Jodie Whittaker
Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker finds out how her great-great-grandfather worked his way up from child labourer in a Yorkshire coal mine to mine owner.
Doctor Who and Broadchurch actor Jodie Whittaker investigates her family history. On her dad’s side, she looks into a romantic story she has been told about how her beloved grandmother Greta came to be given the middle name Verdun - also the name of a First World War battle fought shortly before Greta was born. The truth Jodie uncovers about Greta’s eldest brother’s sacrifice in that war is far more poignant than the family myth. On her mum’s side, Jodie gets to the bottom of how her great-great-grandfather worked his way up from child labourer in a Yorkshire coal mine to mine owner, and how his sons kept the family’s mines open during the biggest miners’ strikes of the 1920s.
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How Jodie Whittaker's grandmother got her name
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jodie Whittaker |
Series Producer | Sarah Feltes |
Executive Producer | Colette Flight |
Director | Eleanor Scoones |
Production Company | Wall to Wall Media |
Broadcasts
- Mon 12 Oct 2020 21:00
- Sun 18 Oct 2020 17:00±«Óãtv Two except Wales & Wales HD
- Wed 28 Oct 2020 08:00
- Wed 16 Feb 2022 21:00±«Óãtv One except Wales & Wales HD
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