The Scottish Mail on Sunday

DNA Journey

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ITV, 9pm

Together they will forever occupy an illustriou­s place in British sport, having claimed gold for Great Britain, skating unforgetta­bly to Ravel’s Bolero and gaining near-perfect marks at the

1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

But now Jayne Torvill and Christophe­r Dean (right) are finding out about their own family histories, using genealogic­al research and the latest in DNA technology to delve into their roots in the last episode of the series.

There are particular­ly emotive discoverie­s for Dean, as he learns for the first time about some transatlan­tic relatives, whom he saw all too little of when he was young after the break-up of his parents’ marriage.

Meanwhile, for Torvill there’s an unexpected connection to football, and with it the revelation that she’s not the only sporting star in her family. ★★★★★

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