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Episode 2

DNA Family Secrets Series 1
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Stacey Dooley helps answer life-changing questions through the power of DNA. Janine’s origins have always been a mystery, and Duri fears she may get terminal cancer like her mother.

Janine has lived her entire life never knowing the identity or ethnicity of her birth father. Her white and British mum kept her true parentage a secret, which made life difficult while growing up on Braunstone Estate in Leicester with darker skin. Janine finally wants to discover the origins of her DNA so she can put the mystery to rest and give her children some answers.

Margaret was adopted in Southport when she was only six months old. Until now, she never felt brave enough to search for information about her ancestry, in particular what happened to her birth mother. She’s wondering if DNA can finally reveal the truth, and she’s shocked by the results.

31-year-old Duri was devastated when her mother died of ovarian cancer eight years ago. But even worse was the discovery that the disease might be in her DNA, and that she could carry a potentially fatal genetic mutation. Hoping to someday be a mum, Duri wants to test her DNA to see if she is likely to contract the fatal disease.

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Wed 20 Jul 2022 23:15
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:03

    Perry Como With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers, Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers

    Magic Moments

  • 00:12

    808 State, Ub40

    One In Ten (808 Original Mix)

  • 00:30

    Bee Gees

    Night Fever

  • 00:30

    Bee Gees

    Night Fever

Credits

Presenter Stacey Dooley
Director Chris Taylor
Series Producer Lucy Morgan
Executive Producer Kari Lia
Executive Producer Sophie Leonard
Executive Producer Kate Collier
Production Company Minnow Films

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