Episode
Who Do You Think You Are?: Vicky McClure
Overview
Vicky McClure goes on an emotional journey to Taiwan to find out what happened when her great-grandfather was captured as a prisoner of war in World War Two.
Details
- Series
- Who Do You Think You Are?
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2024-08-15
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
Vicky McClure is Episode 1 in Series 21 of Who Do You Think You Are?. It aired on 2024-08-15. The runtime is 57 min.
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