -But you never said anything?

Never said a word, no.

And once Mum told me at 18, it was a, "Wow, I've got a big sister," um, that I had absolutely no idea had even existed.

Even after I knew, it stayed a secret.

How does it affect you?

I always think about her, knowing that she is a full sister, she's so-- you know, couldn't be any closer to me.

Well, we've found her.

[gasps] Oh, my God!

[crying] -Really?

-Yeah.

[Angela] Oh!

Does she want to see me?

-She really wants to see you.

-Oh!

My God!

She's now called Julie.

Wow!

And she's married to Steve.

And they've got two kids in their twenties.

Did she have a happy upbringing?

-She had a great adoption.

-Aww!

-That's so good.

-Yeah.

She didn't know she had a sister.

Really?

So, she was completely blown away, but really happy.

Oh, wow!

I can't believe it.

I really can't believe it.

I just-- Thank you.

-I've got a picture.

-Really?

Oh... a picture.

-[Davina] This is your sister.

-[gasps] Oh, my God!

Wow, she looks so much like my mum.

Oh... She wrote you something.

Ah.

Wow!

I'm shaking.

"Dear Angela, when I heard the news that I had a younger sister, it was a huge shock, but a good one.

Well, the fact you have found me is amazing.

I'm so looking forward to meeting you, Angela.

I'm sure we'll have lots of catching up to do.

See you soon.

Love, Julie."

Wow!

I never thought I'd get to know her.

Thank you.

Bronwen Hook has been haunted by the decision she made as a teenager to give her baby son up for adoption.

I've come to Canada, where she now lives, to meet her.

Bronwen gave Mark up for adoption because she felt that she was failing as a mother, and she wanted to give him a better life.

But she always hoped that she would get to see him again.

And I'm gonna tell her that she can.

[Davina] Hi!

How are you doing?

-Oh, I'm well.

How about you?

-Yeah, good, thanks.

-It's lovely to see you.

-And you.

[Davina] Thank you for seeing me.

-[Davina] Thank you so much.

-Come on in.

Yes.

I'd love to.

[Davina sighs] Well, thanks for having me.

Looking after your son for six weeks-- what was that like for you?

He was my baby, so I was very wrapped up in him, you know, changing him, washing him, watching him sleep, and, you know, laughing with him.

But mixed in with that was the struggle.

So, what was the tipping point for you?

I just thought, "I'm not grown up enough to do this," you know.

"It's just not--" I was failing on a really basic level.

Toughest decision of your life, I would imagine.

Yeah.

So, why do you need to find him?

He's a kind of ghost that I live with.

I just want to know that he has had a wonderful life.

Well, he has.

Your son's been found.

[Bronwen laughs] That's amazing.

And does he want to meet?

He really wants to meet you, yes.

Oh, that's lovely.

Thank you.

That's very precious.

His name's Mark.

He had a really good upbringing.

He was extremely happy.

Where does he live?

Well, here's the thing.

-He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

-Oh, gosh!

[laughs] You're on the same continent.

Oh, well, that's good.

-Does he have a family?

-He's married.

He's got two boys, Ethan and Sam.

Wonderful.

Mark's really close to his adoptive parents.

Out of respect to them, he's never looked for you.

But he's really happy that you looked.

Good.

I always hoped that him not looking was the sign that he was happy.

This is your son.

Wow!

[laughs] Gosh, he looks lovely.

He looks like my brother.

He looks like you!

-Does he really?

-Yes!

He's the spit!

And... he's written you a few words.

Here.

"Dear Bronwen, My only family memories involve growing up in a truly loving and supportive environment.

I hope this is what you wished for me after making an almost impossible, selfless decision.

I also have a family now-- a wonderful wife and two amazing boys.

I have shared this happy news with them, and they are so very happy and excited about this new part of my life and would like to meet you too.

With love, Mark."

I'm... speechless.

Can't stop looking at him.

What does that feel like to look at that?

It feels like love.

It's fabulous.

