Diane Morgan will explore her father’s side of the family following his death in Who Do You Think You Are?
Diane Morgan took a subtle swipe at the producers of Who Do You Think You Are? in her appearance on the BBC show. In tonight’s episode (Tuesday, June 10), the 49-year-old will explore her father’s lineage following his passing six years ago.
The actress and comedian certainly shows off her comedic flair while discussing her involvement in the programme, even referencing some of her own work that has humorously critiqued the series.
Speaking to the camera from a brown leather settee, Diane jokes: “This is what I can’t understand about any of those shows, like this one, where people go on a journey, you know, you’d think people would stop using those tropes. Even the tiny little things like walking past the camera…” This is then followed by several shots of Diane doing the same thing.
Poking fun at the show, she carries on: “I wonder how much wondering aimlessly I’ll be doing in this…”
Once more from the sofa, Diane elaborates: “So I wrote this comedy called Mandy, about this woman who can’t hold a job down, in one episode she goes on Who Are You, Do You Think?… Loosely based on Who Do You Think You Are.”
Diane breaks into laughter before a scene from the programme appears, featuring her character Mandy in a hot tub with Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden.
She concludes: “But I never thought in a million years, I thought you’d ask me to be on it.”
The video wraps up with Diane trying to coax her stubborn dog out for a stroll, saying: “Come on Bob. Bob, we’re going to go to the park! You love the park!,” but her furry friend wasn’t budging.
Diane laughs off the situation with, “I knew he’d steal this. Come on Bob!” yet Bob remains unmoved. “Bob. Come on Bob.”
Later she remarks: “He’s just very headstrong…” as Bob continues to play up.
In a twist of family history during the show, Diane learns surprising secrets from her past in her birthplace Farnworth, reports the Express.
She had been under the impression that her dad’s lineage was Northern through and through, only to unearth tales of ‘German Charlie’ and a Scots link via her great-great-grandmother, shaking up her family tree.
Driven by curiosity, Diane delves into her great-great-aunt Sarah Jane’s life, known to all as Jinny, especially intrigued by a memorial plaque to Jinny’s betrothed, Albert Dugdale, a casualty of WWI.
The Afterlife actress discovers a poignant connection – the street where Jinny and Albert lived their love story lies just stones throw away from her own childhood home.