• Air date: 22 Apr '25 8 episodes
      A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
  • List of Episodes (8)
    • 1. Andrew Garfield

      22 Apr '25
      Worthy of a film plot line, Andrew Garfield’s family history takes him from Nazi-occupied Poland to early Hollywood glamour as he uncovers stories which veer from tragedy to hope.
    • 2. Mishal Husain

      29 Apr '25
      In an unexpected twist, Mishal Husain’s journey into her family tree takes her from India to the east coast of the USA, where she discovers some revolutionary ancestors.
    • 3. Ross Kemp

      06 May '25
      Ross Kemp's ancestral detective hunt leads to a marine drummer boy from the Napoleonic era and his great-grandfather’s experiences in the merchant navy during two world wars.
    • 4. Layton Williams

      12 May '25
      Actor Layton Williams finds generations of Londoners in his family and is delighted to find they walked the same streets as him. In Jamaica, he makes some distressing discoveries.
    • 5. Aisling Bea

      20 May '25
      Comedian Aisling Bea finds moments of genuine connection in her family tree, with stories of female resilience and a relative who fought for Irish independence and culture.
    • 6. Fred Sirieix

      27 May '25
      From the French battlefields of the First World War to a romance worthy of First Dates, maître d’ and presenter Fred Sirieix goes to France to explore his family tree.
    • 7. Will Young

      03 Jun '25
      Will Young learns about his grandfather’s time as a prisoner of war in World War II. Delving further back, Will finds a connection to one of medieval history’s biggest villains, and a king.
    • 8. Diane Morgan

      10 Jun '25
      Setting aside her clueless historian persona Philomena Cunk, Diane Morgan is unsettled and amused by having to genuinely go in search of the truth to reveal her family history.