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Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 13

Episode 5: Ricky Tomlinson

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Ricky Tomlinson is well known for playing the archetypal Scouser and it turns out that his Liverpool roots run deep. Ricky discovers that he comes from generations of carters, who transported goods on Liverpool's docks when the city was the British Empire's busiest port. Ricky's rage and sorrow build as he discovers how dangerous conditions were for his ancestors, eerily echoing his own fight for workers' rights in the 1970s. Show less

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