Who do you think you are¿ UK
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- StarsMark StrongPhil DavisCherie LunghiCelebrities study their lineages and family trees, usually learning surprising secrets they never knew about their families.
- StarsBill OddieNick BarrattAdrian ChilesBill finds out that the mother he barely knew was sentenced to a mental institution during the 1950's. He also discovers that his family history is rich in the textile industry.
- DirectorMatthew ThompsonStarsJeremy ClarksonNick BarrattAdrian ChilesClarkson learns the history of his maternal side the Kilners. The Kilners were made famous for their glass products including the kilner jar. The family was your traditional rags to riches and then rags again.
- StarsIan HislopNick BarrattAdrian ChilesIan, Learns about his family history from what they did during the Nazi occupation, about his paternal grandfather as well as his family involvement in the battle of Spion Kop.
- StarsDavid BaddielNick BarrattAdrian ChilesBaddiel was born 19 years after the second world war, his family was forced to flee from the Nazis, his Maternal Grandfather was director of a brickwork and was very prominent in the business world. His family was also persecuted by the Nazis and had to overcome it to the eventual freedom after the war.
- StarsMeera SyalNick BarrattAdrian ChilesGarrett, discovers her roots and those of her great great grandfather who was a butch, farmer and prominent member of the Throne Council. His history was kept secret from her and her father.
- StarsJeremy PaxmanMark StrongJeremy Paxman's not sure he's interested in family history, but he does love social history. However, he quickly realises that his family's story is inextricably linked to that of Britain.
- StarsStephen FryMark StrongStephen Fry knows that people always think of him as being quintessentially English, but his mother is from a large European Jewish family. Stephen traces his maternal grandfather, Martin Neumann, back to modern-day Slovakia.
- StarsJane HorrocksMark StrongJane Horrocks's family history is rooted in Lancashire - three generations of her family lived in the same street in Rawtenstall. Her ancestors form part of the town's cotton-weaving heritage.
- StarsJulia SawalhaMark StrongNadia SawalhaJulia Sawalha comes from a multi-cultural family. Her mother is English but believes her side of the family are descended from French Huguenots.