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David Lomas Investigates

David Lomas Investigates

PG2020•9.0/10
DocumentaryFamilyMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb
9.0/10(1)

Following on from the success of Lost & Found, David Lomas is back in this brand new series for Three, investigating New Zealand's family secrets. David travels across the world to find the answers and to reunite families. Have a box of tissues at the ready!

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Production

NZ on Air, Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

April 14, 2020

Last Aired

May 27, 2025

Networks

Three

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The Baby Found in a Phone Box
Air date: 2020-04-14
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.
E2
The Girl Who Came Back From the Dead
Air date: 2020-04-21
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.
E3
The Boy From Out of Africa
Air date: 2020-04-28
Wellington chef Richard Halgreen heads to Africa to find the parents Zimbabwean social workers removed him from when he was a toddler.
E4
The Baby Who Was Lost
Air date: 2020-05-05
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.
E5
The Girl Whose Dad Was Taken Away
Air date: 2020-05-12
Christchurch beautician Jasmine Dupre has not heard from her Spanish father since he was deported for domestic violence when she was a baby.
E6
The Lost Father From Sierra Leone
Air date: 2020-05-19
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?
E7
The Runaway Priest
Air date: 2020-05-26
E8
The Mothers Who Lied
Air date: 2020-06-02
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.
E9
The Secret Life Of The Man From Canton
Air date: 2020-06-09
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.
E10
The Baby Left For Dead
Air date: 2020-06-16
A newborn baby abandoned in a derelict Christchurch house, Lorraine wants answers, but Lomas finds much more.

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David Lomas

David Lomas

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