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Celebrity genealogy series. Lulu travels to Glasgow to uncover the story of her Catholic grandfather and Protestant grandmother's love affair across the sectarian divide.

Pop star Lulu has always wanted to get to the bottom of a family mystery. She knows that her mum, the middle child of seven, was the only one to be given up by her birth parents and raised by another family, but she has no idea why. Lulu travels home to Glasgow, where she uncovers the real-life Romeo and Juliet story of her Catholic grandfather and Protestant grandmother's love affair across the city's strict sectarian divide. Digging deeper, she discovers some dark secrets about her grandfather's past which force her to reassess what she thought she knew about her mum's story.

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59 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Lulu
Director Eleanor Scoones
Series Producer Sarah Feltes
Production Company Wall to Wall Media

Broadcasts

  • Thu 17 Aug 2017 20:00
  • Tue 22 Aug 2017 23:45
  • Wed 23 Aug 2017 00:45
  • Wed 30 Aug 2017 00:15
  • Mon 17 Dec 2018 15:15
  • Thu 30 Jan 2020 16:15

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