The BEST episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? season 22
Every episode of Who Do You Think You Are? season 22, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? season 22!
Well known faces within the British media each embark on individual journeys to answer some questions in regards to their own family history.
#1 - Mishal Husain
Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/29/2025
In an unexpected twist, Mishal Husain’s journey into her family tree takes her from India to the east coast of the USA, where she discovers some revolutionary ancestors.
#2 - Andrew Garfield
Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/22/2025
Worthy of a film plot line, Andrew Garfield’s family history takes him from Nazi-occupied Poland to early Hollywood glamour as he uncovers stories which veer from tragedy to hope.
#3 - Ross Kemp
Season 22 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/2025
Ross Kemp's ancestral detective hunt leads to a marine drummer boy from the Napoleonic era and his great-grandfather’s experiences in the merchant navy during two world wars.
#4 - Aisling Bea
Season 22 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2025
Comedian Aisling Bea finds moments of genuine connection in her family tree, with stories of female resilience and a relative who fought for Irish independence and culture.
#5 - Fred Sirieix
Season 22 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/27/2025
From the French battlefields of the First World War to a romance worthy of First Dates, maître d’ and presenter Fred Sirieix goes to France to explore his family tree.
#6 - Diane Morgan
Season 22 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/10/2025
Setting aside her clueless historian persona Philomena Cunk, Diane Morgan is unsettled and amused by having to genuinely go in search of the truth to reveal her family history.
#7 - Will Young
Season 22 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/2025
Will Young learns about his grandfather’s time as a prisoner of war in World War II. Delving further back, Will finds a connection to one of medieval history’s biggest villains and a king.
#8 - Layton Williams
Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2025
Actor Layton Williams finds generations of Londoners in his family and is delighted to find they walked the same streets as him. In Jamaica, he makes some distressing discoveries.