Noel Clarke
Celebrity genealogy series. Actor and film-maker Noel Clarke visits the Caribbean to learn more about his family.
Actor and film-maker Noel Clarke grew up in west London with his single-parent mum, and this left one side of his family tree a mystery to him.
His search starts in Trinidad, where both his parents are from, but soon takes him on a trail to other islands, ending on one of the smallest and most beautiful in the Caribbean. There he learns of an extraordinary great-great-great-great-grandfather called Glasgow Bedeau, who was born into slavery. The music Glasgow's enslaved parents and grandparents passed down reveals the part of Africa from which Noel's ancestors were taken.
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From slave to land owner
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'I want my kids to know about their bloodline'
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Participant | Noel Clarke |
Director | Claire Lewis |
Series Producer | Sarah Feltes |
Production Company | Wall to Wall Media |
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