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Self is a real person portrayed by Anne Reid in the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Derek Jacobi (season 12), they were 80 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 170 aired so far
Self is also portrayed by Brian Blessed, Kim Cattrall, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Jeremy Irons, Patsy Kensit, Kate Winslet and Alan Cumming.

Self

by Anne Reid

character

Episodes2

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    Derek Jacobi
    episode S12.E3 august 2015
    Actor Derek Jacobi grew up in Walthamstow, where his parents ran a market stall. But a clue in his mother's family tree hints at a more colourful past - his great-grandmother's name was Salome Laplain. Armed with this tantalising detail, Derek discovers that, far from being from humble roots as he had thought, he is in fact descended from a wealthy French Huguenot fleeing religious persecution in France - who had connections to Protestant royalty on this side of the channel.
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    Anne Reid
    episode S12.E6 september 2015
    The actress wants to know more about her father's family but has little to go on other than the name of a house in Scotland and involvement with the church. However, she discovers a story of convicts and transportation to Tasmania.