Long Lost Family Season 15 Episode 2

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00:00my father grabbed me off my mother because I was in her arms the train pulled away I've

00:14never seen my mother again out of the blue he just said I just want to make sure mom told you

00:23the family secret every year thousands of people come to us looking for missing family she's my

00:32sister she's loved and she needs to know that she's loved sometimes it's to solve a mystery

00:39that's troubled them for decades I'm petrified of looking for her I've just got to try or to end

00:48the torment of what they don't know any siblings any answers any anything be great so imagine the

00:57moment hi Alan hi Davina when the burning questions can finally be answered my father has been found

01:06reuniting families who've spent a lifetime apart

01:19our first searcher was just 19 when she faced the agonizing decision to place her son for

01:39adoption in the hope of giving him a better life she's never stopped wondering if she made the right

01:45choice I would look at him and think you deserve better because what you would be going home to

01:56I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy my personal feelings that I had to put them to one side

02:04otherwise I couldn't have done that I couldn't have done it

02:1064 year old teaching assistant Paula Cottrell is married with a grown-up daughter Emma

02:25Paula grew up in Liverpool with her parents and her four brothers and sisters

02:32so I was the middle child my parents were very hard-working but it was quite an unstable childhood

02:45because my parents were both drinkers

02:50in every single way we were neglected

02:56rats in the kitchen dirty dishes and clothes everywhere there was verbal abuse physical abuse

03:09you're supposed to be safe at home and unfortunately it was a place where we were frightened

03:16at the age of 19 Paula got a summer job as a barmaid at a local holiday camp

03:27we lived on site it was absolutely great

03:32I met a young man very good looking I was looking for affection and attention this was one person

03:43that showed that showed that to me so I grabbed onto that with both hands

03:47I'd been seeing this young man for a good few months

03:54and I found out that I was expecting a baby

04:01I thought so what am I going to do what am I going to do

04:08and I told him and he disappeared so I was left alone

04:16today Paula is going back to the mother and baby home near Manchester

04:22where she spent her pregnancy safe from the chaos of her parents home

04:26I didn't know where to go but I knew it's not going to be there

04:32the only other option was adoption

04:36so I went to the mother and baby home

04:39for many women these homes are remembered without fondness

04:44but for Paula it provided a refuge

04:47it's been a long time

04:50and this place actually helped me with all the decisions I had to make

05:01it gave me peace, time to reflect

05:05and actually think about the decision that it was a right one

05:10so it's quite emotional

05:13In July 1980 Paula gave birth to a baby boy she named Lee

05:21He was tiny

05:27and his hair was silver blonde

05:30and he stayed with me for two days

05:34he was wrapped up at the side of my bed

05:39I was just looking at him thinking

05:42I'm so sorry

05:44but you, I can't, you can't stay with me

05:49and even 45 years later

05:55that still hurts

05:59it's not his fault

06:01it's mine

06:03Lee was taken into foster care

06:08then a few weeks later

06:11Paula received an unexpected opportunity

06:14My social worker contacted me

06:18and she said

06:20we have found a couple

06:22who are wanting to adopt a child

06:26would you like to meet them?

06:29and I went

06:30absolutely

06:31they were very down to earth people

06:36very attentive to me

06:38My answer was

06:42yes I'm very happy

06:44with this couple

06:45She started crying

06:49He said

06:51excuse me

06:51I've got to go and telephone my mum

06:54it's the first grandchild

06:55The adoptive couple said

07:00we will call him

07:02Paul

07:03after you

07:04Paula

07:05they could have changed their mind

07:07in the future

07:08but it made me feel important

07:10not a day goes by

07:13where I don't think of him

07:14I just want him to know

07:17that he was loved so much

07:21that that was the reason

07:23I made the decision

07:24but I've never forgotten him

07:27and he was loved

07:27When we took on Paula's search

07:33she knew that her son

07:34had originally been called

07:36Lee Cottrell

07:37and had probably

07:38been adopted

07:39in the Liverpool area

07:41but that's all she knew

07:43Our specialist intermediary

07:45applied to the

07:46General Register office

07:47to learn his new adoptive name

07:49The couple

07:51that Paula had met

07:52all those years ago

07:53had been true to their word

07:55They'd renamed her son

07:57Paul

07:58Our specialist intermediary

08:01also learned where he now lived

08:03He was still

08:04in Liverpool

08:05Paul has got no idea

08:14that his birth mother

08:15has thought about him

08:16every day

08:17yearned to see him again

08:19But what does he know

08:20about his birth mother

08:21and the difficult choice

08:23she had to make

08:24Paul lives with his husband

08:28Owen

08:28and works as a lecturer

08:29at a university

08:30I'm meeting him

08:32at a hotel

08:33near his home

08:34Paul how are you doing?