[peaceful music playing] Today, Bronwen has traveled from her home in Canada to London, the city where she last held her son, Mark, as a baby, 48 years ago.

I'm just counting down the time until I'll actually get to meet him.

I just want to see him and know that he's okay, that he's happy.

Mark too has made the journey across the Atlantic from Georgia to meet his birth mother.

[all] Bye.

His wife Karen and sons Ethan and Sam are with him.

-Hi, Mark.

-Hey, Nicky.

-Good trip?

-Yes, thank you.

-Right.

Shall we go?

-Sure.

-You a bit nervous?

-Yeah.

Little bit.

Yeah.

[laughs] -Hi!

-Hi, Davina.

-[Davina] How are you doing?

-How lovely to see you.

-[Bronwen] Well.

-Aww.

You ready?

I am ready.

Let me just get my bag.

[Davina] So, you've waited so long for this.

I know, it's pretty big.

As soon as I saw the photo and read the letter, I felt the connection.

I definitely feel that I want to know him.

Are you feeling more of a connection with Bronwen now?

Yes.

Which is kind of surprising to me, because I never really went looking for her.

I never really felt the need to.

I didn't realize, you know, how much more I would start to feel.

It's become increasingly important to me.

[Nicky] Well, Mark, that's where you're gonna go -and meet Bronwen.

-Okay.

[Davina] Mark is meeting his mother in a pub in West London, just around the corner from the adoption agency where Bronwen said goodbye to him when he was six weeks old.

-Good luck.

-Thanks for everything.

I mean, when you last saw him, he was a little baby.

Yeah.

He and I had a relationship 48 years ago of mother and-- and infant.

Now, I'm relating to a fully-grown adult.

So, it's a completely new relationship.

[Davina] Well, this is it.

This is where you're gonna meet Mark.

-Good luck.

-Thank you, Davina.

He's right in there.

[single music chord plays] Hello.

[Bronwen] Hi, sweetie.

[both laugh] [Mark] I am shaking.

Give me your hand.

[laughs] [Bronwen] I'm so happy to see you.

It's good to be here, and it's good to meet you at last.

And it was nice to know that you were always sort of out there looking for me.

Mm-hmm.

It was hard to know whether it was the right thing to do or not.

[Mark] Mm-hmm.

I didn't want to barge in to your life.

I always felt a sense of gratitude, because I've had a really nice life.

I'm sure it was a tough decision for you, and I think it worked out well for me, and I hope it worked out well for you.

I would not have made a good parent at that time.

And you want the best for your child, and it just really makes a difference that you had a happy childhood.

I did.

My mum and dad are good parents.

Everything turned out great.

I'm so happy.

[Bronwen] It is a real relief.

I've just met my son!

And it's a wonderful feeling.

[Bronwen] It's extraordinary how similar we are.

He really feels like family.

[Mark] It's become more important for me to meet you than I thought it was going to be.

While I don't feel there's really a-- been a hole in my life from being adopted, I think that, you know, getting to know you will just add to it.

That's lovely.

I'm so glad.

It's good to have people in your life.

I don't think you can have too much family.

[laughs] I feel a genuine sense of connection and warmth.

It's the beginning of something.

The boys would really like to meet you.

Oh, they're coming today?

Oh, that's super.

You get to meet the whole little clan.

-[Mark] Hey, buddy!

-Oh, look at you!

[Bronwen] Hi.

You look like your dad.

[son] Pleased to meet you.

-Hi, Karen.

-Hey...

I would like her to be part of my life.

So, I'm looking forward to see where things go from here.

It's lovely to have two more grandsons.

And I'm looking forward to building my relationship with the whole family.

Ever since Angela Brennan discovered at the age of 18 that she had an older sister who'd been adopted, she's been desperate to find her.

And, today, Angela's going to meet her sister, Julie, for the first time.

I think until I actually see her face to face, then I might finally believe it's actually happening.

[laughs] More nervous than I was on my wedding day.

[laughs] -Hi, Davina.

-You ready?

-[Angela] Yes.

-Ooooh!

