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Who Do You Think You Are?

  • TV-PG
  • 2004–
  • 23 seasons
  • Documentary, Family
  • 7.0

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Episodes

11 episodes
  1. 1Rory Bremner

    60 minFeb 2, 2009

    In Holland and Germany, Rory Bremner delves into the wartime experiences of the father he didn't know very well.

  2. 2Fiona Bruce

    60 minFeb 9, 2009

    Fiona Bruce discovers the sad truth behind her great-grandfather's mysterious death, and returns to her family's ancestral home.

  3. 3Rick Stein

    60 minFeb 16, 2009

    Rick Stein's father Eric suffered from manic depression and committed suicide in the 1960s. Rick explores his father's life. Next, travels to China to explore the life of his great-grandfather Henry Parkes, a 19th-century missionary.

  4. 4Zoe Wanamaker

    60 minFeb 23, 2009

    Actress Zoe Wanamaker traces the roots of her family back to the Ukraine via America and the anti-communist witch-hunt that caused her father Sam to flee to the UK.

  5. 5Kevin Whately

    60 minMar 2, 2009

    Actor Kevin Whately discovers that his ancestors were amongst the richest and most powerful men of the 17th century.

  6. 6Davina McCall

    60 minJul 15, 2009

    Davina McCall makes some intriguing and shocking discoveries as she delves into her family's past, hoping to learn more about her maternal French heritage.

  7. 7Chris Moyles

    60 minJul 22, 2009

    Known for his outspoken views, Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles finds himself getting unexpectedly emotional as he goes back to his Irish roots.

  8. 8Kate Humble

    60 minJul 29, 2009

    TV presenter Kate Humble knows little about her family history. What she does know is that her paternal grandfather was a test pilot, and she believes her maternal grandfather ended up in Colditz. On the trail of her grandfather Bill Humble, who was a test pilot during the Second World War, Kate visits the RAF Museum. She is astonished to discover what a legend Bill was in flying circles, and is amazed to see his daredevil flying for herself in archive film held there.

  9. 9David Mitchell

    60 minAug 5, 2009

    David Mitchell goes in search of his Scottish roots. David knows that the Mitchells were wealthy sheep farmers in Sutherland.

  10. 10Kim Cattrall

    60 minAug 12, 2009

    Liverpool-born Kim Cattrall sets out to solve a family mystery that has endured for more than seventy years, the disappearance of her grandfather.

  11. 11Martin Freeman

    60 minAug 19, 2009

    With his dad having died when he was 10 and his parents having divorced some years before, Martin Freeman tries to find out the paternal side of his family history.

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Series cast

Angela GriffinSelf - Narrator8 episodes
David BaddielSelf1 episode
Amanda RedmanSelf1 episode
Robert LindsaySelf1 episode
David DickinsonSelf1 episode
Ian HislopSelf1 episode
Jeremy ClarksonSelf1 episode
Vic ReevesSelf1 episode
David TennantSelf1 episode
Lesley GarrettSelf1 episode
Bill OddieSelf1 episode
Moira StuartSelf1 episode
Sue JohnstonSelf1 episode
Barbara WindsorSelf1 episode
Meera SyalSelf1 episode
Julian ClarySelf1 episode
Nigella LawsonSelf1 episode
Stephen FrySelf1 episode

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