When you find out your ancestor's a 'wrong-un' 😂 | Who Do You Think You Are? - BBC

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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home In a first for the series, father-and-son comedy double-act Jack and Michael Whitehall join forces to investigate their family tree. They discover the tragedy that left Jack’s great grandfather (Michael’s grandfather) an orphan. And tracing their line back to Wales in the 1830s, they find out about a Tory ancestor's role in opposing the Chartist movement for wider voting rights.
Who Do You Think You Are? | Series 16 Episode 3 | BBC
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[@linshannon4480]

"I'm sure Mummy has really nice ancestors." Best line in the clip.

[@annalisasteinnes]

That is *such* a posh thing to say, lol.

[@connieeveritt5704]

I loved that line lmao ;)

[@MelissaThompson432]

"Why, because I'm Welsh?" wasn't bad, you have to admit....

[@elenahelen8958]

Was about to say the same thing😂

[@djokealtena2538]

And now I want to see the outcome of that...gods I hope she has brigands & thieves in her family if only to mess with him some more😂

[@sebandrews4395]

“I had no expectations and was still disappointed” summed up Jack pretty well on this episode

[@willgilchrist7323]

He's both "stuck-up" and a "Marxist"? Interesting combination

[@mefford67]

Will Gilchrist I don’t think he “gets” it...

[@danielfinch362]

@ exactly the same person now a busy body who hates the working class.

[@wmascolin]

Allon mielke that's some bad bait

[@randomobserver8168]

@@willgilchrist7323 Remarkably common, in my student days in the 80s and 90s.

[@ladyblayd]

"I'm going to have to sever ties with you." "Why? Because I'm Welsh?" bwahahahahahah

[@tsotnebarbakadze2908]

who is here after seeing Graham Norton show?

[@zazah2008]

Tsotne Barbakadze me!

[@Nightseeker18]

makes watching this so much funnier I swear

[@mefford67]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@KLH5252]

Tsotne Barbakadze me!

[@downtown82]

I don’t even recognize his voice!!

[@dyosaexmachina1751]

Jack's Dad, about their ancestor: "So what happened then?" Jack: "Well hopefully they beat him up." 😂😂😂

[@sarahholland1375]

Awww, his Dad looks really upset when he says "I'm sure Mummy had really nice ancestors".

[@sarahholland1375]

@@PersisP I've seen his Dad amused (they've done a LOT of stuff together)& teasing/laughing with his wife too :that's not his amused look.

[@vickijones2013]

I think his eyes were watering LOL

[@jimbob9876]

@@sarahholland1375 you're probably not English so don't understand English humour

[@allies7184]

@@jimbob9876 I am English, and he did not look happy!

[@jimbob9876]

@@allies7184 him and his father have this kind of relationship

[@georgiakett64]

*"It feels a little weird, seeing your Ancestors laid to rest...above a toilet."*

[@simonkevnorris]

It probably wasn't a toilet at the time.....

[@redshift1976]

@@simonkevnorris Don't forget it's Wales...

[@Kwippy]

What is clear from watching this series is how much time and effort the Brits put in to preserving their historical records. What's important is not so much to feel all guilty about things your ancestors did but to learn and accept what they did and learn the lessons of history. In this way you would hope to not have any more wrong-uns in your family.

[@flake452]

Most of our ancestors were just poor farmers, servants or factory workers who owned no land, had no vote and were not responsible for the crimes of colonialism.

[@Svvithred]

I have a huge variation of people in my line, some were agricultural workers and others had some very interesting and unusual occupations, one was Sheriff Substitute of several different counties across Scotland and was extremely fair for his time. I love it all!

[@connieeveritt5704]

I wish every Country kept records as well as the U.K. :(

[@kkibela]

Yeah I concur... There not much more dissapoining than meeting a perfectly nice person on a night out and finding they feel guilty about some shot their grandfather did.. Just by mere fact of not perpetrating that your hands are clean. On the other hand there are people who are proud because they don't know what else to do with that information.. Not so great

[@themaggattack]

Well, the Brits kept good records of their own. They purposely destroyed everyone else's. Irish Records suffered greatly bc of the British attack on the Dublin General Post Office.