08:37Great

08:37lovely to meet you

08:38You too

08:39Thank you so much

08:39for meeting me

08:40Thank you

08:40When you initially

08:42got the contact

08:43from us

08:43that your birth mother

08:45was looking for you

08:46were you surprised?

08:48I was surprised

08:49because it came out

08:51of the blue

08:52My mum said straight away

08:53you should absolutely

08:55do what you feel

08:57is right for you

08:58So tell me about your parents

08:59Dad

09:01sadly passed away

09:03in December 2021

09:05Dad

09:06was

09:07such a character

09:08filled a room

09:10Mum

09:11has been

09:12just the most amazing mum

09:14that I could have ever asked for

09:16I have an amazing sister

09:19It was a house full of love

09:20and laughter

09:21What else do you know

09:22about your birth mother?

09:24I know that Paula's

09:26parents

09:27had some real severe issues

09:31with alcohol

09:32shall we say

09:33I know that Paula had gone to work

09:35in a holiday camp

09:37It was the first time

09:38that she found

09:39a sense of freedom

09:40and

09:41a bit of happiness

09:43When she got pregnant

09:44she went to a mother and baby home

09:46in Warrington

09:47because

09:48the domestic

09:50situation

09:51was horrendous

09:53thinking that

09:53it was going to be suitable

09:54for a baby

09:54The

09:55the level of pain

09:57Paula must have been experiencing

09:59must have been

10:00I've always wondered

10:03if Paula was

10:05okay

10:05She's married

10:06Okay

10:07Lovely

10:08She has a daughter

10:11I'm so glad

10:12You've never seen anyone

10:17have you

10:17that's genetically related to you

10:19No

10:19Would you like to?

10:22I'd love to

10:22Yeah

10:24I'd love to

10:25Oh wow

10:30Don't we look similar?

10:42Wow

10:44We've got a mole in the same place

10:47Well Paula has written a letter

10:50to you

10:52Okay

10:53For 45 years

11:02I have loved you

11:03and have so much wanted to find you

11:06but never wanted to intrude on your life

11:08I recognise you are now

11:11a grown man

11:12but

11:13to me

11:13I can still visualise

11:15your beautiful face

11:16and your silver blonde hair

11:18as a baby

11:18I've wondered

11:20what was your childhood like

11:22always hoping you were happy

11:24and enjoying

11:24all the special occasions

11:26in your life

11:26Thank you so much

11:30for your courtesy

11:30in reading my letter

11:32All my love

11:33Paula

11:33Wow

11:34Is this whole thing

11:48adding to your happiness?

11:51Absolutely

11:53If I only get to say

11:57thank you

11:58for everything

11:58that you've given me

11:59then that will make me

12:01happy and content

12:02Amazing

12:04Thank you

12:05Hiya Mum

12:12How are you?

12:14Alright thanks

12:15Are you okay?

12:15It went really well Mum

12:16Yeah

12:18I've seen a photograph

12:20I look very similar

12:21to Paula

12:22Yes

12:24So definitely

12:25I've always known

12:26I'm proud of you

12:28Oh thanks Mum

12:29Okay

12:29Cheers Mum

12:30Love you

12:30Bye

12:31Bye

12:32But before we tell Paula

12:35the good news

12:35we turn to the story

12:37of a birth father

12:38whose experience

12:39was very different

12:40to hers

12:41Our next searcher

12:44had no say

12:46in the decision

12:46to place his daughter

12:47for adoption

12:48For 50 years

12:50all he's had

12:51are a few

12:52treasured memories

12:53of her

12:53When I first

12:59saw my daughter

13:00I'm thinking

13:01that's a baby

13:02and she can feel

13:03in the palm of my hand

13:05My daughter

13:09held my liquor

13:11finger

13:11and God

13:13her grip was hard

13:14and that was electrifying

13:16I thought

13:17there's nowhere on earth

13:19that I'm gonna let you go

13:20No way

13:21No way

13:22You're not going anywhere

13:23But I haven't seen

13:26Joanne since she was born

13:28Retired bus driver

13:38Justice Augustine

13:39was born in St. Lucia

13:41in 1956

13:42and for his first

13:44eight years

13:44he lived there

13:45with his grandmother

13:46She used to teach us

13:49how to cook

13:50and she was a brilliant cook

13:52Yeah I loved

13:53really

13:53fantastic

13:54So I enjoy cooking

13:56So I enjoy cooking

13:56Cooking brings the family together

13:58They love my cooking

14:01Hey Doug

14:03Hi Kay

14:04You okay?

