David Harewood breaks down as he meets Viscount Lascelles whose ancestors enslaved his family

Actor David Harewood broke down in tears after discovering the names of his four-times great grandparents and having an extraordinary conversation with The Earl of Harewood, whose ancestors enslaved them. Actor David Harewood broke down in tears after discovering the names of his four-times great grandparents and having an extraordinary conversation with The Earl of Harewood, whose ancestors enslaved them in a new Channel 5 documentary The pair first met in 2007, during celebrations to mark the bicentennial of the Abolition of Slavery Act, but at the time David didn't know the names of his enslaved ancestors. While David had explored some of his family tree, he had never known the names of his enslaved ancestors until meeting with local genealogist Pat Stafford in St Philip, Barbados In further upsetting scenes, the father-of-two read the Barbados Slave Code of 1661, a piece of colonial legislation with instructions to slave owners on how to control their 'chattels' with torture. David Harewood's paternal family tree Great- great-great-great grandfather Richard Harewood, born into slavery in 1817 at Thicket, Fortescue Plantation in St Phillip, later a labourer Great- great-great grandfather Benjamin William, born 1840, St John, Labourer Great- great grandfather, Daniel Harewood, born 1867 in St John Great-grandfather, Nathaniel Harwood born 1867 in St john Grandfather, Herbert Harewood, born 1900 in St John Father - Romeo Harewood, born 1937 in Barbados David Harewood- born 1965 in Birmingham, UK David is one of many British stars exploring their past that featured in the Channel 5 show.