[@ginnylin]

Can I just say that Jack has the most beautiful eyes?

[@lailatipping]

ginnylin he is just a generally beautiful person

[@malpete]

ginnylin exactly , it’s the blue colour 👍😁

[@lilywhite9109]

They do appear especially blue in this 😍

[@Knappa22]

Celtic blue eyes, like his father. Welsh genes will out.

[@cathyreid8346]

Exactly what I was thinking! 😁

[@midnightfandoms8960]

Jack actually looks really sad when finding out about his ancestor bless him

[@thehallofvalhalla]

When you're posh and English and probably could've just assumed your ancestors were wrong-uns

[@nasekiller]

yeah, that really shouldnt be a surprise to him xD

[@adamsharkey9579]

#FuckTheToffs

[@ragefury1817]

And German

[@coe3408]

A Welsh mayor of the town of Newport was actually more like middle class.

[@johnmonk66]

whose ancestors are not? We all come from savages.

[@JustBeingAwesome]

I feel like he deserves a do-over in the next season. Just so we all get to figure out if his Mommy's ancestors are really nice :p

[@Jennyfisch]

What if it turns out they were even worse?

[@BM-yy8db]

@@Jennyfisch "ah and here it says your great grandmother's original maiden name was Mary.... Hitler. Oh dear."

[@varisbloodarrow]

Hate to break it to you; but that will never happen. Professor Steve Poole is one of my lecturers according to him the bbc said that Jack Whitehall was their worst guest as he didn’t take it seriously.

[@LORGSW6]

@@varisbloodarrow I respectfully disagree, I think Jack took it very seriously. I won't blame him to react the way he did, comedian or not, if I found out my ancestors were that horrible, I wouldn't be delighted either. It's a coping mechanism. I think Jack's episode is actually one of the best. He represents majority of us. Not everyone is as lucky as Brooke Shields and Cindy Crawford with ancestors Lords, Knights, Kings and Queens. IMHO I think BBC should give Jack another journey going through his Mum's ancestors. history.

[@cursedspider]

imagine his mums are worse

[@luguy8347]

I adore the present day Whitehall family, they are wonderfully good, decent and warm people. They share so much of themselves for our benefit and entertainment. I do wish to see more of them, all. Jack never offends me, his humour is always delightful.

[@nienkehuijbens301]

Lu Guy for some reason i read this in michael whitehall’s voice

[@tugroti66]

@@nienkehuijbens301 he definitely fuckin wrote this.

[@Weefatgoblin]

He’s not gonny shag u mate

[@luguy8347]

Aaron Munro am closer to Micheal’s age plus female, married 35 years but do adore the lovely Whitehall family.

[@jackcloud4728]

They share so much of themselves for money and entertainment hahah

[@ArranRWilliamson]

...because i'm Welsh you mean? best bit

[@Katielovegood44]

Arran Williamson 😂😂😂

[@TheSiobhan12]

Agreed!!! 😂 The poor Welsh!!!

[@abbiegailwylie9504]

I'm welsh and found that part funny 😂

[@jackcloud4728]

Very English hahah

[@lucymorgan8859]

@@TheSiobhan12 The poor Welsh???

[@18iole]

"That's amazing! He was not executed! This is the light of the story!" "Transportation was not a kind of picnic you know" "Where did he went?" "Australia" "Australia! That's lovely! Warm, sunny!" "Well, it's not a holiday, it's a penal colony." Ahahaahahahahahahahaha

[@AtheneHolder]

I thought that bit was hilarious too like bruh ummmmm didn't you know Australia was a prison lmao

[@Rel1369]

I'm Australian and 2 of my ancestors met on a convict ship on their way here. Decided to stay together and start a family...He stole bread and she stole linen or so they were convicted of anyway.