14:05Yeah yeah

14:06Not a bad thing

14:07Thanks

14:08After Joanne

14:08Justice went on to get married

14:10and had five other children

14:12including Kezia

14:13the youngest

14:14Love you

14:15Love you too

14:16I told all my children

14:18from day one

14:19that they have an elder sister

14:21which was adopted

14:23and they all

14:25wanted me to find

14:26their sister

14:27Oh

14:28It would be nice if

14:29Joanne loves it as much as you do

14:31Yeah

14:31It would be nice if she took the

14:33cooking

14:34Jean

14:35Jean

14:36Yeah

14:37That's the one

14:38This is a photo of me

14:43in St Lucia

14:44My name said to me

14:45I need you to take this photo

14:47to send to your mum

14:48Justice's mother moved to the UK

14:52in the late 50s

14:53as part of the Windrush generation

14:54and that's how he came to live

14:56with his grandmother

14:57My friends and myself

14:59we were

14:59very mischievous

15:01But when Justice was eight

15:03his grandmother passed away

15:05His mother brought him

15:09to London in 1964

15:10He was 16

15:16when he met a girl

15:17at the fairground

15:18Her family was Irish

15:22We just had fun

15:24walking around

15:25She made me feel

15:26so comfortable

15:26She made me feel

15:28wanted

15:29And we started

15:31therein

15:32It just got better

15:33all the time

15:34But

15:36my girlfriend's father

15:38they kept it a secret

15:40from him

15:40My girlfriend told me

15:42that

15:42he wouldn't

15:43approve of me

15:45going out

15:46with his daughter

15:47you know

15:48because of the colour

15:52of my skin

15:53About two years

15:56into their relationship

15:57Justice's girlfriend

15:59told him

15:59she was pregnant

16:00We were both

16:02very frightened

16:03We didn't know

16:04what to do

16:05I said

16:06OK

16:06we'll wait

16:07And then

16:08she had to go

16:11to hospital

16:12to have the baby

16:13So yeah

16:14We couldn't hide it

16:17no more

16:17Justice was desperate

16:19to find a way

16:21of keeping their baby

16:22Some things

16:28comes back

16:29I remember

16:30that then

16:33my girlfriend

16:34used to ask me

16:35how is it going

16:36how

16:37are they

16:37good

16:38Oh God

16:40And I have to keep

16:45saying to her

16:46No, no luck

16:47No luck

16:48But Justice clung

16:52to the hope

16:52that he would

16:53find a way

16:54Justice Augustine

17:05is looking for

17:06the daughter

17:06he last saw

17:07here

17:07at the hospital

17:09where she was born

17:09He's come back

17:11for the first time

17:12in 50 years

17:13She was premature

17:15and in an incubator

17:16He and his girlfriend

17:18named her Joanne

17:19I rushed up there

17:21to see the baby

17:22and just seeing the baby

17:27so, so small

17:28She was a fighter

17:30I knew she would survive

17:32you know

17:33I just wanted to do

17:34everything for my daughter

17:35but I know

17:37we were so young

17:39and I know

17:41there might be complications

17:43Her dad

17:46he was very angry

17:48very, very, very angry

17:52My girlfriend said to me

17:55well, yeah

17:56her dad is gonna

17:57have the baby adopted

17:59I thought I would have

18:01the baby

18:01with me and my mom

18:02I asked the authorities

18:04and they said

18:05my mom was too old

18:06to have the baby

18:07I was being

18:08knocked back

18:09all the time

18:10It's not like

18:11I did not want

18:13my daughter

18:13It's not like

18:14you know

18:15I walked away

18:17I tried everything

18:18everything

18:20But all of Justice's efforts

18:23were in vain

18:24After

18:25Joanne was adopted

18:28her mom

18:30moved away

18:31and I lost touch

18:33In 2024

18:39Kezia had a breakthrough

18:41and found Joanne's

18:42birth certificate

18:43online

18:44I'm looking at

18:46the birth record here

18:47and I'm so happy

18:48the fact that

18:50Joanne's name

18:51is Joanne

18:52Augustine

