Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees.
Vicky McClure goes on an emotional journey to find out about her great-grandfather’s war.
Paddy McGuinness goes in search of his family history and learns about his Irish roots.
Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm explores the stories behind her Liverpudlian roots.
Actor Rose Ayling-Ellis travels from Birmingham to Exmoor to look into her family history.
Jess Ennis-Hill solves a family mystery and traces her Jamaican family back to the 1790s.
Olly Murs uncovers his grandfather’s wartime journey from Latvia to Essex.
TV star Gemma Collins goes on an emotional journey in search of her family history.
Dev Griffin uncovers fascinating tales from his Irish and Jamaican ancestry.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is amazed by family stories that uncannily parallel his own life.
Claire Foy’s family tree reveals an accusation of murder in a famous Victorian trial.
Kevin Clifton investigates a family story of an ancestor from the First Nations of Canada.
Lesley Manville's discovery of one ancestor’s actions leads to new relatives in Australia.
Bear Grylls uncovers his family’s wartime secrets and a connection to a Scottish king.
Twin doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken discover more about their Dutch heritage.
Comedian Chris Ramsey discovers he’s from a long line of startlingly lucky ancestors.
Emily Atack discovers a famous whistler and the secrets behind Paul McCartney’s harmonies!
Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet discovers whether she has Scandinavian ancestry.
Father-and-son comedy team Jack and Michael Whitehall investigate their family tree.
Footballer Alex Scott learns about her Jewish and Jamaican ancestry.
Doctor Who and Broadchurch actor Jodie Whittaker investigates her family history.
Matt Lucas uncovers an extraordinary family connection to Anne Frank.
Ralf Little heads to Orkney to investigate his grandfather’s role in the Second World War.
Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy.
Sue Perkins learns about the German branch of her family, who were refugees during WWII.
