Name: Who Do You Think You Are?
Genre: Reality

Who Do You Think You Are? Episode 15.08 Jonnie Peacock

Who Do You Think You Are? Episode 15.08 Jonnie Peacock

Episode Premiere

August 20, 2018

Genre

Reality

Production Company

Is or Isn't Entertainment, Wall to Wall Production

Official Site

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-you-think-you-are

Information

Episode Premiere

August 20, 2018

Genre

Reality

Period

2010 - Now

Production Co

Is or Isn't Entertainment, Wall to Wall Production

Distributor

TLC, NBC

Official Site

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-you-think-you-are

Cast and Crew

Additional Cast

Jonnie Peacock

Synopsis

Paralympic gold medal winner Jonnie Peacock was named for his maternal grandad, who died the year before he was born. Like Jonnie, his grandad was a sportsman - an excellent amateur footballer scouted by a professional team, only to be thwarted by parental pressure to take a 'proper job' as a painter/decorator. Pushing back down the generations, Jonnie uncovers the legacy of poverty and unexpected disease that led the family to value job security over the beautiful game.

On his father's side, Jonnie is captivated by his four-times-great-grandmother, branded a 'bad character' in 1841 by a local village policeman. But Jonnie's further research reveals a strong woman prepared to stand up in court and testify against the men who had wronged her.