18:54which is my surname

18:55which is just

18:56it's just

18:59magical

19:00magic

19:00It's there

19:01in black and white

19:03I have a feeling

19:04of goosebumps

19:06Me too

19:07It's like surreal

19:08Yes

19:09I'm surprised

19:09you haven't printed it out

19:10and framed it

19:11Yeah

19:12The fuck did occur to me

19:14From the day she was born

19:20I've been thinking about Joanne

19:22It's important for me

19:23to see her

19:24and just give her

19:25the hug that

19:26I couldn't give her

19:27when she was born

19:29As Justice had

19:36Joanne's birth registration

19:38the first thing

19:39we needed to find out

19:40was her new

19:41adoptive name

19:42We discovered

19:44that her name

19:44had been changed

19:45to Jane

19:46and she'd been

19:47adopted in London

19:48Using specialist

19:50databases

19:51a social worker

19:52looked to see

19:53where she now was

19:55And they found her

19:56still in London

19:57living just

19:58a few miles

19:59away from her birth father

20:09It's very important

20:11to Justice

20:12that Jane knows

20:13how much

20:13he wanted to keep her

20:15What I want to know

20:17is what that means

20:19to Jane

20:20and how does she feel

20:22about the fact

20:22that her birth father

20:23has come looking for her

20:25Jane

20:32Hi Nicky

20:33How are you doing?

20:34Nice to meet you

20:35Really nice to meet you

20:36Come in

20:36I should follow you

20:37Thank you

20:38So thank you so much

20:40for seeing me

20:41No

20:42Thank you for

20:44you know

20:45being here

20:46Was this a surprise?

20:48Massively

20:49Well listen

20:50I've got so much to say

20:51and there's so much

20:52that you want to find out

20:53The most important thing

20:54I've got to tell you

20:54is that

20:55he has

20:56wanted this

20:57from the second

20:59that you were born

21:00Wow

21:01That's

21:04yeah

21:05that's a lot to take in

21:06What were you told

21:07about your adoption?

21:09Mum and dad

21:09had a

21:10file

21:11on my adoption

21:12so they've got

21:13all the

21:14original paperwork

21:15of my medical form

21:17Where did you grow up?

21:18I grew up

21:19just outside of Dover

21:20Were they good mum and dad?

21:21Oh yeah

21:22very loving

21:23very supportive

21:24My parents

21:25who raised me

21:26made me who I am today

21:28but I want to find out

21:31who I am

21:32also from

21:33my other side

21:35I've got lots of things

21:36to tell you

21:36lots of details

21:37lots of things

21:38that have been

21:38Justice

21:39and your birth mother

21:40met at a fun fair

21:41but

21:42my father

21:43refused to

21:44accept the fact

21:46that his daughter

21:48was

21:49with a black man

21:50Mmhmm

21:51And so when

21:54they found out

21:56your birth mother

21:57was pregnant

21:58they tried to

21:58tried to hide it

21:59Yeah

22:00But eventually

22:00it came out

22:01and of course

22:01her father

22:02freaked out

22:03Yeah

22:05And that's why

22:06the adoption

22:06was ordered

22:07so

22:07it's another reason

22:10for how upset

22:11Justice was about it

22:13Because he had no

22:15Power

22:16Yeah

22:17He had no say

22:18in

22:18the decision

22:20of what was

22:20going to happen

22:21to me

22:21No

22:22The last time

22:23he saw you

22:23You were in

22:25the incubator

22:26And he put

22:28his hand

22:28into the incubator

22:29Yeah

22:30And your little

22:32your little hand

22:34your little fist

22:35grabbed his finger

22:37tightly

22:37Oh wow

22:38And that's a moment

22:40he's carried with him

22:41forever

22:41I'm holding my fingers

22:44tightly now

22:44I'll do the same action

22:46Oh you're doing it

22:46Yeah

22:47That's right

22:48You're doing it

22:49Yeah

22:51And so

22:52you've never seen

22:52a photo

22:53of anyone

22:54that you are

22:55actually related to

22:58Never

22:58Give me a hand

23:00You alright?

