David Lomas Investigates: Season 1
- Premiered Apr 14, 2020
- 10 episodes
From the makers of Lost and Found, comes this brand new series. David Lomas spans the globe to solve a number of diverse and complex New Zealand mysteries. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
Episodes
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1. The Baby Found in a Phone Box
Lomas uncovers startling new information in the search for the parents of a newborn baby abandoned in a Palmerston North phone box, a case unsolved by police for 57 years.
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2. The Girl Who Came Back From the Dead
In Bulgaria, Lomas investigates why a disabled child who went on to become a Paralympic skier, was abandoned in an orphanage after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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3. The Boy From Out of Africa
Wellington chef Richard Halgreen heads to Africa to find the parents Zimbabwean social workers removed him from when he was a toddler.
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4. The Baby Who Was Lost
Martha Magna is trying to find out why her sister's baby son disappeared after his mother died in a suspicious accident in Outback Australia.
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5. The Girl Whose Dad Was Taken Away
Christchurch beautician Jasmine Dupre has not heard from her Spanish father since he was deported for domestic violence when she was a baby.
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6. The Lost Father From Sierra Leone
Daniel never met his father, but wrote to him until a brutal civil war devastated Sierra Leone and he lost all contact. Now Daniel wants to know; did his father survive?
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7. The Runaway Priest
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8. The Mothers Who Lied
Vanessa was told that her father had died, while Gus also only heard one account of who his father was. Two stories of secrecy and betrayal.
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9. The Secret Life Of The Man From Canton
His Grandfather lived a life of mystery, now Perry Hakaraia wants the truth. Lomas finds secrets in China and NZ. Who was the opium dealer from Canton.
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10. The Baby Left For Dead
A newborn baby abandoned in a derelict Christchurch house, Lorraine wants answers, but Lomas finds much more.
Episode information from TMDB. Air dates refer to the original broadcast or release.