About Who Do You Think You Are?
- Released on October 12, 2004
"Who Do You Think You Are?" is a captivating British documentary series that delves into the fascinating world of genealogy. Each episode features a well-known celebrity who embarks on an enthralling journey to trace their ancestry, uncovering long-buried secrets and surprising revelations about their past. This series is a testament to the power of curiosity and the desire to understand our roots, a theme that resonates with viewers of all ages and backgrounds.
The show features a diverse line-up of celebrities, each with their unique stories and ancestral backgrounds. Among them are the distinguished comedian David Baddiel, who is known for his wit and charm, and the talented actress Amanda Redman, celebrated for her captivating performances on stage and screen. Both Baddiel and Redman bring their own perspectives and reactions to their respective journeys, creating a rich tapestry of personal narratives that are as varied as the viewers who tune in to watch.
As the celebrities delve deeper into their ancestry, they are often met with unexpected twists and turns that reveal hidden aspects of their family histories. These discoveries can range from the heartwarming to the heart-wrenching, the mundane to the extraordinary, creating a compelling narrative that keeps viewers hooked. Through their experiences, "Who Do You Think You Are?" offers a unique glimpse into the lives of these celebrities, providing a deeper understanding of their identities and highlighting the universal truth that we are all the sum of our past.
Full Cast of Who Do You Think You Are?
David Baddiel plays Self (1 episode)
Amanda Redman plays Self (1 episode)
Robert Lindsay plays Self (1 episode)
David Dickinson plays Self (1 episode)
Ian Hislop plays Self (1 episode)
Jeremy Clarkson plays Self (1 episode)
Vic Reeves plays Self (1 episode)
David Tennant plays Self (1 episode)
David John Tennant is a Scottish actor known for his roles in Doctor Who, Casanova, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Gobl...
See David Tennant's other roles →Lesley Garrett plays Self (1 episode)
Bill Oddie plays Self (1 episode)
Moira Stuart plays Self (1 episode)
Sue Johnston plays Self (1 episode)
Barbara Windsor plays Self (1 episode)
Meera Syal plays Self (1 episode)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Meera Syal MBE (born Feeroza Syal on 27 June 1961) is a British comedienne, w...
See Meera Syal's other roles →Julian Clary plays Self (1 episode)
Nigella Lawson plays Self (1 episode)
Stephen Fry plays Self (1 episode)
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presen...
See Stephen Fry's other roles →Colin Jackson plays Self (1 episode)
Julia Sawalha plays Self (1 episode)
Gurinder Chadha plays Self (1 episode)
Sheila Hancock plays Self (1 episode)
Jeremy Irons plays Self (1 episode)
Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at th...
See Jeremy Irons's other roles →Jane Horrocks plays Self (1 episode)
Jeremy Paxman plays Self (1 episode)
Josh Widdicombe plays Self (1 episode)
Judi Dench plays Self (1 episode)
Alex Scott plays Self (1 episode)
Jodie Whittaker plays Self (1 episode)
Jodie Auckland Whittaker is an English actress, known for Venus (2006), Attack the Block (2011), and Broadchurch (201...
See Jodie Whittaker's other roles →David Walliams plays Self (1 episode)
English comedian, actor, writer, and TV personality.
See David Walliams's other roles →Ruth Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Liz Carr plays Self (1 episode)
Liz Carr was born on April 21, 1972 and is currently 52 years old.
See Liz Carr's other roles →Daniel Radcliffe plays Self (1 episode)
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. He rose to fame at age twelve, when he began portrayi...
See Daniel Radcliffe's other roles →Naomie Harris plays Self (1 episode)
Jack Whitehall plays Self (1 episode)
Jack Whitehall is an English comedian, television presenter, actor and writer. He is best known for his stand up come...
See Jack Whitehall's other roles →Michael Whitehall plays Self (1 episode)
Kate Winslet plays Self (1 episode)
Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particul...
See Kate Winslet's other roles →Katherine Ryan plays Self (1 episode)
Paul Merton plays Self (1 episode)
Sharon Osbourne plays Self (1 episode)
British TV personality, author, music manager, businesswoman, and promoter. She is also the wife of famous heavy meta...
See Sharon Osbourne's other roles →Mark Wright plays Self (1 episode)
Michelle Keegan plays Self (1 episode)
Olivia Colman plays Self (1 episode)
Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (January 30, 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known f...