23:04Yeah

23:04I'm okay

23:05I'm okay

23:06You have got

23:07a very firm

23:07I'm not letting go

23:10Oh wow

23:13Oh my god

23:16Wow

23:19Wow

23:22I need to take

23:24my glasses off

23:25Wow

23:27He's got my eyes

23:29And probably

23:31the shape of my face

23:32as well

23:33Wow

23:34That's my dad

23:35And I had to

23:39finally see

23:40somebody that

23:42looks like me

23:44You're feeling

23:45better aren't you?

23:46Yeah

23:47Yeah

23:47Wow

23:51He's got

23:52beautiful writing

23:53Dear Joanne

23:56I have thought

23:58about you

23:59every day

24:00since the moment

24:01you were born

24:01There are no words

24:04to fully capture

24:06how much you have been

24:08in my heart

24:09My hopes have always been

24:12that you were given

24:13the best life possible

24:16one full of love

24:17opportunities

24:18and happiness

24:19With all my love

24:21justice

24:22the person who loves you

24:24infinitely

24:25It's a lot to take in

24:28I want to meet him

24:29I'm excited to meet him

24:31and that feeling of

24:33of completeness

24:37You'll be complete

24:38Mm-hmm

24:38You all right?

24:47Yeah, yeah, yeah

24:48I don't know

24:49I do

24:50Happy tears

24:52How are you?

25:03You all right?

25:04OK

25:04Yeah

25:05What have you got

25:08to show her?

25:09You ready?

25:10Mm-hmm

25:10OK

25:11Oh my gosh

25:17Look at the eyes

25:19Yeah

25:20It's the eyes

25:21I can see you

25:22in him instantly

25:23Mm-hmm

25:25Like even the vibe

25:26Oh babes

25:27Mine's full circle

25:29It is full circle

25:30It's really full circle

25:31Oh my gosh

25:32Paula Cottrell is searching

25:44for her son

25:45who she'd placed

25:46for adoption

25:46when she was just

25:4719 years old

25:48Paula has spent

25:57decades

25:58thinking about

26:00her son

26:00worrying about

26:02the kind of life

26:03that he's had

26:04and today

26:05I get to tell her

26:07everything

26:08she so

26:09needs to know

26:10Hello Davine

26:17Hi Paula

26:17How are you?

26:18Very well

26:19Please come in

26:19Thank you

26:20Thanks so much

26:21Thanks Paula

26:25How have you been?

26:28Erm

26:28It has been very difficult

26:30For the fact that

26:32it's been years

26:33I've kept the emotions

26:34and feelings down

26:36What are the things

26:37that worry you

26:38the most?

26:40That he had a good

26:41childhood

26:41and he was happy

26:43Yeah

26:44At that time

26:45I could not provide that

26:46I think one of the things

26:49that hit me the most

26:50was that you in fact

26:52let go of your baby

26:54after two days

26:55I knew that the decision

26:57I'd made

26:58I had to go through with that

27:00there was no other option

27:01No

27:01But I needed

27:03to see him

27:04and hold him

27:05Cos he was mine

27:06He was mine

27:08I have actually come here

27:11because I have

27:12got a bit of news for you

27:13Your son has been found

27:16I don't believe that

27:25I don't erm

27:29I'm sorry

27:32I just don't erm

27:34quite

27:35Is it real?

27:39It's real

27:39He'd love to meet you

27:43I never thought

27:44I'm so surprised

27:46I never ever thought

27:48that this was happening

27:49And it has

27:51Oh

27:51To be there

27:52He's called Paul

27:55They did

27:56honour their promise

27:58They did

27:58To you

27:59and they called him Paul

28:01Oh my goodness

28:02That was so kind of them

28:03wasn't it?

28:05I want to know

28:07if he had a good childhood

28:09and he was happy

28:10and he was loved

28:12cherished

28:13He was

28:15Oh thank goodness

28:16Oh thank goodness for that

28:19They told him that

28:20he was adopted

28:21from a very early age

28:23and that he was chosen

28:25Ah

28:26And he was special

28:28he was

28:28he felt very loved

28:29in his adoption

28:30That is wonderful

28:32Yeah

28:33He's married to Owen

28:34and they live together

28:36in Liverpool

28:37Been together for 21 years

28:38Ah

28:40I wanted him

28:41to have a good life

28:42and to make something

28:43of his life

28:44and to be happy

28:45He is

28:47one of the

28:47head lecturers

28:48at

28:49Liverpool John Moores University

28:51Really?

