Family Tree Finding himself. One relative at a time.
Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are.
- Created By
Christopher GuestJim Piddock
- First Aired on
May 12, 2013
- Popularity: 1.7104
- 36 votes
- Networks
- (US)
(GB)
- Production
Lucky Giant (GB)
- Status: Canceled
Show Canceled
1 seaons till Jul 07, 2013
Last episode: Cowboys
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Box30 min
Tom Chadwick and his sister Bea find out from their father that a great-aunt, Victoria, has died. An old picture in the box of things that she's left for Tom sends him on a search, accompanied by his pal Pete, to discover the identity of the man in the photograph.
Episode 2Treading the Boards30 min
Tom learns that his great-grandfather, Harry Chadwick, was an actor and visits Hove, where he performed. He and Pete decide to run a kind of race in honour of Harry's famous comic act.
Episode 3The Austerity Games30 min
After discovering grandfather William was on the GB team in the cash-poor 1948 Olympics, Tom hears about his and Victoria's athletic feats from a close friend she bequeathed her flat to; he learns that William and Victoria had a brother, Brian. Bea and Monkey try performing. His great-great-grandfather Charles, Tom finds, was born in the USA.
Episode 4Country Life30 min
Along with Bea, his father, and Luba, Tom visits his cousins in rural Derbyshire and learns why they have red hair. His American cousins in California invite him to visit.
Episode 5Welcome to America30 min
Tom stays in Glendale with his American cousins Al and Kitty Chadwick, who host an extended-family BBQ. Dave Chadwick, visiting from North Carolina, reveals a record of Charles Chadwick's departure for England on April 16, 1865.
Crew & Team
Executive Producer
