All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Baby Found in a Phone Box

    • April 14, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Lomas uncovers startling new information in the search for the parents of a newborn baby abandoned in a Palmerston North phone box, a case unsolved by police for 57 years.

  • S01E02 The Girl Who Came Back From the Dead

    • April 21, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    In Bulgaria, Lomas investigates why a disabled child who went on to become a Paralympic skier, was abandoned in an orphanage after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

  • S01E03 The Boy From Out of Africa

    • April 28, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Wellington chef Richard Halgreen heads to Africa to find the parents Zimbabwean social workers removed him from when he was a toddler.

  • S01E04 The Baby Who Was Lost

    • May 5, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Martha Magna is trying to find out why her sister's baby son disappeared after his mother died in a suspicious accident in Outback Australia.

  • S01E05 The Girl Whose Dad Was Taken Away

    • May 12, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Christchurch beautician Jasmine Dupre has not heard from her Spanish father since he was deported for domestic violence when she was a baby.

  • S01E06 The Lost Father From Sierra Leone

    • May 19, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Daniel never met his father, but wrote to him until a brutal civil war devastated Sierra Leone and he lost all contact. Now Daniel wants to know; did his father survive?

  • S01E07 The Runaway Priest

    • May 26, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

  • S01E08 The Mothers Who Lied

    • June 2, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Vanessa was told that her father had died, while Gus also only heard one account of who his father was. Two stories of secrecy and betrayal.

  • S01E09 The Secret Life Of The Man From Canton

    • June 9, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    His Grandfather lived a life of mystery, now Perry Hakaraia wants the truth. Lomas finds secrets in China and NZ. Who was the opium dealer from Canton.

  • S01E10 The Baby Left For Dead

    • June 16, 2020
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    A newborn baby abandoned in a derelict Christchurch house, Lorraine wants answers, but Lomas finds much more.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Girl With The Donor Dad

    • April 27, 2021
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    David sets out to help Paula, who was conceived by donor insemination and is desperate to find out who her biological father is.

  • S02E02 The Baby That Was Found Wrapped In Newspaper

    • May 4, 2021
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    We meet Julie Corlett, who was devastatingly abandoned as a newborn baby on New Year's Eve. She puts her hope in David Lomas in an attempt to find her parents.

  • S02E03 The Children Who Were Left Behind

    • May 11, 2021
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Ricky Dey, 36, is looking for his mother, Sheree Durbin, who he has been told abandoned him as a baby. Walter Smith wants to meet his son he wanted nothing to do with 42 years ago.

  • S02E04 The Children Who Were Given Away

    • May 18, 2021
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Cameron Clayton, an acclaimed award winning country singer, searches for his birth mother. Karyn only learned she was adopted at 40, and somewhere out there are her 3 full sisters.

  • S02E05 The Mystery Of The Missing Twins

    • May 25, 2021
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    David is enlisted to help two sets of twins who were separated at birth and are desperate to find answers about their missing sibling.

  • S02E06 The Girl With The Dad With No Name

    • June 1, 2021
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    27-year-old Courtney Boderick wants to find out more about her donor father and 67-year-old Allan McDonnell wants to find the children he was told he fathered as a sperm donor.

  • S02E07 The Search For The Dad With No Name

    • June 8, 2021
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Christchurch's Patricia Siataga wants to find her Super Rugby player son Sebastian's biological father, a man whose name she cannot remember.

  • S02E08 The Baby Rescued From A Romanian Hospital

    • August 24, 2022
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Wairarapa farmer Rosie Farrier was adopted as a starving baby from a Romanian hospital and wants to find the birth parents who gave her away

  • S02E09 The Women With The Mystery Dads

    • August 31, 2022
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Te Ana Helleur of Taupo and Denna Kelsey of Hamilton are trying to find their fathers, but the men named are not sure they are the dads.

  • S02E10 The Māori Magician And The Dad Who Vanished

    • September 7, 2022
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Maori magician, Aperahama Wairau-Mason goes to the remote Mangaia island in Cook group to try and find the biological father he's never known.

  • S02E11 The Mothers And The Lost Children

    • September 14, 2022
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Maria Woodbury of Nelson was adopted, while Tracy Riley, Queensland, gave up her son for adoption. Both are looking for answers.

  • S02E12 An Affair, A Fatal Car Crash And A Missing Baby

    • September 21, 2022
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Brian O'Hara of Oamaru is trying to find out what happened to his baby sister who disappeared after his mother died in a car crash near Castlepoint 50 years ago.

Season 3

  • S03E01 The Secret Child From India

    • August 2, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Sonali was abandoned at a Mumbai orphanage 47 years ago, she hopes to find her birth mother but is aware of the dangers her birth mother may face in agreeing to meet her.

  • S03E02 The Secret Sister Left In The Outback

    • August 9, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Wayne is searching for his sister, conceived when his father lived at a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory.The search for a family with a history of revenge.

  • S03E03 The Adopted Baby From Bangkok

    • August 16, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Kathleen hopes to find the parents that put her up for adoption 48 years ago, but in a dramatic turn of events, will she get a chance to see her biological mother alive?

  • S03E04 The Daughter Who Was Lost

    • August 23, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Orion, is looking for the dad she's never known. Then, June is hoping to find the siblings born in Niue, the children her father never knew.

  • S03E05 The Baby The Dad Left Behind

    • August 30, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Kylie last saw her Dad when she was only a few months old, she's told he lives on a remote island, can David find him and will he agree to meet the daughter he left behind?

  • S03E06 The Boy Smuggled Across Borders

    • September 6, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Peter was brought to NZ on false papers, now he's hoping to find the birth mother he was taken from, then, Teresa is looking for answers and wants to know her whakapapa.

  • S03E07 The Babies Who Were Swapped At Birth

    • September 13, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Kathryn spent 50 years trying to find her birth mother only to find that she and another adopted child had been swapped at birth, now she's looking for answers.

  • S03E08 The Love Child Lost When Cultures Clashed

    • September 20, 2023
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    The Love Child Lost When Cultures Clashed

Season 4

  • S04E01 The Girl from Bucharest

    • April 8, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Kiri was born in Romania and adopted to NZ parents. With David's help, Kiri begins her journey to find her biological family before it's too late.

  • S04E02 Drugs, Deportation & The Missing Dad

    • April 8, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Nikki embarks on a quest to find the father she's never known, hoping to uncover family ties, and her Tongan heritage.

  • S04E03 The Dad Who Disappeared

    • April 15, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Kiwi adoptee Waiata wants to find her birth father but with very little information to go on its one of David's most challenging cases yet.

  • S04E04 The Secret of the Mystery Sister

    • April 22, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Darren Oxley and his family was in the middle of finalising his late mother's affairs, only to discover that he has a sister. Will David and Daren be able to track down the mystery sister?

  • S04E05 The Lost Girl from Hong Kong

    • April 29, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Rose was abandoned by her parents in a Hong Kong orphanage and adopted to NZ, now supported by her daughters they're looking for answers.

  • S04E06 Episode 6

    • May 6, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    TBC

  • S04E07 Episode 7

    • May 14, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Episode 7

  • S04E08 Episode 8

    • May 21, 2024
    • TV3 (NZ) Three

    Episode 8