Who Do You Think You Are? continues its sixteenth series on SBS with fashion designer Camilla Franks stepping into the past on Tuesday 17 June at 7:30PM AEST. This week’s episode blends bold prints with buried stories, as Franks trades the catwalk for a personal journey spanning continents—and centuries.
Known for her bohemian silhouettes and eye-popping kaftans, Franks is no stranger to drama, but this is a different stage. With a starting point in NSW’s Hunter Valley, the designer’s search stretches to Poland and London, chasing the threads of identity, creativity, and survival that run through her lineage. As with the strongest episodes of this long-running series, the drama isn’t in the delivery—it’s in the discoveries.
Produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production, Who Do You Think You Are? remains a flagship factual format for SBS, pairing public figures with deeply private histories. Franks’ episode doesn’t coast on celebrity. It uses it. Her instincts—restless, emotional, inquisitive—make her a compelling subject for this sort of excavation.
And the visuals follow suit. The episode leans into the aesthetic that defines Franks’ public persona, only to contrast it with stories marked by displacement, resilience, and reinvention. There’s no archival fatigue here. Each location—be it a war-torn archive in Warsaw or a quiet home in the English countryside—delivers a moment of revelation.
So, should you watch? If you’ve drifted from the format, this is the episode to pull you back in. Intimate without being indulgent, emotionally rich without sentimentality.
Who Do You Think You Are? continues Tuesday 17 June at 7:30PM AEST on SBS. Series 16 runs weekly.