[@sexyhomeowner9345]

Cool.

[@ginnylin]

It is pretty cool that you know this!

[@Rel1369]

@@ginnylin My uncle did heaps of research, he found the ship register of all convicts on the ship.

[@azizanputra]

Isn't Australia was used as a prison back in the day.

[@EmVeeBeen]

@@azizanputra Yes, it used to be a penal colony of Britain.

[@dyoungtreanor09]

I want to watch his story following his mums side of the family!! “ ...Not because you’re Welsh, because your side has wrong uns.” 😂

[@maggiemacleod2369]

He makes me laugh and laugh "there you have it our ancestor, buried above the the toilets" love him.

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

Dads face at the end is priceless. Dad seems to be hiding his feelings.

[@hamishdavidson3368]

Actually to find out your 4 time Great Grandfather was a wrong-un statistically is no surprise considering everyone has 32 4 times Great Grandfathers. So 1/32 chance of 1 being dodgy is quite high. But makes good television though.

[@MsPinkwolf]

That's what makes me laugh when americans say their ancestors came over with the mayflower. Bearing in mind that we have about 2000 grandparents from 1620 it's highly doubtful more than a handful were on it!

[@yoonmikim5663]

That's only DNA-related, there are also step-grandparents and adoption to muck with the family tree.

[@ashleyschroeder9609]

Keep in mind not every American says that their ancestors were on the Mayflower. The first of my family's namesake came from Germany in the 1800's.

[@coleball6001]

MsPinkwolf The Mayflower Society (the organization that maintains descent records of the Pilgrims) say there are about 10 million Americans who are descendants of the Pilgrims and about 35 million worldwide. About 51 out of 102 pilgrims had descendants.

[@coleball6001]

MsPinkwolf About 12% of Americans are descended from the Pilgrims.Plus eight president are descendants of the original Pilgrims. While 25% of Americans say they are descendants of the Pilgrims.

[@GaslightingIsEvil]

Well there he is, our ancestor laid to rest, above the toilet! 😂

[@BookishDark]

I’m a typical American in that I don’t know who these two are, but two seconds in and I’m cracking up - I love how straight up they are about calling their ancestor a snitch and hoping he was beat up lmao

[@AngelicaRodriguez-mb2ld]

Anderson Cooper had a similar reaction when finding out one of his ancestors was a slave owner.

[@bethb5374]

Check their Netflix series, especially the first one where they travel together. Quirky and entertaining!

[@Gecko....]

Americans do not say "cracking"

[@BookishDark]

@@Gecko.... yeah. We do. I just did. When we’re talking about laughing. But tell me more about where I was born, raised, and currently reside.

[@Gecko....]

@@BookishDark No, we don't. Literally never heard any of us say it and I have travelled all over the country. It's a british phrase, I watch a lot of British shows on BBC america. You are a weirdo.

[@doctorx3266]

A fantastic lesson on how to be happy. He doesn't defend them or overly identify with them. He simply says that his ancestors were not the good guys in the situation.

[@rachell452]

"I am upset, it's deeply depressing! I had no idea we were Welsh!"

[@BKeny007]

A grown man saying Mommy and Daddy is HILARIOUS 😂 love this guy !

[@shellieeyre8758]

Mummy, not mommy.

[@sisuguillam5109]

I know it's been a year... but what the heck do you call yours? And when is one too old to call ones parents that?

[@lordwhitesk1n996]

It’s what posh Brits call their parents. Don’t ask me why 😂

[@klimtkahlo]

@@sisuguillam5109 in public I would say 15ish!!! Privately call her whatever sweet names you like.

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@klimtkahlo How strange... why would someone stop calling their parents mummy or daddy just because someone made a rule about showing that you love your parents is uncool?

[@GreyCookieWeirdo]

His dad is full on inspector gadget.