See Olivia Colman's other roles →Lee Mack plays Self (1 episode)
Lee Mack was born on August 4, 1969 and is currently 55 years old.
See Lee Mack's other roles →Boy George plays Self (1 episode)
Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd) is an English singer, songwriter, DJ and fashion designer. He is the lead singer...
See Boy George's other roles →Shirley Ballas plays Self (1 episode)
Marvin Humes plays Self (1 episode)
Robert Rinder plays Self (1 episode)
Jonnie Peacock plays Self (1 episode)
Charles Dance plays Self (1 episode)
Charles Dance (born October 10, 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter and director. He typically plays assertive bu...
See Charles Dance's other roles →Craig Revel Horwood plays Self (1 episode)
Clare Balding plays Self (1 episode)
Adil Ray plays Self (1 episode)
Emma Willis plays Self (1 episode)
Lulu plays Self (1 episode)
Fearne Cotton plays Self (1 episode)
Noel Clarke plays Self (1 episode)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, director and s...
See Noel Clarke's other roles →Lisa Hammond plays Self (1 episode)
Ruby Wax plays Self (1 episode)
Danny Dyer plays Self (1 episode)
Amanda Holden plays Self (1 episode)
Liz Bonnin plays Self (1 episode)
Cheryl plays Self (1 episode)
Ricky Tomlinson plays Self (1 episode)
Ian McKellen plays Self (1 episode)
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier ...
See Ian McKellen's other roles →Greg Davies plays Self (1 episode)
Warwick Davis plays Self (1 episode)
Warwick Ashley Davis is an English actor, television presenter, writer, director, comedian, and producer. He played t...
See Warwick Davis's other roles →Sunetra Sarker plays Self (1 episode)
Sunetra Sarker was born on June 25, 1973 and is currently 51 years old.
See Sunetra Sarker's other roles →Sophie Raworth plays Self (1 episode)
Frances de la Tour plays Self (1 episode)
Mark Gatiss plays Self (1 episode)
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The ...
See Mark Gatiss's other roles →Anita Rani plays Self (1 episode)
Frank Gardner plays Self (1 episode)
Anne Reid plays Self (1 episode)
Anne Reid, MBE is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap op...
See Anne Reid's other roles →Gareth Malone plays Self (1 episode)
Jerry Hall plays Self (1 episode)
Derek Jacobi plays Self (1 episode)
Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal Nat...
See Derek Jacobi's other roles →Jane Seymour plays Self (1 episode)
Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg; 15 February 1951) is an English actress best known for...
See Jane Seymour's other roles →Paul Hollywood plays Self (1 episode)
Twiggy plays Self (1 episode)
Billy Connolly plays Self (1 episode)
Reggie Yates plays Self (1 episode)
Reggie Yates is a Radio One DJ, television presenter, voice over artist, actor, writer and director.
See Reggie Yates's other roles →Martin Shaw plays Self (1 episode)
Mary Berry plays Self (1 episode)
Sheridan Smith plays Self (1 episode)
Brendan O'Carroll plays Self (1 episode)
Tamzin Outhwaite plays Self (1 episode)
Tamzin Outhwaite ( born 5 November 1970) is an award-winning English actress. She became known for her role as Melani...
See Tamzin Outhwaite's other roles →Julie Walters plays Self (1 episode)
Dame Julia Mary Walters DBE (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress, au...
See Julie Walters's other roles →Brian Blessed plays Self (1 episode)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Blessed (born 9 October 1936) is an English actor. He is known for his ...
See Brian Blessed's other roles →Una Stubbs plays Self (1 episode)
Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress and former dancer who has appeared extensively on Br...
See Una Stubbs's other roles →Nigel Havers plays Self (1 episode)
Minnie Driver plays Self (1 episode)
Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born January 31, 1970) is an English actress and singer. She's best known for h...
See Minnie Driver's other roles →Lesley Sharp plays Self (1 episode)
Lesley Sharp is an outstanding film and television actress who has been nominated for many prestigious awards, includ...
See Lesley Sharp's other roles →Gary Lineker plays Self (1 episode)
Nick Hewer plays Self (1 episode)
Nitin Ganatra plays Self (1 episode)
Nitin Ganatra was born on February 21, 1968 and is currently 56 years old.
