Using a team of genealogical and historical experts, the British public are helped to find the hidden treasure buried deep in their families' pasts, and everyone involved should expect the unexpected. Among the members of the public include a woman hoping to have a connection to an infamous Jacobite, a man who finds out whether his estranged father was really a World War Two hero, a woman who finds out the harsh details of her grandparents' experiences during the 1947 partition, and many more.