28:53Yeah he's a senior lecturer

28:54Oh wow

28:56I have a photo of him

29:01to give to you

29:02Oh

29:03This is huge isn't it?

29:07Huge

29:07This

29:08This is your son

29:10Paul

29:11Ah

29:13And he's

29:19lovely

29:21he's wonderful

29:21he's gorgeous

29:22He's got my eyes

29:29I think he looks

29:31so like you

29:31He looks like me

29:33doesn't he

29:33He does

29:34The adopted parents

29:36I owe them

29:37her a big debt

29:39I owe them a debt

29:41and I appreciate

29:42everything they've done

29:43Gosh

29:44Oh thank you

29:45my lovely

29:45Oh

29:47Thank you

29:50love

29:50Today

30:03Paula is meeting

30:04her son

30:05who she'd placed

30:06for adoption

30:0745 years ago

30:08I've waited

30:10and dreamt

30:11of this moment

30:13It's sinking in

30:15a little

30:15but

30:16it's quite surreal

30:17but I

30:19I don't want

30:20to disappoint him

30:21Good morning

30:24There's a fear

30:34of

30:35will she like me

30:36will I like her

30:38It's one of the biggest

30:40days of my life

30:41and I'm about

30:42to meet

30:43my birth mum

30:44Can't get much

30:47bigger than that

30:48Paul is being

30:51supported by his

30:52adoptive mum

30:52Christine

30:53So how are you

30:54feeling?

30:55It's a big thing

30:56It's huge

30:57but overall

30:58I'm feeling excited

30:59delighted that

31:00I've got you with me

31:01and how are you

31:02feeling?

31:03I'm okay

31:03I don't want you

31:05worrying about me

31:06And I'll see you soon

31:08Love you

31:08I love you too

31:09Love you more

31:10Bye

31:12Bye

31:13Paula and Paul

31:15are meeting

31:15at a hotel

31:16in Liverpool

31:16It's been a long

31:23time waiting

31:23for this moment

31:24so I'm

31:26eager

31:27to get there

31:28A bit more nervous

31:48now

31:48I'm still excited

31:49but a bit more

31:50nervous

31:50and now

32:09I asked

32:13to help

32:13Thank you so much

32:23for coming

32:23Paul

32:24You're so welcome

32:26Look at our faces

32:27I'm definitely yours

32:29I've waited so long

32:35Have a seat

32:35Shall we?

32:36Thanks you

32:36Oh wow

32:41Wow, you are so lovely. You've got my eyes.

32:46Definitely.

32:47I appreciate you coming to see me.

32:50My mum and dad always talked about you with great respect and admiration.

32:56And I always knew that if you did want to get in touch with me,

33:01the answer was always going to be yes.

33:03Thank you. I've been desperate to explain to you the situation.

33:10Why?

33:11There was no way I could take a baby home to them.

33:16It was a living nightmare.

33:18That's why I wanted to put you on a better road.

33:23But when they took you away,

33:26I don't think I've ever cried so hard, you know?

33:31Cried and cried.

33:33You gave me such a huge opportunity

33:35when you were probably going through the worst experience of your life.

33:40Yeah.

33:41And I always knew that you'd done the most selfless act ever.

33:47My lovely boy.

33:49Thank you for sharing all that with me.

33:54I'm looking at you.

33:57I'm looking at me.

33:58Absolutely.

33:59No, I completely, completely get that.

34:01I do.

34:02When you said that you worked in the university,

34:05oh, my word.

34:08I've never been so proud in my life.

34:11You know?

34:12And I'm a teacher.

34:13Go away.

34:14Yeah.

34:15All these teachers in the family.

34:18Well, I've got someone very special that I've brought with me today

34:21that I'd like you to meet.

34:22OK.

34:24Oh, Christine.

34:25Paula.

34:26Oh, that's it.

34:27Oh, that's it.

34:30Wow, Christine.

34:32You OK?

34:33Yeah, I'm good, thanks.

34:34You're good?

34:35Yeah.

34:35I want this opportunity to thank you.

34:41I am so, so grateful.

34:44Yeah.

34:44And I've never stopped thinking of you.

