{"id":78,"date":"2008-08-07T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-07T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogybank.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:41:18","slug":"patsy-leaves-family-history-tv-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/patsy-leaves-family-history-tv-show.html","title":{"rendered":"Patsy Leaves Family History TV Show over Gangland Grandpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">Uncovering our family history can reveal saints and sinners as we dig through old newspapers. Genealogists using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/enter\/gblog\">GenealogyBank<\/a> become used to finding a scoundrel here and there on the branches of the family tree<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/s1600-h\/patsy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231631662483119602\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor: hand;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/s200\/patsy.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Patsy Kensit\" width=\"200\" height=\"184\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">But British actress &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patsy_Kensit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patsy Kensit<\/a> was not prepared for what she discovered while filming a TV show for the BBC.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\">She was the featured star of an upcoming episode of &#8220;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who Do You Think You Are?<\/a><\/em>&#8221; a UK TV show that uses the family history of celebrities in a format reminiscent of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Edwards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ralph Edward&#8217;s<\/a> long running TV show <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/This_Is_Your_Life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is Your Life<\/a><\/em>. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/s1600-h\/patsy-angry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231629894220544642\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; cursor: hand;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/s400\/patsy-angry.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Patsy Kensit\" width=\"111\" height=\"131\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Patsy Kensit became so upset when she found out that her Dad (who died when she was a teenager) and her grandfather were criminals &#8211; that she walked off the set while filming the show.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The show got her to come back and finish the filming after telling her that the segment would also highlight her praiseworthy ancestors &#8211; one who was an Anglican Priest, recognized by the Archbishop of Canterbury and another a respected local constable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">You can read the entire story in the UK newspaper the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/news-feed\/2008\/08\/05\/patsy-quits-family-tree-show-over-gangland-grandpa-86908-20684424\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Daily Record (5 Aug 2008) <\/em>&#8211; <em>Patsy Kensit left in tears as BBC show reveals her family&#8217;s gangland links<\/em><\/a>. <\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncovering our family history can reveal saints and sinners as we dig through old newspapers. Genealogists using GenealogyBank become used to finding a scoundrel here and there on the branches of the family tree. But British actress &#8211; Patsy Kensit was not prepared for what she discovered while filming a TV show for the BBC. 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