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

My ancestors were just bigfoots, so I guess I'm safe

[@brightwhitesneakers687]

Just Some Bigfoot With Internet Access Well hello there..

[@tomtom21194]

Bigfeet

[@yoy58913]

I knew you were real everybody say that I was crazy but I knew you were real

[@Swaney01115]

You get around don't ya

[@caitthecat]

Were your ancestors really blurry, too? Does blurriness run in the family?

[@fioname3495]

The look Jack gave, at the end, says it all! 😂😂. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏✌🏼❤️

[@lhland6107]

Awwww, Dad looks so sad at the end....

[@johnhayes7872]

For a father son duo these two are interesting

[@jaclynjax8308]

You really should watch "Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father", on Netflix. It's HILARIOUS and VERY entertaining!! The 3rd season will be coming out sometime soon as well!

[@LauraBidingCitizen]

Jaclyn Cleveringa Ahhh thanks for that! Wasn’t sure if there was going to be a season 3 or not. Excited to hear there will be. That show has me in stitches every bloody time! Secretly hoping for a longer series & longer episodes (because clearly it’s so insufferable for them but hilarious for us.. hahah!)

[@Brinta3]

Jaclyn Cleveringa The first season was okay but I just couldn’t get through season 2. It was much too fake and scripted.

[@melissahislop5716]

Someone please put the full version on KZbin. I was giggling through this one clip even when I didn’t know the whole context. Thank you so much, Jack, for including your father in your episode. 😂🤣😂

[@elainagilbert7663]

... And he does it again with his mother only to find out she's related to Hitler.

[@StuartFuckingLittle]

haha yes!

[@morganchan2465]

That would be so funny to watch

[@xs10086]

For real?

[@elainagilbert7663]

@@xs10086 No, he's just so certain that his Mummy isn't related to bad people that the joke is he'd find out he's related to one of the worst of them all.

[@masonringbinder684]

....and Vlad the Impaler.

[@catherineduffy6061]

Omg I shouldn't Laugh but Jack just kills it and his poor Dad's sad face cracks me up! love these pair or wrong un's!

[@jamesward-parrish2309]

He looked so upset at the end to be told his ancestors were wrong'uns

[@Quinten3131]

Is "wrong'uns" a word in english parlance? I've never heard it before this video.

[@jamesward-parrish2309]

@@Quinten3131 it is indeed, from the late 19th century. Wrong'un stems from "wrong one". Not sure which dialects use it most though.

[@stephanieyee9784]

That's because Michael has delusions of grandeur, Haha. Jack keeps his father's feet firmly on the ground. I've just had the Welsh Dragon tattooed on my arm for my mother's heritage.

[@jimbob9876]

Up north we refer to paedophiles or sexual predators as wronguns

[@stephallan2543]

I absolutely loved this man’s full on🏃🏻‍♂️ love and admiration for His Dad. It’s definitely a great episode for me to WATCH...Thank You so much for posting! 😉🥰👏🏼

[@wilvandermeulen4930]

Love and jealous of the interaction of father and son, beautiful memories.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

I love that he thinks his son wants to stay away from him because his ancestors are welsh.

[@AsheshDubey]

Jack: "Should've done it with Mommy" His father: **gently nods head**

[@christineseyes261]

"I'm sure Mummy has really nice ancestors." Awwww I feel sorry for the poor guy now. Naughty boy. I think you owe him a pint now after dragging that poor man all over the countryside. :) LOL

[@a697ag]

The dynamics between these two are priceless

[@BookishDark]

Holy moly that was hysterical. Hilarious straight through. Especially the end. Just so funny. Don’t know these two but I love them both.

[@bibtebo]

My great grandfather was a blackshirt (British Nazi) and moved to South Africa when the war started. How's that for a wrong un of an ancestor

[@nicoladavies3391]

Pretty good example. 😳 He would have likely been interned if he’d stayed? Have his descendants reclaimed their Britishness to get back?

