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Kate Winslet

Who Do You Think You Are? Series 16
Episode 4 of 8

Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her mother's side of the family and is delighted to find that she has Swedish heritage.

Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her late mum Sally’s side of the family and is delighted when it turns out to be true and that she has Swedish heritage. But her joy turns to tears and anger when she uncovers the extreme hardships her ancestors endured, from famine to flogging and imprisonment. On her dad’s side Kate finds a drummer boy in the Grenadier Guards and, this time, an unusually positive encounter with prison.

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58 minutes

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Thu 12 Dec 2019 21:00
BBC One

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Credits

Presenter Kate Winslet
Director Tom McCarthy
Series Producer Sarah Feltes
Executive Producer Colette Flight
Production Company Wall to Wall Media

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Aug 2019 21:00
    BBC One
  • Thu 15 Aug 2019 23:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Fri 16 Aug 2019 00:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Mon 9 Sep 2019 00:55
    BBC Two
  • Thu 12 Dec 2019 21:00
    BBC One

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