Shocking Family Secrets

Our families play a huge part in who we are and who we will become; so what happens when your family life and history is exposed as a lie? In this extraordinary twelve part series, dramatic and bizarre family secrets are revealed. From babies switched at birth, to secret parents, and incestuously married twins, the show explores the most outrageous family dramas. Interviews, home videos, photographs and hospital records reveal the truth behind the lie; and experts advise on how to cope with the devastating aftermath of each revelation. Locals describe how the scandals played out in their towns and whether it has changed their views of the people they thought they knew. (official distributor synopsis)