Episodes
Finding My Family Our Lives airs Mon 11 Oct 2021
At just a few hours old, Leah was abandoned in a hospital toilet in Manchester. Twenty six years later, she is determined to discover where she came from.
With no knowledge of her birth mother, despite an extensive police investigation at the time of her discovery, Leah has struggled with her identity her whole life. Now, a mother herself, Leah is more determined than ever to search for answers to find out who she really is.
In the hope that online DNA databases could hold clues, she takes a test as her adoptive cousin Carla, a filmmaker, documents Leah’s quest to find her birth family.
Filmed over three years, they hope to solve the 26-year mystery and embark upon an emotional journey, uncovering painful truths as they try to piece together the story of her sad start to life.
Finding My Family is a BBC England commission, filmed and directed by Carla Wright and produced by Candour Productions.
Airdate: Monday 11 October 2021 at 7.35pm on BBC One.