[@qv8281]

Ah well we all have wrong uns as long as you don’t make the same mistakes it’s alright

[@Pbdave1092]

This isn't a competition. Hahhahaa.

[@sarah3796]

Haha oh lord

[@luguy8347]

Charlie Sutton Sorry, you poor thing, that is nasty. Mind you my step father-in law was a brown shirt teenager in Germany at the time, who adore his Hitler to the very end. And, we are Canadians who were always shocked by him rejoicing in memories, could not wrap our heads around his attachment. Yuck. Product of our times , we are.

[@nate1066pollock]

This is so tragically hilarious. I feel sooooo bad for Jack.

[@DaleJMack1]

These two make a great show. Hope they do many more.

[@williams2873]

Found out recently his ancestor helped send my ancestor to be hung, drawn and quartered, which he did not he went to Australia. I'm the descendent of Zephaniah Williams.

[@sheilasullivan1950]

But that's good. Someone had mercy in them and commuted their sentences. On paper at least. Maybe it was a stitch up afterall? Oh death for you! Oh no, to vandemonsland instead...gottem! Transplantation to oz. Rotten stuff either way really. But they had a chance in oz perhaps?

[@kbal1451]

@@sheilasullivan1950 It wasn't so much mercy, it was providing free labor to grow the new colony. It was tantamount to slavery for some convicts.

[@gerose1964]

This episode has become my new favourite.

[@ClaudiaSilva-ji4jj]

I love Jack, i love his parents, they're amazing, they make me laugh 😂

[@stahppls2293]

Most people on their ancestor: "Oh I hope they ended up alright..." Jack Whitehall: "Well hopefully they beat them up."

[@BiPolarBear128]

Jack is so freakin funny , I love his humor , he is so effortlessly hilarious .-)))

[@AtheneHolder]

"well, here is our ancestor... laid to rest..... above the toilet" 🤣 I'm feeling like I want to hear about mommy's side of the family too

[@aycoded7840]

I love how he found something really interesting, and explored it.

[@matthewprice2626]

This episode was class. Finding out they're Welsh must have been a shocker. Especially to Michael. Lmao

[@pandorapiam3374]

I just watched this whole episode.These two were very funny at times.

[@maryaswell9943]

Jack’s eyes are all that

[@Mana94x]

I love these two funny men

[@fondoftheduh]

You are the light.

[@thurstable1119]

The best episode ever of this show. So funny!

[@mariemuckle3179]

Jack please don’t be mean to daddy. I can see his eyes water, Jack.

[@singtweetypie]

I love these two...so funny. Their show 'Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father' is so good.

[@Laceyann86]

Please upload the full episode!!!

[@joyasmr7666]

Jack never fail to make everyone laugh😅

[@patriciastupak3264]

Love his humor

[@karensinclair4189]

These two always crack me up. Always feel I’m laughing inappropriately at them.

[@priscillamckinney6688]

He is hysterical! I should have gone with mummy!

[@akshaysingh1538]

his eyes wow !!

[@EalingFitClub]

Can you please make this entire Episode available to watch again It’s so funny

[@LipstickArsenal]

"What, because I'm WELSH?" I'm gonna start using that line.

[@illyrusemperor9278]

Pulling your welsh card!

[@faafafineartist]

I love this response to finding hideous ancestors 😂 who doesn’t have em?!

[@kennethhwang3425]

iLindahLIFE Yeah, I’m quite sure that we have a few drunks in my father’s side of the family, along with some serial cheaters, as well as an embezzler.

[@noonoofulable]

I have some hideous relatives and they're not ancestors yet.

[@RuthEdge-oh6ib]

This was the best and funniest episode!!!😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@MM-sq6my]

Love you Jack! I bet mummy has nice ancestors lol

[@hayleypbop6997]

My absolute favourite WDYTYA. 😆

[@Andrea-xs4ny]

It sure looks like Michael was trying to stifle a chuckle at the very end. 😄

[@TVFILMBUFF]

Turns out... Mummy's ancestor was John Frost. DUN DUN DUN!

