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Family Tree. Tom Chadwick (Chris O'Dowd). Copyright: Lucky Giant
Family Tree

Family Tree

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 2013
  • 8 episodes (1 series)

Mockumentary starring Chris O'Dowd as a man who stumbles upon a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt. Stars Chris O'Dowd, Nina Conti, Tom Bennett, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey and Jim Piddock

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Series 1, Episode 7 - Indians

Bea and Pete fly in to the US, joining Tom and Monk on a visit to an Indian reservation to investigate the possibility that Tom and Bea's grandmother was a native American.

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Family Tree. Image shows from L to R: Tom Chadwick (Chris O'Dowd), Marty Schmelff (Kevin Pollak). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Tom rents a classic convertible car and meets Ally for lunch, where they get to know each other a little better.

Bea and Pete arrive from England to share his last two weeks in America with him.

Tom has done some more genealogical research and discovered that his and Bea's great-great-grandmother, Rebecca, may have been a native American Indian. He, Pete, Bea, and Monk drive to an Indian reservation to trace his native American past and meet Running Bull, a chief, and White Feather, an elderly shaman.

Their enquiries lead them to a local store, where the owner, Marty, reveals the remarkable truth about Tom's great-great-grandmother. And a phone call from Mr. Pfister in London, who has Tom's DNA results, tells him even more about his roots.

Notes

This episode debuted in the US on 30th June, 2013.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 27th August 2013
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris O'Dowd Tom Chadwick
Nina Conti Bea Chadwick
Tom Bennett Pete Stupples
Jim Piddock Mr. Pfister
Guest cast
Amy Seimetz Ally Keele
Ed Begley Jr. (as Ed Begley, Jr.) Al Chadwick
Fred Willard Mike Morton
Carrie Aizley Kitty Chadwick
Kevin Pollak Marty Schmelff
Jake Harders 'Sherlock Holmes: The New Frontier' - Sherlock Holmes
Ashley Walters 'Sherlock Holmes: The New Frontier' - Dr. Watson
Jocelyn Ayanna Barstow Records Clerk
Jeff De Serrano John Smith
Saginaw Grant White Feather
Graham Greene Chief Running Bull
Andrew Hawtrey Genealogical Records Clerk
Oscar Nuñez Discount Car Rental Agent
Writing team
Christopher Guest Writer
Jim Piddock Writer
Production team
Christopher Guest Director
Charlotte Ashby Producer
Christine Sacani Producer
Megan Murphy Producer
Christopher Guest Executive Producer
Jim Piddock Executive Producer
Karen Murphy Executive Producer
Chris Sussman Executive Producer
Deborah Oppenheimer Executive Producer
Mario Stylianides Executive Producer
Robert Leighton Editor
Humphrey Jaeger Production Designer
Joe Garrity Production Designer
CJ Vanston Composer

Video

Tom rents a car

Tom is persuaded into renting a flashy car in LA.

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