What is Long Lost Family?

Long Lost Family is ITV’s leading family history programme. It features poignant stories of ordinary members of the public who want to track down long-lost relatives, with the help of DNA testing and professional researchers. Presenters Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell follow the participants on their journey.

When is the new series of Long Lost Family?

The second half of series 15 of Long Lost Family will start airing on ITV at 9pm on Thursday 15 January 2026. Two subsequent episodes will air on Thursday 22 January and Thursday 29 January.

The first episode will feature Alan Parker, who wants to track down his mother Anne, who he last saw when he was 5; and Katherine Fletcher, who was adopted as a child and wants to find her birth mother.

Nicky Campbell said: “After 15 years, there is still that yearning and the most basic human desire to know, the desire for the truth, redemption, reconciliation and a new road ahead. I think it’s one of the strongest series we’ve ever had. When I first met Davina 16 years ago and we spoke about doing this, I never dreamed that it would change so many lives.”

Where can I watch previous episodes of Long Lost Family?

Previous series of Long Lost Family are streaming on ITVX.