Last night’s instalment gave viewers one of those episodes where the researchers struck gold, slowly revealing a dramatic and sorrowful tale of a family torn about by circumstance and tragedy.
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Tuesday night brought some opportunistic scheduling for Sky One, who in the wake of comedy legend Robin Williams’ death moved heaven and earth to air a fitting family-friendly tribute.
The second series of machinery-child-mangling fun found in The Mill (8pm) brought in 1.3 million and a 6% share.
Thursday night saw the return of one of the BBC’s most enduring factual formats as Birmingham-born actress Julie Walters had her turn on the emotional historical merry-go-round that is Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One, 9pm).
Claimed use of Netflix is growing more quickly than any other VOD service, but still remains lower than the services provided by the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV.
