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Olivia Colman

Who Do You Think You Are?Series 15
Episode 2 of 8

Celebrity genealogy series. Actress Olivia Colman travels to India to find out more about her great-great-great-grandmother.

Actress Olivia Colman claims to be 'the least adventurous person I know.' As for her ancestors, apart from a rumour that there was a Frenchwoman somewhere in her family tree, Olivia thinks they are largely from Norfolk, so she is astonished to discover that she needs to travel to India to find out more about her great-great-great-grandmother Harriot.

Olivia finds records that reveal Harriot was an orphan in 1811 on a ship bound for England from (then) Calcutta. Harriot's father was an Englishman, but the identity of her mother, who gave birth to her in a remote Indian village, is a mystery Olivia delights in solving.

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59 minutes

Last on

Wed 14 Jul 202121:00
BBC One

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Music Played

  • Alexandre Desplat, Pro Arte Orchestra

    Girl With A Pearl Earring (Main Title/Cues)

  • Whitney Houston

    I Look To You

  • Booba

    Scarface

Credits

ParticipantOlivia Colman
Series ProducerSarah Feltes
DirectorMary Cranitch
Executive ProducerColette Flight
Production CompanyWall to Wall Media

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Jul 201821:00
    BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
  • Mon 9 Jul 201822:45
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Tue 17 Jul 201823:40
    BBC One except Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & Wales HD
  • Wed 18 Jul 201800:35
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 18 Jul 201800:40
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Fri 20 Jul 201800:15
    BBC Two
  • Wed 14 Jul 202121:00
    BBC One

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