34:46Thank you so much, Christine.

34:48Aw, thank you.

34:49Aw.

34:49Aw, thank you.

34:50OK, love.

34:51Thanks.

34:52It works both ways.

34:53Thank you so much.

34:55Aw.

34:56Yeah, it's my gift, you see.

34:58The opportunities that you could give, Paul.

35:02I've always wanted him to have a child where he is seen and loved and wanted.

35:08Oh, he's seen, loved and heard, all right.

35:11Man.

35:13Just made up.

35:14It went so well and it felt so natural.

35:17I feel like a very, very much loved person.

35:26Super man.

35:27I used to think I could fly.

35:29He did, really.

35:30He thought he could fly.

35:32It's a fair school photo.

35:34Yeah.

35:34My goodness me.

35:35He only thought he had to go for a day.

35:37Now that's enough.

35:38I've done it.

35:38I've done it once.

35:40What more do you want?

35:42Oh, look at this.

35:45At 19, that was a horrendous decision to make.

35:50And seeing him now, how proud I am.

35:55I did the right thing.

35:57My hope is for him to continue with his life and for me to be a little part of that.

36:09That's enough for me.

36:10Justice Augustine is looking for his first-born child, who was placed for adoption against his wishes.

36:26For 50 years, Justice has carried with him that precious memory of his little girl in the incubator.

36:45And it's going to be amazing for him to find out that he will get to see her again.

36:52Hi, Justice.

37:03Hi, Davina.

37:04Come in.

37:06Thanks so much.

37:06So, wow.

37:16Thank you for talking to me today.

37:18Yeah, I just wanted to catch up with you, really, and ask you a few questions.

37:21But I guess the first one I want to ask you is, what does being a dad mean to you?

37:27It's beautiful being a dad.

37:29It means that the children, when they need me, I'm there.

37:33Yes.

37:34And I would like to have that opportunity to say to Joanne that, you know?

37:43I wanted to bring you a little bit of news today.

37:46Yeah, yeah.

37:46Joanne has been found.

37:48No, you're joking.

37:51Oh, my God.

37:53She's called Jane.

37:54Oh, my God.

37:55Yeah.

37:56Oh, my God.

37:57Oh, my God.

37:58Yeah.

37:59Oh, my God.

38:00She's really well.

38:01Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.

38:07Does she know I've been looking for her?

38:08Yes.

38:09Oh, God, oh, God.

38:10She's so happy.

38:13Oh, God, no.

38:16Oh, God.

38:21Justice, I'm going to tell you something.

38:23We're going to take lots of time over this, because I know every bit of information I give you is massive.

38:28Yeah, yeah.

38:28And we can take ages.

38:30Yeah.

38:33Right.

38:35The most important question.

38:37Does she want to see me, do you think?

38:40Yes.

38:40Do you want me to tell you a bit more about Jane?

38:58Yes, please, please.

39:01She had a happy childhood.

39:02She knew she was adopted right from the get-go.

39:04Nothing was ever kept secret from her.

39:06Brilliant, brilliant.

39:07She knew you tried to keep her.

39:08Oh, my God.

39:11When she left school, she thought, I want to go to London.

39:15Yeah, yeah.

39:15And she lives close.

39:17She lives four miles away.

39:18Wow, wow.

39:20Oh, God.

39:23Oh, my God.

39:25Oh, my God.

39:27Oh, my God.

39:28Look at Jane.

39:30She wears glasses.

39:31Oh, my God.

39:32Oh, my God.

39:34God.

39:36Oh, she does look like me, doesn't she?

39:38Yeah.

39:38Oh, my God.

39:41Oh, my God.

39:45That's my daughter.

39:46Yes.

39:52Jane.

39:53I'm sorry.

39:57I'm really sorry.

39:58I'm not going to leave you.

40:02I'm going to be your shadow.

40:06Oh, thank you.

40:08Thank you, honey.

40:09Thank you so much.

40:11Oh, thank you.

40:13No.

40:14We found her at last.

40:17She looks like me.

40:19You're going to say no, isn't she?

40:20Don't cry.

40:21It's all right.

40:23It's all right, honey.

40:24I'm so happy.

40:26Yes.

40:28But at the same time, I'm a little sad.

40:30I messed up so much.

40:31Yes.

40:32Yes.

40:34Well, honey, we got the rest.

40:36We got our future to look forward to now.

