"Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the journeys of ten well known personalities as they explore their family trees, uncover their family history and discover fascinating and poignant facts about their ancestors that have been, until now, hidden in the annals of time. Julie Walters travels to Ireland where she discovers the revolutionary side of her family; Brian Blessed learns of hardship and struggle as he traces the roots of his unusual name; Tamzin Outhwaite journeys into a story of rags to riches from her Italian past; Brendan O'Carroll turns detective as he investigates the murder of his grandfather; Sheridan Smith tracks down the source of her musical talent; Mary Berry stirs up illegitimacy, bankruptcy and even a baker as she delves into her father's family; Martin Shaw sorts fact from fiction to reveal what happened to his missing grandfather; Reggie Yates unravels a complex family history where Ghanaian culture and British colonialism collide; Billy Connolly makes an extraordinary discovery as he follows in his ancestors' footsteps to India and Twiggy unearths tough times for her mother's family in Victorian London.
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