Who Do You Think You Are?

Season 10 Episode 5: Gary Lineker

20 SeasonsAug 21, 2013TV-PG1h8

Sports presenter and former footballer Gary Lineker follows the trail of his great, great great grandfather James Pratt, and discovers that James was a poacher in Victorian England and served time in Leicester Prison. Gary wants to know why James ended up becoming a repeat offender. Gary also wants to get to the bottom of how his four times great grandfather Thomas Billingham, who was born to an illiterate gardener, ended up becoming a highly-skilled legal clerk.

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Season 10 Episodes:

Episode 1 Una Stubbs

Aired: Jul 24, 2013

Una Stubbs never got the chance to meet her paternal grandparents and learns ...

Episode 2 Nigel Havers

2. Nigel Havers

Aired: Jul 31, 2013

Nigel Havers takes a look at his mother's line and travels to Cornwall to lea...

Episode 3 Minnie Driver

3. Minnie Driver

Aired: Aug 7, 2013

Hollywood actress Minnie Driver is on a mission to find out more about her la...

Episode 4 Lesley Sharp

4. Lesley Sharp

Aired: Aug 14, 2013

Actress Lesley Sharp was adopted when she was just five weeks old. She traced...

Episode 5 Gary Lineker

5. Gary Lineker

Aired: Aug 21, 2013

Sports presenter and former footballer Gary Lineker follows the trail of his ...

Episode 6 Nick Hewer

Aired: Aug 28, 2013

TV personality Nick Hewer has fond memories of his maternal Irish grandfather...

Episode 7 Nitin Ganatra

7. Nitin Ganatra

Aired: Sep 4, 2013

EastEnders star Nitin Ganatra moved to England from Kenya when he was just th...

Episode 8 Sarah Millican

8. Sarah Millican

Aired: Sep 11, 2013

Comedian Sarah Millican is astonished to discover that her three times great ...

Episode 9 Marianne Faithfull

9. Marianne Faithfull

Aired: Sep 18, 2013

Singer and '60s pop icon Marianne Faithfull had a difficult relationship with...

Episode 10 John Simpson

10. John Simpson

Aired: Sep 25, 2013

Veteran BBC news reporter and world affairs editor John Simpson always though...

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Info about Who Do You Think You Are?

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography