Who Do You Think You Are? Derek Jacobi (Season 12, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Who Do You Think You Are?

Derek Jacobi (Season 12, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Actor Derek Jacobi grew up in Walthamstow, where his parents ran a market stall. But a clue in his mother's family tree hints at a more colourful past - his great-grandmother's name was Salome Laplain. Armed with this tantalising detail, ...See moreActor Derek Jacobi grew up in Walthamstow, where his parents ran a market stall. But a clue in his mother's family tree hints at a more colourful past - his great-grandmother's name was Salome Laplain. Armed with this tantalising detail, Derek discovers that, far from being from humble roots as he had thought, he is in fact descended from a wealthy French Huguenot fleeing religious persecution in France - who had connections to Protestant royalty on this side of the channel. Written by bkirk47 See less

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Name	Known for
Derek Jacobi Self / Various Characters Self / Various Characters See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Cherie Lunghi Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Helen Mirren Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Queen (2006)
Anne Reid Celia (archive footage) (uncredited) Celia (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)