40:38Yes.

40:39So we can make up.

40:40But I'm happy you like to be very, very happy.

40:43Yes.

40:54I didn't catch my sleep at all, thinking of me and my daughter.

40:59I'm feeling nervous, a little bit apprehensive.

41:03I don't know what to expect.

41:10I am feeling excited, nervous, very emotional.

41:20Even though we are blood-related, we are strangers.

41:23So it's surreal.

41:25It's unbelievable that this moment is happening.

41:28Okay.

41:28Be strong.

41:29I'll try.

41:30I'm not familiar.

41:31No, I'm not familiar.

41:32No, I'm fine.

41:32Okay.

41:33I'll see you later, okay?

41:34I just want to hold her and tell her how I felt when I had to let her go.

41:47It's a massive, important day for me.

41:50I think people struggle when you're adopted because you sometimes feel disconnected.

41:57And so it gives me a new sense of identity.

42:04This is a miracle that just happened.

42:07It's just a miracle.

42:18Thanks, my man.

42:19Yeah, let's go.

42:22I'm okay.

42:48I know, right?

42:51Shall we have a seat?

42:54Yeah, please.

42:55Take a seat.

42:59You're my daughter.

43:01Yes, I am.

43:02Oh, God.

43:04It's incredible, Justice, what you went through.

43:07Oh, the whole world was against me.

43:10And I, oh, God.

43:12For me, it's amazing because you were 18.

43:17Yes, yes.

43:18And, like, you're trying to keep me.

43:21I'm trying to have you.

43:23I'm here now.

43:24Your search is over.

43:26Yes.

43:27I'm sorry you're making a fool of myself.

43:30No, no, you're not making a fool of yourself, ever.

43:33Oh, oh.

43:35You're my dad, so, yeah, you're not making a fool.

43:38Oh, God.

43:39You're my world, baby.

43:40Oh.

43:41She's so much like me.

43:44She's everything.

43:45She's got a lift like a dad.

43:47She looks like a dad.

43:49We're connected.

43:50I know who I look like now.

43:52Yes.

43:52Yeah, I'm sorry about the beard, I think, yeah.

43:58Don't worry.

43:59I shaved mine off the other day as well.

44:01I like that.

44:04You look fine.

44:05You look fine.

44:07Wow.

44:08This is my dad.

44:09And to see how similar we look is uncanny.

44:15I love cooking.

44:17Okay.

44:17I love, love cooking.

44:20Me too.

44:21Oh, my God.

44:22You're so much in God.

44:24You're so much in God.

44:25We're two peas in the pod, I think.

44:28Definitely.

44:29I'm visualizing the future with me and her and her siblings having fun.

44:36And I'm going to try my best in my life now to make it happy all the time.

44:43I won't let you go this time.

44:45I don't want to impose, but I want you to know that forever, come with me, I'll be there.

44:53Wow.

44:53I love you so much, baby.

44:54Oh, justice.

44:55Oh, my goodness.

44:57Oh, my goodness.

45:01Hi.

45:02Hi.

45:04Hello.

45:05Oh, you're so lovely.

45:07Oh.

45:08So sweet, you all.

45:11Let's sit down.

45:11Yeah, yeah.

45:12Get to know each other.

45:13You're so excited.

45:15This is our dad.

45:16Oh.

45:17I know, right?

45:18This is your daughter.

45:19Yeah.

45:20And you're my sister.

45:20Yeah, my life is never going to be the same again from today.

45:25It's never going to be quiet from today.

45:29So, yeah, it's great.

45:31Yay.

45:31This is my friend.

45:35This is justice.

45:37Oh, man.

45:39Oh, my God.

45:40How are you?

45:40Oh, good to meet you.

45:43I'm on cloud nine.

45:45I'm floating again.

45:46I'm floating again.

45:47I got my daughter.

45:48I'm floating.

45:50So, yes.

45:51I'm a happy man.

45:52Very happy.

45:54And long will it continue.

45:56Cheers.

45:57Cheers.

45:57Lovely stuff.

46:21And if you've been affected by the issues raised in tonight's programme,

46:24you can find details of organisations offering support on our website,

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46:31Thanks, continued.

46:34Thanks, everyone.

46:36Bye.

46:37Bye.

46:38Bye.

46:39Bye.

46:40Bye.

46:41Bye.

46:44Bye.

46:50Bye.

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