Who Do You Think You Are?
Brian Blessed
Season 11 Episode 2 of 10
South Yorkshire-born actor and adventurer Brian Blessed explores the lives of his ancestors on a journey that takes him to Doncaster, London and Portsmouth. Seeking to discover the source of his spirit for adventure - he is the oldest man to have reached the North Magnetic Pole - the veteran performer uncovers the life of his great-great-grandfather Jabez Blessed, who as an orphan lived rough on the streets of London before growing up to father 13 children
Who Do You Think You Are? airs on Really at 9:00 PM, Tuesday 15 September. (Subtitles.)
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Brian Blessed
Contributor
Mary Cranitch
Director
Kathryn Taylor
Series Producer