See Nitin Ganatra's other roles →Sarah Millican plays Self (1 episode)
Marianne Faithfull plays Self (1 episode)
Daughter of Eva, the Baroness Erisso, and Major Glynn Faithfull, a WWII British spy. Recorded the first song written ...
See Marianne Faithfull's other roles →John Simpson plays Self (1 episode)
Natasha Kaplinsky plays Self (1 episode)
John Hurt plays Self (1 episode)
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades...
See John Hurt's other roles →Griff Rhys Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Carol Vorderman plays Self (1 episode)
Alistair McGowan plays Self (1 episode)
Graham Norton plays Self (1 episode)
Matthew Pinsent plays Self (1 episode)
Patsy Kensit plays Self (1 episode)
Boris Johnson plays Self (1 episode)
Jerry Springer plays Self (1 episode)
Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 - April 27, 2023) was an English-American television presenter, politician,...
See Jerry Springer's other roles →Esther Rantzen plays Self (1 episode)
Ainsley Harriott plays Self (1 episode)
David Suchet plays Self (1 episode)
David Suchet, OBE, CBE, (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recogn...
See David Suchet's other roles →Jodie Kidd plays Self (1 episode)
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen plays Self (1 episode)
Rory Bremner plays Self (1 episode)
Fiona Bruce plays Self (1 episode)
Rick Stein plays Self (1 episode)
Zoë Wanamaker plays Self (1 episode)
Zoë Wanamaker, CBE (born 13 May 1949) is an American-British actress. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Co...
See Zoë Wanamaker's other roles →Kevin Whately plays Self (1 episode)
Davina McCall plays Self (1 episode)
British TV personality and former model.
See Davina McCall's other roles →Chris Moyles plays Self (1 episode)
Kate Humble plays Self (1 episode)
David Mitchell plays Self (1 episode)
British comedian, actor and writer. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb alongside Robert Webb.
See David Mitchell's other roles →Kim Cattrall plays Self (1 episode)
Kim Victoria Cattrall (born August 21, 1956) is a British-Canadian actress, best known for her role as Samantha Jones...
See Kim Cattrall's other roles →Martin Freeman plays Self (1 episode)
Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award a...
See Martin Freeman's other roles →Bruce Forsyth plays Self (1 episode)
Rupert Everett plays Self (1 episode)
Rupert James Hector Everett (born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to publ...
See Rupert Everett's other roles →Dervla Kirwan plays Self (1 episode)
Monty Don plays Self (1 episode)
Rupert Penry-Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Rupert William Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970) is an English actor, the son of Welsh actor Peter Penry-Jones a...
See Rupert Penry-Jones's other roles →Alexander Armstrong plays Self (1 episode)
Alexander Armstrong is a British comedian, actor and television presenter.
See Alexander Armstrong's other roles →Jason Donovan plays Self (1 episode)
Hugh Quarshie plays Self (1 episode)
Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor of stage, television, and film. Some o...
See Hugh Quarshie's other roles →Alan Cumming plays Self (1 episode)
Alan Cumming, OBE FRSE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish-American stage and screen actor, singer, comedian, direct...
See Alan Cumming's other roles →June Brown plays Self (1 episode)
J.K. Rowling plays Self (1 episode)
Joanne Rowling (born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, ...
See J.K. Rowling's other roles →Sebastian Coe plays Self (1 episode)
Larry Lamb plays Self (1 episode)
Emilia Fox plays Self (1 episode)
Alan Carr plays Self (1 episode)
Robin Gibb plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Madeley plays Self (1 episode)
Len Goodman plays Self (1 episode)
Tracey Emin plays Self (1 episode)
Samantha Womack plays Self (1 episode)
Gregg Wallace plays Self (1 episode)
Patrick Stewart plays Self (1 episode)
An English film, television and stage actor. He has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around h...
See Patrick Stewart's other roles →Annie Lennox plays Self (1 episode)
Annie Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), is a Scottish recording artist. After achieving minor success in the band ...
See Annie Lennox's other roles →Hugh Dennis plays Self (1 episode)
Alex Kingston plays Self (1 episode)
Alex Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her ...
See Alex Kingston's other roles →William Roache plays Self (1 episode)
Celia Imrie plays Self (1 episode)
Celia Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress. In a career starting in the early 1970s, Imrie has played Mari...
