Charles Dance's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? was... wow!
The first half was dedicated to his mother's family - artisans, originally from Europe - with one of his female ancestors, in his own words, looking like him 'in drag.'
(Seriously, the resemblance was amazing.)
It was the second half of the episode that hit hard though.
Charles' father died when he was very young - leaving him with very little information or connection to the man.
As he started to delve into his father's history, many things started to surface - not least that his father was much older than Charles had thought, and was actually born in the 1870s!
More surprises - about close family he never knew he had - followed thick and fast.
In true WDYTYA? style, Charles was overcome by it all, more than once - but then wondered why it hit him so hard.
He clearly needs to be kinder to himself. Because if I learned, within a few days, all that came to light for him, I would be a wreck!
An excellent start to the series, then. One of the more interesting episodes of recent years.
And if you missed it, you can catch up on the BBC's iPlayer.
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