Episodes
DNA Journey: Joel Dommett and Tom Allen (S3EP3 ITV Thursday 20 October 2022)
Joel Dommett and Tom Allen, two longtime friends who are now hugely successful comedians, are researching their ancestry as they travel the UK by car. They will discover amazing long-lost cousins and brave family histories through meticulous genealogy and cutting-edge DNA.
This journey, which includes stops in London, Edinburgh, and Ireland, explains what makes the couple who they are. In contrast to Tom, who lost his cherished father and hopes that learning about his past will help him feel his father’s presence, Joel has always felt rootedless and is desperate to belong somewhere. The journey of this pair is replete with emotion, a strong genuine friendship, and, of course, plenty of laughs.
Joel discovers an ancestor who, not once, not twice, but twice, created inventions that helped end the First World War and saved thousands, if not tens of thousands, of lives. As he travels up north, rootless Joel learns, to his great surprise, where his DNA says he truly belongs.
In his south London family, Tom has always felt out of place, but an Irish ancestor suggests that perhaps his DNA is to blame. He learns the touching tale of his great-grandparents, who had a troubled past before having a successful stage career and tragically had to give up their baby girl, Tom’s beloved grandmother, for adoption. And everyone gets the shock of their lives when it’s revealed Tom is related to true TV Royalty.
Airdate: Thursday 20 October 2022 at 21:00 on ITV
Season 3 Episode 3
Celebrity pairs embark on an adventurous and life changing road trip to discover their family history.
Following their maternal and paternal bloodlines, the pairings will be delving into their family history using cutting edge DNA technology and genealogy to uncover the secrets of their past…as well as meeting living relatives they never knew existed.