Who Do You Think You Are? Season 9 Episodes

Episode 1

Samantha Womack

Actress Samantha Womack delves into her family history, uncovering the shocking truth about her great-grandfather's military career.

Episode 2

Gregg Wallace

Gregg Wallace sets out to solve a long-standing mystery: what happened to his great-grandfather, who abandoned his family?

Episode 3

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart investigates his father's extraordinary war career and discovers the shocking impact it had on his father's character.

Episode 4

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox uncovers tangled family relationships blighted by illegitimacy and poverty on her late grandmother's branch of the family.

Episode 5

Hugh Dennis

Comedian and actor Hugh Dennis's grandfathers both fought in the First World War, but rarely spoke about what they went through. Hugh uncovers their very different wartime experiences.

Episode 6

Alex Kingston

Actress Alex Kingston sets out to learn more about her great-grandfather William Keevil, who died during the First World War.

Episode 7

William Roache

Episode 8

Celia Imrie

59 mins

Celia's son has a strong interest in politics and she wants know if this interest might be traced back in their ancestors. This leads her back to a 17th century forebear who played a major part in the future role of the monarchy.

Episode 9

John Barnes

John Barnes investigates the role his grandfather, Frank Hill, played in Jamaica's struggle for self-rule. He finds outs how his grandfather became the subject of secret telegrams, and why he was interned by the British during World War 2.

Episode 10

John Bishop

John Bishop famously changed career from pharmaceuticals sales director to stand-up comedian. John is curious to see how far back the family goes in terms of its relationship with Liverpool and to see if anybody in his family did anything like him, if anybody worked in showbusiness, or decided to change their career and move in a different direction as he did.