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Self - Narrator is a real person portrayed by David Morrissey in the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Bill Oddie (season 1), they were 40 years old.
They appear in 10 episodes out of a total of 170 aired so far
Self - Narrator is also portrayed by Phil Davis, Cherie Lunghi and Mark Strong.

Self - Narrator

by David Morrissey

character

Episodes10

  • 8.9
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    Bill Oddie
    episode S1.E1 october 2004
    Bill finds out that the mother he barely knew was sentenced to a mental institution during the 1950's. He also discovers that his family history is rich in the textile industry.
  • 8.5
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    Amanda Redman
    episode S1.E2 october 2004
    Redman learns more of her father's history, her illegitimate sister, she gets a reunion with reunion with a long lost relative and finds out her grandfather was of Victorian up-bringing.
  • 8.4
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    Sue Johnston
    episode S1.E3 october 2004
    Johnston learns about two of the more famous men in her family, her great grandfather who went from rags to riches of the industrial revolution. As well as his son (her grandfather) who joined the railways and made money from that.
  • 7.6
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    Jeremy Clarkson
    episode S1.E4 november 2004
    Clarkson learns the history of his maternal side the Kilners. The Kilners were made famous for their glass products including the kilner jar. The family was your traditional rags to riches and then rags again.
  • 9.3
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    Ian Hislop
    episode S1.E5 november 2004
    Ian, Learns about his family history from what they did during the Nazi occupation, about his paternal grandfather as well as his family involvement in the battle of Spion Kop.
  • 9.4
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    Moira Stuart
    episode S1.E6 november 2004
    Stuart's family history traces back to Edinburgh. Her father and grandfather both studied medicine. Her family also had to deal with racism but were able to fight through it and become a thriving family in the UK.
  • 8.6
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    David Baddiel
    episode S1.E7 november 2004
    Baddiel was born 19 years after the second world war, his family was forced to flee from the Nazis, his Maternal Grandfather was director of a brickwork and was very prominent in the business world. His family was also persecuted by the Nazis and had to overcome it to the eventual freedom after the war.
  • 9
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    Lesley Garrett
    episode S1.E8 november 2004
    Garrett, discovers her roots and those of her great great grandfather who was a butch, farmer and prominent member of the Throne Council. His history was kept secret from her and her father.
  • 3
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    Meera Syal
    episode S1.E9 december 2004
    Garrett, discovers her roots and those of her great great grandfather who was a butch, farmer and prominent member of the Throne Council. His history was kept secret from her and her father.
  • 6
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    Vic Reeves
    episode S1.E10 december 2004
    Comedian Vic Reeves goes in search of his ancestor Simeon Leigh who isn't at all what he seems.