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Who Do You Think You Are? (2008)

Biography · Documentary · History

Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (267 votes)
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Richard Mellick Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.95 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 7.8

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jack Thompson	7.8	10
4	Cathy Freeman	8.4	12
5	Dennis Cometti	7.8	8
6	Ita Buttrose	7.8	8

Season 2 (2009)

8.30 avg 5 episodes 8.2 → 8.3

Front-loaded

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ron Barassi	8.2	8
3	Ben Mendelsohn	9.1	14
4	Christine Anu	8.3	9
5	Maggie Beer	7.6	8
6	John Butler	8.3	8

Season 6 (2014)

8.05 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 7.4

Bad finale

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Richard Roxburgh	7.7	9
2	Rebecca Gibney	8.6	10
5	Andrew Denton	8.5	8
6	Adam Goodes	7.4	11

Season 7 (2015)

8.37 avg 6 episodes 8.4 → 8.2

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Geoffrey Rush	8.4	10
2	Toni Collette	8.5	16
3	Luke Nguyen	8.0	7
4	David Wenham	8.7	12
5	Dawn Fraser	8.4	8
7	Greig Pickhaver	8.2	7

Season 12 (2021)

8.07 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 54 min avg

Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Celia Pacquola	7.8	7
2	Malcolm Turnbull	7.4	8
4	Jeff Fatt	8.5	7
5	Uncle Jack Charles	8.6	11