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BBC viewers break down in tears at Vicky McClure's tragic family history on Who Do You Think You Are? episode dubbed 'saddest ever' in show's history
BBC viewers were left very emotional on Thursday as they learned of Vicky McClure's tragic family history during the latest episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
During the episode, she discovered the awful reality of the journey from Singapore- where Harry's regiment had been posted in 1941 - to the Taiwanese POW camp where he was interned after the Japanese attacked on December 8. Vicky's grandfather Ralph McLure, 97, explained how he narrowly escaped death when his landing craft was hit by enemy fire during the invasion of Normandy. Elsewhere, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings earlier this year, the BAFTA Award-winning actor spoke about another family member who served in WWII for an ITV documentary
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