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Season 6 – Who Do You Think You Are?

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Past secrets are uncovered when celebrities trace their ancestry.
Who Do You Think You Are? — Season 6

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Cast & Crew

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Mark Strong

Narrator

Martin Freeman

Guest Star

David Mitchell

Guest Star

Kate Humble

Guest Star

Chris Moyles

Guest Star

Kim Cattrall

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 2, 2009 Rory Bremner Rory Bremner didn't know his father very well; he was an older father, who was a little distant and died when Rory was 18. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 9, 2009 Fiona Bruce Fiona Bruce's great-grandfather Frederick Crouch died in World War One in mysterious circumstances; the family has their own version of what happened while Frederick's widow tells a different story. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 16, 2009 Rick Stein Chef Rick Stein explores his family's troubled past; he sets out to uncover his father's life, from the abuse he suffered as a child during World War I due to his German ancestry, to his suicide in the 1960s. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 23, 2009 Zoe Wanamaker Zoe Wanamaker's father, American actor Sam Wanamaker, fled to the U.K. to escape the anti-communist McCarthy witch-hunts, so she heads to Washington DC where she gains access to his FBI file. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 2, 2009 Kevin Whately Actor Kevin Whately climbs his family tree and learns that his ancestors were among the richest and most powerful men of the 17th century. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 15, 2009 Davina McCall Davina McCall makes some intriguing discoveries about her family's past; Davina is half-French, but knows very little about her maternal French heritage; she also wants to know if the English side of her family is descended from royal blood. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 22, 2009 Chris Moyles Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles finds himself unexpectedly emotional as he goes back to his Irish roots; in Dublin, Chris is surprised to discover that his maternal grandmother, Hannah Nelson, grew up in the care of her grandmother from the age of three. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 29, 2009 Kate Humble Presenter Kate Humble's paternal grandfather was a test pilot and she believes her maternal grandfather ended up in Colditz; at the National Archives, she discovers her maternal grandfather Stanley Carter's POW liberation report. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 5, 2009 David Mitchell In Scotland, comedian David Mitchell knows his family was wealthy sheep farmers in Sutherland, but mysteriously gave up the lease to the farm in 1933; he wants to find out why; he also discovers how one member of the family became a local hero. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 12, 2009 Kim Cattrall Liverpool-born Kim Cattrall has a mystery; when her mother was a child, her father walked out on the family and they never heard from him again; Kim wants to find out what happened to her grandfather, for her mother's sake as well as her own. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 19, 2009 Martin Freeman Martin Freeman's father died when he was just 10-years-old; his parents had divorced some years before and Martin knows virtually nothing about the paternal side of his family history; now he wants to fill in the blanks. Details

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Season Info

Director
Mary Cranitch, Elizabeth Dobson, Christopher Bruce, Rieta Oord
Executive Producer
Maxine Watson, Lucy Carter
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Reality, Biography, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 2, 2009