My Dodgy Dorset Ancestor

Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan finds a feisty forbear in Britain…

- Sean Marland

Katherine Ryan grew up in Canada, but it was only when she moved to Britain over a decade ago that she finally felt at home. She loves living in the UK and is keen to prove to her daughter Violet that she has English roots, but the stand-up comic learned a lot more than she bargained for when she researched her family tree for BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are?