Hunting an elusive ancestor who changed the family's name, comedian Tom Gleeson comes face to face with convicts, murderers, thieves and a formidable woman.

Author and adventurer Gina Chick goes looking for a wild streak in her maternal ancestry, and she is determined to find out the identity of her biological grandfather. Through DNA testing, the family mystery is solved, but when Gina charts the life of her enigmatic grandfather, she finds a story of unspeakable tragedy that befell the family during World War One.

Unravelling his rich, multicultural heritage, actor Mark Coles Smith is shocked to discover a Nazi in his paternal ancestry, and digging deep into his maternal ancestry, he uncovers a long-buried family secret.

Actor Patrick Brammall uncovers a long-held maternal family secret and is deeply impressed by his paternal great grandfather's public and private life.

As she traces elusive ancestors from London to Cyprus to New Zealand, actor and producer Claudia Karvan is floored and unexpectedly moved by the tragedy and courage of her family's past.