-Ah, it's lovely to see you.

-[Angela] And you.

Julie has traveled from Newcastle to her birth family's hometown to meet her younger sister.

I haven't hardly slept.

I've just been so excited, nervous.

Can't believe I'm gonna meet my sister in a couple of hours.

The fact that she's looked for me as well means such a lot.

Hope I don't disappoint her.

[laughs] I've bought a necklace for her, and it's a family tree.

I want to be part of her family, and I hope she does want to be part of mine.

That would be lovely.

[Nicky laughs] You okay?

Hello.

Yes, I'm fine, thank you.

-After you.

-Thank you.

So, how have you been feeling?

-Uh, nervous.

-Mm.

Excited.

Every emotion possible I've gone through, I think.

Yeah.

And she's probably feeling the same.

Same, yeah.

I'm worried that we don't get on or we don't click.

-That's my biggest fear.

-Mm.

I want it all to be perfect.

[Nicky] So, what's it feel like knowing that you're going to meet the sister you didn't know you had?

I can't believe it's here and it's happening.

I keep thinking I'm dreaming.

Just thought about nothing else for the last three weeks.

I'm so looking forward to getting to know her.

[Davina] Angela and Julie are meeting at a hotel just outside Luton-- the town where they were both born.

-[Nicky] Good luck.

-Thank you.

-It's gonna be amazing.

-I know.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Bye.

Bye-bye.

[uplifting music playing] This is it.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Your sister's in there.

-Thank you.

[sentimental music playing] [Julie] Hello.

-[Angela] Hello.

-Hiya.

-Are you okay?

-Are you okay?

-Yeah.

-God, you're so much like Mum.

I used to imagine what you'd be like.

[both laugh] [Angela] Found out at 18 that I had a sister.

Since then, I've done nothing but think about you-- where you are, you know, what you look like, everything.

I always wondered if I had-- if I had any siblings.

Yeah, here I am.

[both laugh] And here we'll go from here.

Absolutely.

I'm over the moon, Angela.

I really, really, really am.

There's nothing to worry about 'cause, honestly, it's gonna be fine.

Thank you.

I've brought a few things for you that I'd like you to have.

This is the jewelry box Mum kept with all these things about you in it.

And I'd like you to have those now.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, wow!

That's the certificate I first saw.

I was being a really nosy 12-year-old.

I wanted to know what was in the-- in the jewelry box.

[Angela laughs] That's your baby tag when you were born.

[Angela laughs] That's you.

[Julie] Can't believe I was ever that small.

[Angela laughs] [Julie] It's lovely, I love that one.

Yeah, Mum kept it all, every little bit of it.

-And that's Mum and Dad.

-[Julie] Oh, that's lovely.

-I can see me in there.

-Yeah.

[Julie] Just looking at where you come from.

Well, you've got her nose.

Sorry, I just keep, like, maniacally staring at you.

Fantastic.

I'm so happy.

Immediately just seemed to just click.

If Mum was here today, she'd be over the moon.

[Julie] I'll treasure these.

So special.

Thank you so much.

I just felt a connection straight away.

I thought, "This is my-- my little sister."

And when she gave me the jewelry box, it was just amazing.

I'm so privileged that she wanted to give that to me.

It means a lot.

This is for you from me, and I hope you like it.

Aww, thank you.

[Angela] Thank you.

It's lovely.

Thank you.

[Julie] It's a family tree.

-Thank you so much.

-You're welcome.

[Julie] I've always wanted a sister, and I've met her, and I love her, I do.

It's just lovely.

[laughter] [Angela] Found my sister.

Best thing ever.

I can't stop smiling.

[laughs] [both laughing, talking] [peaceful end music playing] Next time on Long Lost Family... Two searchers looking for their birth mothers-- a man longing to find out why his mother gave him up 50 years ago... [man] Was I wanted?

I hope that I was, but I don't know.

...and a woman desperate to know what happened to her mother.

[woman] I have carried the guilt, thinking that, "I hope I haven't ruined her life."

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