Foundling

On 6th October 1987, a newborn baby is found on the verge of a remote country lane in Suffolk. Police comb the area for clues and appeal for witnesses, but the mother is never found. The baby, Jess, is adopted. Journalist Lucy Greenwell has never forgotten the day when Jess was discovered. She was a child and lived nearby. For decades Lucy has wondered; what happened to Jess, and what could have driven a mother to leave her child in such an isolated place? When Lucy tracks Jess down, she finds a woman already deep in her own search for the truth, and a story far more tangled than either of them expected. What unfolds is a tale of long-held secrets and unintended consequences that spirals out of Jess's control.   Foundling is a six-part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer  

Journalist Lucy Greenwell goes in search of Jess following rumours and unanswered questions about where she was born and who gave birth to her.  ** If you have questions about the series, we will be publishing a subscriber only bonus episode. You can email your questions to foundling@observer.co.uk   Credits:  Reporter - Lucy Greenwell Producer - Katie Gunning Original theme music - Tom Kinsella Sound design and additional music - Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp Narrative editor - Gary Marshall  Editor - Jasper Corbett    

Jess does a DNA test. And she and Lucy travel to visit a house where Jess's birth mother once lived, and try and work out how nobody noticed a thing. ** If you have questions about the series, we will be publishing a subscriber only bonus episode. You can email your questions to foundling@observer.co.uk   Credits:  Reporter - Lucy Greenwell Producer - Katie Gunning Original theme music - Tom Kinsella Sound design and additional music - Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp Narrative editor - Gary Marshall  Editor - Jasper Corbett  

Jess's DNA results lead her to a close blood relative, who has her own extraordinary story.  ** If you have questions about the series, we will be publishing a subscriber only bonus episode. You can email your questions to foundling@observer.co.uk   Credits:  Reporter - Lucy Greenwell Producer - Katie Gunning Original theme music - Tom Kinsella Sound design and additional music - Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp Narrative editor - Gary Marshall  Editor - Jasper Corbett  

Jess ignores a plea from her birth mother to stop searching for answers. She decides to track down her father.  ** If you have questions about the series, we will be publishing a subscriber only bonus episode. You can email your questions to foundling@observer.co.uk   Credits:  Reporter - Lucy Greenwell Producer - Katie Gunning Original theme music - Tom Kinsella Sound design and additional music - Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp Narrative editor - Gary Marshall  Editor - Jasper Corbett  

Jess is shocked when she makes a new discovery about her birth mother. ** If you have questions about the series, we will be publishing a subscriber only bonus episode. You can email your questions to foundling@observer.co.uk Credits:  Reporter - Lucy Greenwell Producer - Katie Gunning Original theme music - Tom Kinsella Sound design and additional music - Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp Narrative editor - Gary Marshall  Editor - Jasper Corbett  

Jess gets some surprising visitors and Lucy receives a call from Jess's birth father. ** If you have questions about the series, we will be publishing a subscriber only bonus episode. You can email your questions to foundling@observer.co.uk   Credits:  Reporter - Lucy Greenwell Producer - Katie Gunning Original theme music - Tom Kinsella Sound design and additional music - Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp Narrative editor - Gary Marshall  Editor - Jasper Corbett  

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