Coronation Street DNA Cast Testing

[dowdstree]

I have not watched it yet and cannot make up my mind if I will 

Coronation Street is not one that I follow but wonder if it might be interesting 

Do you think it might rival Who Do You Think You Are

Dorrie

[JaneyH_104]

I don't watch Coronation Street but I thought I'd give this one a go.  Like other genealogy programmes it was rather 'light' on the nuts and bolts of research.

There were three main aspects to the research: ethnicity (which I wish hadn't been such a big thing), finding cast members who were cousin-matches to fans of the show and introducing them to each other, and, for - I think - 3 people, a little more family tree digging.  Only the latter part was properly interesting for me.

Overall I'd class it as what my husband calls 'visual chewing gum' - good enough to keep watching but not worth a rave review.

[Ellenmai]

I'm with Kooky on this one and enjoyed it, especially the part about Paddy Wallace (Jude Appleton) and his delight at being almost 100% Irish and his journey back to the Island where his Nan was born and family members still lived nearby.

[ABradley]

Is crediting Kim Marsh's 8% Iberian DNA back 16,000 years to early immigrants credible?

[Gan Yam]

Is crediting Kim Marsh's 8% Iberian DNA back 16,000 years to early immigrants credible?

That was my thought as well.  Surely 8% would give you a relative closer than 16000years ago.  I also thought they skimmed over the Scandanavian/Viking element and were selective in how they presented it.  Connie Hyde had 38% Scandanavian ethnicity, but they failed to mention (or at least I didn't hear it) that her mother is Danish.

[weste]

oh well lets hope those of us who done dna get a few more matches out of it but they'll probably do it for ethnicity and not have a tree!

[heywood]

I have just watched it and quite enjoyed it. I haven’t watched the programme for years so only recognised the ‘older’ actors.

I too enjoyed Paddy Wallace’s Irish journey. The majority of my matches and shared matches are linked to a particular area of Ireland.

I have 7% Iberian ancestry so was interested in the explanation - the Armada stories being discounted but as ABradley writes 16,000 years seems a bit distant for my dad’s dark looks.

I just think it was a lighthearted look at DNA and just added to my view of it being magical.

[Sinann]

The first settlers in Ireland were Iberian. Still a lot of Iberian DNA to be found in Ireland particularly the further west you go, so no surprise seeing it show up.

[kooky]

We have to remember that this was not a serious genealogical programme
Kooky