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Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 21

Stars delve into their family history to find moving, funny and extraordinary stories.

Who Do You Think You Are?: Season 21 - 7 Episode s

21x1 - Vicky McClure
August 15, 2024
Vicky McClure goes on an emotional journey to Taiwan to find out what happened when her great-grandfather was captured as a prisoner of war in World War Two.
21x2 - Paddy McGuinness
August 22, 2024
Paddy McGuinness uncovers his grandfather’s vital work in World War Two, how his other grandfather was involved in the Boer War and the family’s journey from Ireland to Bolton.
21x3 - Melanie Chisholm
August 29, 2024
Melanie Chisholm is fascinated to discover that her ancestors include a moneylender, a campaigner for social reform and a family fleeing the famine in Ireland.
21x4 - Rose Ayling-Ellis
September 5, 2024
Actor, presenter and deaf rights campaigner Rose Ayling-Ellis goes in search of her family history. She encounters a pub landlady and hunts for a rumoured Italian connection.
21x5 - Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
September 12, 2024
Jessica Ennis-Hill discovers the truth behind a family mystery and finds out about her Jamaican four-time great-grandfather’s journey from enslavement to land ownership.
21x6 - Olly Murs
September 19, 2024
Olly Murs explores his grandfather’s Latvian roots, discovers his great-grandparents were circus performers, and how a wartime decision led to a tragic family estrangement.
21x7 - Gemma Collins
September 26, 2024
Gemma Collins goes on an emotional journey discovering why her mother was fostered; connecting with a long-lost cousin; and finding out her Essex roots go back over 200 years.