What: Tom Chadwick (as played by the ridiculously likable Chris O'Dowd) is a bit lost --- he's lost his job, his girlfriend, and [somewhat less immediately] his great-aunt Victoria. The first two don't leave him with much, but the late great-aunt leaves him a Box of Stuff.
An old photo in the Box of Stuff starts Tom on his quest to explore his family's history. Across 8 episodes, this takes him to princes and theatres and the Olympics and a farm and, strangest of all, California.
Comparable to: The show is from Christopher Guest, so it's, you know, a lot like Christopher Guest stuff.
Representative dialogue:
"My bravery, my kind of innate courage ..."
"What courage and innate bravery?"
"I was the first out of our group to wear skinny jeans."
How to get it: Streams for free with Amazon Prime.
Connections to previous Wreckage: Family Tree was part of List #49: A Few of the Best First Seasons of TV I Watched in 2014.
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