DNA Journey

Ant and Dec take on their most personal journey yet, uncovering their surprising, somewhat colourful and emotional family histories using a combination of DNA and genealogy. The shock revelations include military men in both of their families - one a medal-winning war hero, the other a deserter. As well as delving into their history, the boys also get to meet close living relatives they never knew existed.

Ant and Dec embark on their journey to New York. Here, they are following their mother lines using DNA analysis and genealogy. Straightaway, there's a surprise for Dec as he finds out he has close DNA family he never knew existed, while Ant's history takes him to the United Nations. After a whirlwind tour of the US, it's back to Ireland and uncovering a family secret that Ant's family have been trying to unlock for years.

Sporting legends Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp face a different kind of challenge than they're used to - embarking on a road trip that takes them North and South to discover each other's family histories using DNA and genealogy, meeting family they never knew existed. Fearless on the cricket field, proud Lancastrian Freddie Flintoff is literally quaking in his boots that his DNA may take him to Yorkshire. A surprise - and a royal connection - is in store for one of them.

TV personalities Amanda Holden and Alan Carr enthusiastically embrace delving into their family history on a road trip that covers Cornwall, London and Erith. Using both DNA and genealogy, they are able to unlock the secrets of the past and meet close family they never knew existed. In true Upstairs, Downstairs fashion, Amanda's journey starts in the grounds of a stately home in Cornwall, while Alan's journey takes him to a pub in Erith with something of a colourful past.

Father and son duo Martin and Roman Kemp take a family road trip of a different kind - one that delves into their family history that spans North London and the North East. Using both DNA and genealogy, they are able to unlock long-held secrets of the past and meet close family they never knew existed. Roman has been brought up hearing, on his Mum's side, the family folk lore of ancestors living in palaces in Egypt - treating it with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Chasers Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace set off on a quest to discover where they come from and unearth secrets from their past in a life changing and emotional voyage of discovery.