Ruth Jones breaks down in tears over BBC Who Do You Think You Are discovery

Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones has broken down in tears as she got heartbreaking news. Ruth, who co created the smash hit sitcom alongside James Corden, was visibly emotional as she received heartbreaking news on BBC Who Do You Think You Are?

Her grandfather lobbied for the establishment of the NHS, the show revealed. But he wax cruelly then shut out of it after it was formed.

When the NHS was created in 1948, his application to work in it was rejected. Ruth told the show: “I find that really sad because he was really fighting for everybody and kept persisting, had that brilliant CV and they say: ‘No sorry, no room at the inn.'

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“Even though he did not then get a job with the new NHS, his work helped influence the development of the National Health Service.” She said: "What I do feel excited about, in a slightly shallow way, is that my grandfather knew Aneurin Bevan. Such an influential figure in our history."

Ruth added: “Good on you, grandfather. You gave back to life and you helped a lot of people. And that’s pretty good going, I think.” The episode saw Ruth probe her Welsh family's history. On her mum's side, she discovers that her great-great-great-grandfather was a mariner who rose to the rank of captain in the domestic coastal trade. His son surpassed his father by carrying Welsh coal across the world.

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