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Sep 20, 2007 · Griff Rhys Jones: Directed by Sue Hills. With Griff Rhys Jones, Mark Strong. Griff's mother Gwyneth learned that her mother had been adopted following the death of Gwyneth's real grandparents in a train crash. Griff wonders why the the tragedy should have been kept secret for so many years.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Sue Hills
- 2007-09-20
Griff Rhys Jones looks at both sides of his family's history, learning about the early British railway workers and trying to work out whether relatives really died in a train crash or there might be darker family secrets.
Rhys Jones visited his mother's home town in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf for an episode of the BBC One series Who Do You Think You Are?, broadcast on 20 September 2007. In the episode, he detailed early memories and stories of his grandparents' fruit and vegetable shop on the high street and his mother's childhood concert performances at ...