The Best Episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? Season 20

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(23 votes)

   #1 - Kevin Clifton

   S20:E46/22/2023

   Kevin Clifton investigates the rumour of an ancestor from Canada’s First Nations, taking him on an extraordinary journey to the country’s remote 18th-century trading posts.

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   8.0/10(16 votes)

   #2 - Lesley Manville

   S20:E97/27/2023

   Lesley Manville is moved to discover a family story of enduring love and is delighted when an ancestor’s involvement in a riot reveals new relatives in Australia.

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   7.8/10(26 votes)

   #3 - Andrew Lloyd Webber

   S20:E16/1/2023

   Andrew Lloyd Webber is astonished to uncover stories from his family’s history that uncannily parallel his own life, including an ancestor with a famous cello-playing brother!

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   7.6/10(25 votes)

   #4 - Chris and Xand van Tulleken

   S20:E56/29/2023

   Chris and Xand van Tulleken discover more about their Dutch heritage. Their research uncovers stories of ambition and true love but also a connection to a shameful part of history.

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   7.5/10(15 votes)

   #5 - Emily Atack

   S20:E67/6/2023

   Comedian and actor Emily Atack knows she is from a long line of larger-than-life entertainers. Her mum is singer, actor and comedian Kate Robbins and Paul McCartney is Emily’s grandmother’s cousin, making him Emily’s first cousin twice removed. Recalling fun days out with the McCartney family when she was little and how Grandad Mike turned every opportunity into a comedy show, Emily sets out to find out more about her showbiz genes.

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   7.3/10(37 votes)

   #6 - Claire Foy

   S20:E26/8/2023

   As actress Claire Foy delves into her family tree, the personal testimony she uncovers reveals stories of tragedy and an accusation of murder that bring communities together.

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   7.3/10(25 votes)

   #7 - Bear Grylls

   S20:E36/15/2023

   Adventurer Bear Grylls discovers the stories behind the top secret documents hidden in his grandfather’s wartime trunk and is delighted by a Scottish royal connection.

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   7.2/10(15 votes)

   #8 - Dev Griffin

   S20:E77/13/2023

   Dev Griffin learns about his ancestry, including momentous stories from Ireland and some very personal details from his great-grandparents' lives in Jamaica.

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   6.8/10(15 votes)

   #9 - Chris Ramsey

   S20:E87/20/2023

   Chris Ramsey has always felt lucky, so he’s delighted to learn it runs in the family as he uncovers the stories of ancestors who survived a deadly WWI battle and won a lottery.

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