Who Do You Think You Are (UK) Season 16 Episode 4 - Kate Winslet

Airdate: 2019-Aug-12

Episode summary:

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

About Who Do You Think You Are (UK) series:

Well known faces within the British media each embark on individual journeys to answer some questions in regards to their own family history. An in...Show more >