As of July 2026, Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 aired in 2008 with 8 episodes — streaming now on BINGE. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5

2008 8 Episodes Documentary · Family ⭐ 7/10

If you want a documentary that respects its subject, Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 is available on and right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 27 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. The access secured here is hard to overstate. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 earns its spot. Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 resists the urge to oversimplify a subject that deserves better. Season 5 of Who Do You Think You Are? Includes 8 episodes. It aired from August 2008 to October 2008. It was aired in 2008. The restraint in Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 is what makes it trustworthy — it does not need to editorialise to make its point. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For viewers who want their entertainment to leave them with something, Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 delivers on both counts. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. The subject drives every choice here, not the other way around. The kind of production you finish and immediately want to read more about.

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🎬 Who Do You Think You Are? Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
Patsy Kensit
2008-08-14
Patsy's late father was a villain. Jimmy Kensit was deeply involved with the most notorious gangsters of 1960s London: the Krays and the Richardsons. Reggie Kray was even godfather to Patsy's brother. Apprehensively, Patsy embarked on an investigation into her father's murky past, to understand the ...
E2
Boris Johnson
2008-08-21
Boris Johnson knew a certain amount about his diverse family background, but was intrigued by several family stories and mysteries. He was particularly keen to investigate stories associated with the relatives of his paternal grandparents. Boris's grandfather, Wilfred Johnson, had never spoken abou...
E3
Jerry Springer
2008-08-28
Jerry knows that if his parents had not fled Germany before the start of the Second World War he would almost certainly not be alive today. As Jewish refugees, they settled in London before moving to the United States. Tragically, Jerry’s grandmothers were not so lucky. Unable to escape from the Naz...
E4
Esther Rantzen
2008-09-03
If Esther's family is as genteel and respectable as she's always believed, where do the rumours of bigamy, fraud and murder come from? Stories of a 'black sheep' have always intrigued her, as have the origins of the Rantzen side of the family. Her search for answers takes her from the slums of Spita...
E5
Ainsley Harriott
2008-09-10
Ainsley Harriott heads to the West Indies and discovers that Caribbean history isn't quite as 'black and white' as he'd imagined. In addition to harrowing stories of slavery, Ainsley discovers his ancestors include a soldier, a policemen, wealthy 'free blacks' and even white plantation owners.
E6
David Suchet
2008-09-17
Confusion reigns in David Suchet's family history. Was his father's father German, Russian or Estonian? Was his name Suchedowitz, Suchet or Shoket? David’s mother's family is equally confusing. Was her grandfather really a French photographer? And why did another ancestor's ship sink off Norfolk? Da...
E7
Jodie Kidd
2008-09-24
Jodie has often wondered why none of her family ever talked about her mother's grandfather, Sir Rowland Hodge. Although she grew up with many stories about her other great-grandfather Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Rowland's past remains a mystery. Investigations in Newcastle and London soon reveal why, as J...
E8
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
2008-10-01
"Most people assume that I'm from a long line of gothic, castle-dwelling Welsh gentry", says Laurence, "but I don't think I am". However, an old family letter hints that some of these assumptions may in fact be correct. Following a tantalising clue left by great-aunt Kitty, Laurence sets out to inve...

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