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Two women adopted from South Asia search for their birth families - Ria and Rebecca hope to find answers as they return to Sri Lanka

Abandoned outside a hospital in Sri Lanka, Rebecca (pictured above) was three months old when she was adopted by a British couple and taken to live in the UK.

In the first of a two-part series following adoptees, Rebecca, now 38 years old and a mum of four, sets off on an emotionally charged journey back to Sri Lanka where she hopes to find her birth mother.

‘I have always felt a big part of me was missing,’ says Rebecca, who has already made two previous visits to the country but with no success.

Searching for Mum - shows Ria

Ria Sioan holds an image of birth mother

Meanwhile, 27-year-old Ria from Scotland – one of 11,000 babies also adopted from Sri Lanka – is on a separate mission to find her birth mother.

Powerful viewing.

TV Times rating: *****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.