Last night's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? was the turn of Anne Reid, an actress best known for Coronation Street and Last Tango in Halifax. Anne's history was mired in the beautiful Scots landscape - which created a stunning backdrop to the episode.
The episode mainly focused on the tale of John Reid - a village teacher who was dismissed on account of various actions related to his alcoholism. Anne really seemed to feel a connection with John, despite his bad behaviour, as he seemed to have more spark than the other inhabitants of the small Scottish village in which he lived.
The episode also featured a look at the British penal colony in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in Australia. The look at the life of convicts in Australia was interesting and informative - though I can't say that I agree with Anne's apparent view that any one convict is more deserving of a more comfortable job than another.
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