Who Do You Think You Are? - Season 17

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Jodie Whittaker

1 - Jodie Whittaker

Air Date: October 12, 2020

Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker finds out how her great-great-grandfather worked his way up from child labourer in a Yorkshire coal mine to mine owner.

David Walliams

2 - David Walliams

Air Date: October 19, 2020

David Walliams learns of his great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during the First World War, which condemned him to a lifetime in what was then called a lunatic asylum.

Ruth Jones

3 - Ruth Jones

Air Date: October 26, 2020

Actor Ruth Jones - Nessa from Gavin and Stacey - uncovers her grandfather's role in the Medical Aid Societies of south Wales, which provided a model for the NHS.

Liz Carr

4 - Liz Carr

Air Date: November 2, 2020

Silent Witness actor Liz Carr gets forensic about her family history, discovering that her great-great-great-grandfather was involved in an attempted murder in rural Northern Ireland in the 1850s.