See Celia Imrie's other roles →John Barnes plays Self (1 episode)
John Bishop plays Self (1 episode)
John Joseph Bishop is an English comedian, footballer, presenter, and actor, known for his role as companion Dan Lewi...
See John Bishop's other roles →Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musi...
See Andrew Lloyd Webber's other roles →Claire Foy
Bear Grylls
Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is widel...
See Bear Grylls's other roles →Kevin Clifton
Chris van Tulleken
Xand van Tulleken
Emily Atack
Chris Ramsey
Richard Osman
Matt Lucas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English comedian, scree...
See Matt Lucas's other roles →
- David Baddiel
- Amanda Redman
- Robert Lindsay
- David Dickinson
- Ian Hislop
- Jeremy Clarkson
- Vic Reeves
- David Tennant
- Lesley Garrett
- Bill Oddie
- Moira Stuart
- Sue Johnston
- Barbara Windsor
- Meera Syal
- Julian Clary
- Nigella Lawson
- Stephen Fry
- Colin Jackson
- Julia Sawalha
- Gurinder Chadha
- Sheila Hancock
- Jeremy Irons
- Jane Horrocks
- Jeremy Paxman
- Josh Widdicombe
- Judi Dench
- Alex Scott
- Jodie Whittaker
- David Walliams
- Ruth Jones
- Liz Carr
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Naomie Harris
- Jack Whitehall
- Michael Whitehall
- Kate Winslet
- Katherine Ryan
- Paul Merton
- Sharon Osbourne
- Mark Wright
- Michelle Keegan
- Olivia Colman
- Lee Mack
- Boy George
- Shirley Ballas
- Marvin Humes
- Robert Rinder
- Jonnie Peacock
- Charles Dance
- Craig Revel Horwood
- Clare Balding
- Adil Ray
- Emma Willis
- Lulu
- Fearne Cotton
- Noel Clarke
- Lisa Hammond
- Ruby Wax
- Danny Dyer
- Amanda Holden
- Liz Bonnin
- Cheryl
- Ricky Tomlinson
- Ian McKellen
- Greg Davies
- Warwick Davis
- Sunetra Sarker
- Sophie Raworth
- Frances de la Tour
- Mark Gatiss
- Anita Rani
- Frank Gardner
- Anne Reid
- Gareth Malone
- Jerry Hall
- Derek Jacobi
- Jane Seymour
- Paul Hollywood
- Twiggy
- Billy Connolly
- Reggie Yates
- Martin Shaw
- Mary Berry
- Sheridan Smith
- Brendan O'Carroll
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Julie Walters
- Brian Blessed
- Una Stubbs
- Nigel Havers
- Minnie Driver
- Lesley Sharp
- Gary Lineker
- Nick Hewer
- Nitin Ganatra
- Sarah Millican
- Marianne Faithfull
- John Simpson
- Natasha Kaplinsky
- John Hurt
- Griff Rhys Jones
- Carol Vorderman
- Alistair McGowan
- Graham Norton
- Matthew Pinsent
- Patsy Kensit
- Boris Johnson
- Jerry Springer
- Esther Rantzen
- Ainsley Harriott
- David Suchet
- Jodie Kidd
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
- Rory Bremner
- Fiona Bruce
- Rick Stein
- Zoë Wanamaker
- Kevin Whately
- Davina McCall
- Chris Moyles
- Kate Humble
- David Mitchell
- Kim Cattrall
- Martin Freeman
- Bruce Forsyth
- Rupert Everett
- Dervla Kirwan
- Monty Don
- Rupert Penry-Jones
- Alexander Armstrong
- Jason Donovan
- Hugh Quarshie
- Alan Cumming
- June Brown
- J.K. Rowling
- Sebastian Coe
- Larry Lamb
- Emilia Fox
- Alan Carr
- Robin Gibb
- Richard Madeley
- Len Goodman
- Tracey Emin
- Samantha Womack
- Gregg Wallace
- Patrick Stewart
- Annie Lennox
- Hugh Dennis
- Alex Kingston
- William Roache
- Celia Imrie
- John Barnes
- John Bishop
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Claire Foy
- Bear Grylls
- Kevin Clifton
- Chris van Tulleken
- Xand van Tulleken
- Emily Atack
- Chris Ramsey
- Richard Osman
- Matt Lucas