About this season
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
Episodes (8)
1. Andrew Garfield
Aired 22 April 2025 • 57 min
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
Aired 29 April 2025 • 58 min
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
Aired 6 May 2025 • 58 min
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
Aired 12 May 2025 • 58 min
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
Aired 20 May 2025 • 58 min
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
Aired 27 May 2025 • 57 min
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
Aired 3 June 2025 • 58 min
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
Aired 10 June 2025 • 58 min
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.