[@nancyglass1112]

Love these 2.

[@littlecatholicman]

"Why because I'm Welsh?" Lmfao

[@anoshya]

The Whitehalls are such toffs!!

[@johnmoon3848]

Excellent!

[@mlew3434]

These two made me laugh and smile :D

[@daddyaf945]

I feel for you. We have some bad people in my family. Poachers, bootleggers and murderers. Some of the older people knew but nothing was said until we lost a certain aunt who was the daughter of a certain uncle. It mostly came out within the recent eight years.

[@cookiealexd123]

Jack has stunning eyes.

[@lizteague3754]

Love these guys 😂

[@CaitlinSk]

This has to be the funniest WDYTYA episode ever

[@kellybray4151]

Just love Jack! He is so much like my son, but with a British accent!

[@peterah7957]

I've also studied the chartist movement... It was relevant then as much as it is today....R.i.p Frost ❤️

[@lisac9522]

Geez, that look on his Da’s face at the end...

[@maureencoffey-burns4032]

Love Jack and of course Micheal ♥️

[@mahaylahuff2026]

LOL I feel bad for the Dad. This was funny.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@crissy4445]

The way he speaks at the start I could actually see him being a pretty good history teacher...bad education got it wrong

[@nagelyork]

"Above the toilets" 🤣🤣🤣

[@sweettea5692]

I have no clue who these guys are are ,but their funny. I couldn't help but to giggle especially at the end.

[@lastlyfirstofall2833]

American here with similar ancestry. Wish I could see the episode. Love Jack, he's funny and his dad is something else !

[@Louis-mr9cd]

I was looking for the leg spin delivery and I found this

[@R2D2C3POSKYWALKER]

After over 100 years someone will find that his/ancestor voted for Brexit and be depressed and sad..

[@GhostofCTC]

S S so will yours when they read this comment

[@jordanhicks5131]

Go Brexit! EU tyranny will never stand

[@Chilukar]

@@jordanhicks5131 Go Brexit - I agree with that. If you think that the EU is tyrannical you need urgent education on what tyranny is.

[@sgl0d10n]

@@jordanhicks5131 Hey I want England to leave the EU! But I also want Wales, Scotland, and N Ireland to leave the UK and stay in the EU

[@wynwilliams6977]

@@jordanhicks5131 Go ahead and list just one example of Eu 'tyranny'

[@susanphillips2221]

Love your family! You are so cute!!!

[@elsagreen1476]

This clip is unintentionally funny

[@zosia5897]

No it's intended to be funny. Doh!

[@taniaphillips3124]

"I'm going to have to sever ties with you... because all your ancestors were rotters." and the subsequent pain on the man's face. Nothing like being held responsible for the sins of your ancestors.

[@joycebowen8958]

"hopefully they beat him up"😂😂😂

[@OneDeuxLee]

Fabulous！！

[@videoaddict961]

I'm a direct descendant of Cecil Rhodes and my middle name is literally Rhodes so if you wanna know about wrongun ancestors I can talk your ear off...

[@day-me-inmoodley3283]

Your relative was one of the richest men in the world at the time and founded the de beer diamond company , you could be absolutely loaded.

[@videoaddict961]

@@day-me-inmoodley3283 Nah great aunt lost it all gambling so my dad was poor af but I have a house in London so I consider myself rich lol

[@halloweenallyearround4889]

@Brad die Irriterend III You are trolling right? You can't seriously believe that.

[@NA-gz3vv]

@Brad Sanchez are u a white South African? Cause of not I’d strongly advise to get rid of this inner hatred you have for South Africans. Those people were great before the colonisation. They were intelligent and have their own societal structure. They had culture and religion and history way before the so called civiliased Europeans came.

[@hanz3967]

He is no descendant of him anyways

[@9301983]

Bless Jack's poor father, he is a good sport