"Who Do You Think You Are" Series 13, Episode #1: Danny Dyer

[Vindolanda]

Usually quite interesting.

[ankerdine]

Nice to see that Lords still trigger an involuntary forelock-tugging reflex from the lower orders, what?   

Skoosh.

And why not?

Judy

[Ayashi]

I admit I had a little chuckle when, after having said about French ancestry earlier in the program, the big scroll at the end showed that one of his ancestors was Sarah FRENCH. That sounds more like it!

I'm sure I'm descended from royalty at some point but at the moment I seem to be more or less peasants all the way. In fact, I'm not so much interested in royalty as having the vague aspiration to find patronymics in one of my Welsh lines, that would oddly make me happy!

[a-l]

I enjoyed this episode for once. He didn't seem at all false to me. I have supposed descendancy from Edward II , oh dear skoosh I have said it publicly .

[coombs]

Unless there was a non paternal event in the 22 generations, then Danny Dyer is a proven direct descendent. Sorry I am being cynical again.  The further back we trace rellies, the more chance of a non paternal event somewhere.

[Primrose11]

Is "non paternal event" an accepted phrase or have you made it up? 

[coombs]

No it is a phrase. Here is a Wikipedia link. Non paternal or non paternity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-paternity_event

[lesleyhannah]

Is "non paternal event" an accepted phrase or have you made it up? 

As the product of a long line of "non paternal events" I love it!

[Primrose11]

Non paternal event is my phrase of the week. Thanks for that, Coombs.