Danny Dyer on Who Do You Think You Are?

[Pidlan]

Is anyone else watching this? He is such an arse!

[ToEarlyForDecorations]

Is he ramping up his Londahn accent because the cameras are rolling ?

[BakeOffBiscuits]

I'm enjoying it!

[nancy75]

He is a wally but I quite like him and the family history is very interesting

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

I cant decide whether I like him if not!

Great episode though, direct descendant of Thomas Cromwell.

[Fruitcocktail6]

I'm enjoying it too, quite interesting

[Pidlan]

It is quite funny. Doing all the geeeeeeezer crap and Cockney rhyming slang with posh people who have no idea what he's on about.

Really felt for the old lady when they told her on camera about her mother's first baby :(

[BakeOffBiscuits]

The Earl Of Essex!

[Pidlan]

Thomas Cromwell! That is so amazing (and unlikely)

[Bagina]

It's like a parody. "Danny's meeting his dad in an East End pub". Of course he is!!! Don't let him talk!!!

[ShatnersBassoon]

I don't think I've ever seen him on anything before, but he seems OK. A bit dim, but he's obviously very interested in what he's being told, and I like his dramatic interpretation of the stories

[BakeOffBiscuits]

Why is it "Geeezer crap" that's the way he talks isn't it?

Is he not posh enough for you

[SinisterBumFacedCat]

I don't watch this program, does this normally happen?

They are going to trace him back to Jesus aren't they?

[nancy75]

I might treat myself to a ruff! That's brilliant

[WipsGlitter]

They traced the rower Matthew Pisnett back to Jesus!

[HairyToity]

Interesting that his 22 times great grandfather is Edward III. I don't believe in special blue blood and think it goes to show families go up and down in finances...........

[Pidlan]

I must admit that I don't like Danny Dyer at all, but seeing his gf scream "I'm a princess!" has made me very happy indeed!

[BikeRunSki]

Too tired to do the maths, but surely if you go back 13 generations, you're related to an awful lot of people.

[nancy75]

Bike, if you go back far enough we probably all have a drop of blue blood

[ShatnersBassoon]

An awful lot of people will also be related to that 13x grandfather, but certainly not everyone has a royal ancestor. It's noteworthy, if not unique.

[MitzyLeFrouf]

I was wondering about the numbers too. Edward III must have tens of thousands (if not more) direct descendants.

Entertaining episode though. Danny Dyer is the most professional geezah evah. He's almost a parody of himself. I did laugh at some of his lines though 'this geezer had a fucking drawbridge' and 'I'm gonna get myself a big ruff'. 😄

[The80sweregreat]

I dont watch this programme, however i saw a few minutes of fake crying and cockney banter and thought no!!
Was M pinsent really related to Jesus? Amazing that they can trace things back so far.
Mind you ( no offence to historians) but i always think that ,most of them could tell us anything really, who is around to say, no, it wasnt like that at all! ( things not written down anyway. )

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Wasn't edward III his 22x great? There must be thousands of people related to him - Edward - mustn't there? (Disclaimer: am crap at maths)

[MitzyLeFrouf]

The link to Jesus was more that he had a clear royal line in his family and centuries ago it was accepted that all great royals could trace their lineage to the main man himself JC. They weren't actually related to him of course.