A fourth season of DNA Journey will air on ITV1 and ITVX later this year, with guest stars like Hugh Bonneville, John Bishop, Adrian Dunbar, Neil Morrissey, Alex Brooker, Johnny Vegas, Oti Mabuse, and Motsi Mabuse.
For its fourth season, DNA Journey returns to ITV1 and ITVX, following four new celebrity duos as they go on a journey to learn more about their family histories and genetic origins.
The pairs will use cutting-edge DNA science and genealogy to learn the truth about their family trees and meet living relatives they never knew existed, all while uncovering incredible stories from their family history.
Celebrities like Ant & Dec, Freddie Flintoff, Jamie Redknapp, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb, Kate Garraway, Alison Hammond, Amanda Holden and Alan Carr have all participated in the ultimate TV Road trip before.
Produced by Voltage TV and Mitre Studios the eight incredible stories will take us from South Africa to Norwich and Ireland to St Helens. Delving into their families’ histories this series are Hugh Bonneville and John Bishop, Adrian Dunbar and Neil Morrisey, Alex Brooker and Johnny Vegas plus Oti and Motsi Mabuse.
Katie Rawcliffe, Head of Entertainment Commissioning, ITV said: “DNA Journey delves deep into the celebrity’s family history and has unearthed some astonishing revelations over the last few years. It’s great to see these famous faces sharing their journey with each other and we’ve got another great line up with some more fascinating surprises.”
Kathleen Larkin, Executive Producer at Voltage TV says: “This emotional series has some jaw dropping revelations showing that some of our celebrity pairings are more connected to each other than they ever dreamed of.”
Jim Allen, Mitre Studios Creative Consultant said: “We’re delighted at the continued success of DNA Journey, each series offers a unique insight into some of the nation’s favourite celebrities and their very personal stories and this series contains some truly memorable moments and magical reveals.”