Jason Donovan, nummertje zeven

Nummertje zeven in de serie van dit seizoen die op zoek is naar zijn "roots" is de uit showbiz ouders, in Australië geboren Jason Donovan.
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Mon 30 Aug 201021:00BBC OneMon 30 Aug 201022:30BBC HDWed 1 Sep 201021:00BBC HDThu 2 Sep 201000:00BBC HDFri 3 Sep 201019:00BBC Two (England only)!
Nine celebrities trace their family trees to explore the lives of their ancestors and uncover major themes in British social history.
Jason Donovan was born in Australia and catapulted to fame in the soap opera Neighbours. He's had four UK number one singles and is a star of West End musicals.
Jason comes from showbiz parents who divorced when he was five. His British born father won custody and brought him up alone, but its Jason's mother's family line that holds the key to Jason's Australian heritage - up to now a complete mystery to him.
Starting in his hometown of Melbourne, Jason goes to meet his mother's cousin Judy and discovers that the showbusiness roots in his family go deeper than he thinks. As Jason unravels this mystery, he also tries to understand why his mother went missing from his life as a child.
Digging deeper into history, Jason uncovers a possible convict connection. He sets off to Tasmania to see how his ancestors ended up there - and uncovers a British miscarriage of justice. Returning to Sydney, Jason traces his family back to one of the earliest Australian settlers - a pioneer who opened up the entire continent to settlement. At the end of his journey, Jason feels reconnected to his Australian roots and realises his family story is no less than the story of the birth of a nation.