The last of this short 17th series of Who Do You Think You Are? featured Silent Witness actress Liz Carr, who clearly enjoyed her look into her family's past!
Fitting for a popular TV detective, Liz's Irish family were involved in crime, mystery, and intrigue! (Which she was more than happy about!)
The 19th Century saw turbulent times in Ireland's history - as many periods of Irish history sadly were. Liz's family were caught up in the tensions between harsh Protestant landlords, and their mostly Catholic tenants.
There's a fine line, historically speaking, between an insurgent and a freedom fighter - and it very much depends on which side you're standing. The newspaper reporting Liz read out certainly showed that bias was strong amongst the press against those who banded together to oppose unfair treatment by their landlords.
It's hard to talk too much about this episode without giving the game away - but it's worth a watch if you get the chance, and provided a good ending to the series.
Next Monday (9th Nov) sees Judge Robert Rinder's Holocaust series, 'My Family, The Holocaust, and Me,' take up WDYTYA?s slot on BBC One at 9pm (Rinder previously researched his family's experiences in the Holocaust on WDYTYA?) - which is sure to be an interesting watch.
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