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Who Do You Think You Are? Series 9 (2012)

The BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? follows celebrities as they trace their roots. We will be following the celebrities as they find out more about their family history and discover their roots.The first celebrity to feature this year is EastEnders actress Samantha Womack. The new series also includes Alex Kingston, Annie Lennox, Celia Imrie, Greg Wallace, Hugh Dennis, John Barnes, John Bishop, Patrick Stewart and William Roache.

We also have stories from the previous series: Who Do You Think You Are? Series 8 (2011) - Who Do You Think You Are? Series 7 (2010)


Samantha Womack

The first episode in this year's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' series features the actress Samantha Womack, best known for her role as Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders.

Born Janus in 1972, Samantha spent several years travelling around the UK with her mother.

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Patrick Stewart

'Who Do You Think You Are?' Series 9 continues this week following the lives of Patrick Stewart's ancestors.

Were any of Patrick's ancestor's actors or performers? Where did the acting gene come from?

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Hugh Dennis

The actor and comedian Hugh Dennis known for his roles in Outnumbered and on the panel of Mock the Week is the fifth person to take part in this series of 'Who Do You Think You Are'.

The show concentrates on Hugh's grandfathers, who both fought in the First World War with nearly disatrous consequences...

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William Roache

William Roache, taking part in this year's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' series is well known from TV's Coronation Street, playing Ken Barlow. He has ancestors from the medical profession, and some darker characters...

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John Barnes

John had a successful football career, winning 3 awards and being given an MBE for his services to the game. His father, Ken, had a strong military career and also enjoyed sport, whereas his maternal Grandfather was heavily involved in forming new workers' unions.

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Gregg Wallace

Gregg Wallace finds food for thought from the past in the latest episode of the current series of Who Do You Think You Are?

Gregg's episode is set to be an emotional one, with tragedy surrounding different branches of his maternal ancestry, plus a mystery to solve regarding his great grandfather.

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Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox joins the ranks of celebrities this week to take the emotional journey through their family's past on 'Who Do You Think You Are?'

Annie is a reflection of her ancestral heritage, as 'Who Do You Think Your Are?' reveals, coming from a line of strong women who fought hard to survive in the impoverished areas of Scotland's emerging industrial cities.

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Alex Kingston

Alex, the eldest of three daughters, was born to Anthony Kingston, a butcher, and his wife Margarethe, sister of Walter Renneisen, a well known German actor.

This episode will help Alex and her father understand the circumstances surrounding the tragic loss of her great grandfather William Henry Keevil during WW1.

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Celia Imrie

Actress Celia Imrie takes centre stage for the latest instalment of BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are?'.

With her father's working class Glaswegian roots and her mother's privileged ancestry it looks set to be a great episode with a wide variety of characters being discovered.

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John Bishop

John Bishop completes this year's line up of celebrities taking the journey into their past on BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and discovers that he's not the only entertainer in his family.

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