James Walton

Highly effective slice of old-school storytelling: ITV’s Born from the Same Stranger reviewed

Plus: on BBC4 a group of sons discover that their father had almost certainly killed quite a few civilians

Liam, an old child who'd grown up making Father's Day cards in the belief that he'd be able to give them to his dad one day​  
issue 27 January 2024

With its tales of close relatives reuniting after years of separation, ITV’s Long Lost Family has been reliably jerking tears since 2011. Now, from the same production company, comes Born from the Same Stranger: another thumping slice of highly effective old-school human-interest storytelling, this time served with a side order of ethical dilemmas.

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