The BEST episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? (AU) season 7
Every episode of Who Do You Think You Are? (AU) season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? (AU) season 7!
Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Taking us to all corners of Australia and the globe are six stories of individuals seeking to find the definitive answer to where they came from. Along the way secrets are uncovered and histories are revealed—from adultery and madness to children born out of wedlock and even the whiff of a right royal scandal—with each individual discovering that their ancestors form an integral part of not only their own identity, but that of the nation. Combining emotional and personal journeys with big-picture history, these inspiring and sometimes challenging stories remind us how Australians have come to be the people that we are today. Considering Australia’s multicultural background, this is a global story, with each celebrity tracing their ancestors around the world. They travel to the places where their forebears would have lived, loved and died, and learn about the hardships and hurdles their ancestors overcame. This is a fascinating chronicle of the social, ethnic and cultural evolution of Australia’s national identity.
#1 - Toni Collette
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/2015
Actor Toni Collette delves into the enigma of her grandparents and uncovers a tale of abandonment and tragedy, a secret wartime affair, and an unexpected ancestor. A DNA test serves only to deepen the mystery.
#2 - Dawn Fraser
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2015
Sporting legend Dawn Fraser is a hands-on grandmother who wants to know more about her own grandparents. This Aussie icon discovers she has South American heritage.
#3 - Ray Martin
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/22/2015
Television Journalist A lifetime spent in journalism has seen Ray Martin witness some of the defining moments of his time. Looking into his own history he finds his forbears too were on the frontline of nation shaping events. Discovering an ancestor at the scene of Australia's greatest armed rebellion. On his maternal side he investigates his recently discovered Aboriginal heritage - walking in the footsteps of his indigenous great great grandmother. And he follows his convict trail back to Ireland to find a notorious bandit with a rebel heart.
#4 - David Wenham
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/2015
Actor David Wenham rose to fame as ‘Diver Dan’ in the long-running TV series SeaChange. He has inhabited countless characters in a 30-year career spanning theatre, TV and film but the characters in David’s own bloodline remain largely unknown to him.
#5 - Luke Nguyen
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2015
Successful Chef and Restaurateur, Luke Nguyen discovers his Grandfather had a wife and child in China, who he left behind, when he migrated to Vietnam and began a second family. Luke searches a remote corner of China to bring this long lost family back into the fold. He then travels to Vietnam and looks into the troubled history of his parents’ homeland, searching for clues to explain his own painful past.
#6 - Peter Rowsthorn
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/2015
Comedian Peter Rowsthorn turns his humour on his first Australian family – finding ancestors with a knack for stealing. Then a long held family secret is revealed with Peter investigating his grandfather’s mysterious death. The new connection to a grandfather he never met sees Peter pondering whether to change his surname to better reflect his real heritage.
#7 - Greig Pickhaver
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/15/2015
Iconic entertainer Greig Pickhaver, known for his comedic alter ego HG Nelson, investigates the leading characters in his family history. His search uncovers a great-grandfather, Samuel Rinder, who in the late 19th century, made his fortune as a sheep trader during Bendigo’s boom years. As a wealthy man about town, Rinder spent much of his time and money down at the racetrack, but when economic recession loomed, he turned to crime. Greig also investigates a family secret that lies much closer to home. His childhood was dominated by his parents’ troubled marriage. For the first time, Greig wants to look behind that relationship and investigate the events that shaped his mother’s life.
#8 - Geoffrey Rush
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/4/2015
Internationally celebrated actor Geoffrey Rush believes he hails from a long line of farmers but an exploration of his heritage sees him discover an ancestor fighting for justice in the face of corruption and another desperate to succeed in a golden age of creativity.