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John Elkann has dragged Fiat back to profitability and a global scale even his grandfather couldn’t match, but his inheritance dispute with his own mother is becoming much more than a distraction. The investigation into his grandfather Gianni’s will has now prompted a criminal inquiry. The audio of this episode was updated on 28 October 2026 to better reflect John Elkann’s position on an ongoing legal dispute with his mother, and latest legal developments. Presenter: Sofia Bettiza Series producer: Simon Tulett Producer: Bob Howard Fact-checkers: Adriana Urbano and Randa Darwish Music: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons Sound engineer: Richard Hannaford Series editor: Matt Willis With special thanks to Jennifer Clark, Michele Masneri, Rachel Sanderson, Andrea Colli, and, also, Octavia Woodward. Senior commissioning producer: Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel Inheritance is a BBC Long Form Audio production
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