Actor discovers family connection to royalty

Veteran actor Sir Derek Jacobi discovers a connection to royalty in the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?, which will also feature Bake Off's Paul Hollywood, choirmaster Gareth Malone and model Jerry Hall.

The genealogy show is returning for a 12th series on BBC1 this summer.

Vicious star Sir Derek unearths an unlikely connection to royalty as he examines his roots from Walthamstow in north-east London.

He discovers that his family tree hides a “dangerous secret”, with an ancestor leading a double life and travelling to England from the court of Louis XIV of France.

Sir Derek Jacobi finds out a family secret.