Emilia Fox Meets Great Aunts Aged 104 & 90! | Who Do You Think You Are

Emilia meets with her great aunts Pam and Mary Fox to discover more about their mother Hilda Hanbury. She discovers how Willy Fox left Hilda for another woman, and how Hilda’s lavish lifestyle suddenly disappeared and Hilda was left to raise four children on her own.
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Emilia Fox, who was heavily pregnant while filming this episode, was intrigued to find out what family traits her baby might inherit. Part of the Fox theatrical dynasty, Emilia wants to find out just how far back the family's acting roots go.
Emilia also discovers, in an extraordinary tale of rags to riches, that her great-great-grandfather Samson Fox made one of the most important inventions of the 19th century. Born into an impoverished family, Samson started work in a Leeds textile mill when he was just eight years old, but ended up becoming one of the richest men in Victorian Britain. As Emilia investigates further, she discovers how her illustrious ancestor was later touched by scandal.
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[@susannamarker2582]

'He ran orf with an american tart.' 104 yrs. old. Brilliant.

[@truthseeker444]

Can someone give Mare her own show, I could watch her all day lol.

[@tylerbrown4171]

Oh, those great-aunts! "He spent the lot"..... "Silly bugger" - Mare's face! Hilarious :)

[@Jamesandthehooligans]

Mare is my favourite “silly bugger”

[@brittanynicholas1391]

i love her aunts!! You can tell they are hilarious!

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

I just love the deadpan delivery of “He ran off with an American tart”. It’s just too funny!

[@geoffdundee]

The great aunts are lovely........oh how i miss my old aunt who died in 1998 aged 96 - think of her everyday and the wonderful stories she shared of days gone by.

[@BeardyBaldyBob]

So her granny was 89, her grandad was 90, her great aunt is 90 and still spry, another great aunt is 104... I think Emelia has a good chance of getting to a ripe old age herself with genetics like that!

[@juliehawkins3907]

Wonderful ladies, I wish I could still talk to my aunt's to learn more about the family history.

[@hannahmcgahan8920]

and me I wish all my great aunts were still alive on my late Dad's side they were Irish I would love to know more about their lives and my late Grandad's life in Ireland before they emigrated x

[@peterbanderas8184]

I regret not gathering my family stories. By the time I realized it was something I wanted, it was too late.

[@cherylhartnett6887]

"He went off with an American tart!" LOL!

[@joycestepancevich6591]

Hope she takes her baby to meet the Aunties!!

[@geoffdundee]

if the babys female she could name it after both their names

[@vaw796]

Emilia had a daughter called Rose in November 2010 and it'd be nice if she took Rose to see them.

[@davidklein2]

Boy Emilia is stunning!

[@OffGridInvestor]

Pregnancy glow. Happens in the last few months. Hair gets shinier, skin nicer, they look really fresh.

[@timlemmens1087]

Emilia Fox seems to be one of the kindest people on earth.

[@mahaylahuff2026]

Her Great Aunts are awesome.

[@ptaylor4923]

"American tart"... Oh my...

[@SaoirseK]

Mary is a pistol! Love it.

[@janeyd5280]

Fantastic ladies.xx

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

Ohhh she didn’t hold back with the tart comment did she lol

[@clareb8015]

Love it. Her face as she said it was a picture. Bless her.

[@wendymudkins668]

I love Edward fox great actor can do straight or comedy and James as well great acting family

[@user-hd9nc7zp1v]

Didn't know he was Emilia's dad. Also why is there no music in the film?

[@carolynm8421]

I'm American and truly love "American tart. Silly fool." Those ladies are absolutely marvelous. She's from a wonderful family of actors. I suspect her little one might just want to follow in their footsteps.

[@flopofshame2582]

She totally has Hilda’s eyes

[@janeyd5280]

lovely. thank you for posting.xx

[@5dkauhanespiritualarts775]

So brilliant

[@ronnie-lynn]

What a shame a millionaire leaves a wife and 4 children poor. And spends the entire family inheritance in his life. 😏

[@OffGridInvestor]

The last sentence sums up MANY rich kids. My uncle included.

[@caseymanuel7199]

Mare is the best 😂😂

[@jstewart3517]

Aunt Mary doesnt hold back Ran off with American tart 🤣🤣

[@eleidal]

The most disrespectful act I think one can take with these stories is to break them up into soundbits. Why does WDYTYA do this? It's madness.

[@pittwaterplayground]

Fully agree with you. No logic at all.

[@EndeavoursRadio]

Probably a licensing issue/agreement. Also, geo-blockers, etc.. and putting the whole thing on youtube discourages people from watching the BBC

[@sarahoc99]

Emilia looks so much like Hilda!

[@kathyjp17]

Shame it taken her 20 years to see her aunties.

[@lornasaner1130]

I’ve been binge watching Silent Witness, a series which stars Emilia Fox.

[@comedygirl_04]

I watched all 23 series on bbc iplayer in 4 weeks 😂

[@Marie0575]

Mary has no kind words for her father, " he ran off with an American tart, silly fool." 😂 "silly bugger"

[@kathrynmast916]

I love Aunt Mary! Ran off with an American Tart!! Megan Markel’s great-great grandmother? LOL 😆 P.S. I’m American.

[@minastirith997]

why? harry left his wife in england for her? 🙄

[@laurencescott1430]

Is a new series of Silent Witness forthcoming ?

[@williaminavanbottle9297]

"He ran off with an American tart." It would seem to be of pandemic proportions within the upper, and upper middle classes. Even kings were doing it...Running off with...Well, it takes all kinds to make a colourful world. I personally like my "tarts" filled with raspberry jam, strawberry and three fruits. First, I enjoy - slowly - devouring the jam. Then, the body of the "tart" I put in the palm of my hand, the pleasure... I take in its attractive physical body with my eyes, and when the moment of heightened expectation arrives, I devour the "tart" so slowly it takes all night.

[@vernonjones3613]

£89 .17 s

[@eclark3849]

Shame on her for not visiting them before

[@tampham6683]

Can you add English subtitles please?

[@paulgabolinscy2502]

Why? They speak perfect English

[@frogmouth]

@@paulgabolinscy2502 if English was your 4th or 5th language you too might like subtitles. English. My sister went to One Man two governors and heard not a word! It was filmed and streamed with subtitles years later.

[@OffGridInvestor]

@@frogmouth I've learned numerous languages with no real help from the largest youtube block of language channels. Sometimes you have to learn tye hard way. And yes tagalog is about to be the 5th language for me.

[@bettyanncrosbie2776]

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