‘I can’t do this’ sobs Antiques Roadshow star as he breaks down in tears over heart-wrenching letter

ANTIQUES Roadshow star Mark Smith fought back tears on the latest episode after it was revealed that he had a connection with one of the items brought in by a guest.

Things took an unexpected turn during a special valuation on Sunday night’s instalment of the beloved programme. 

The Antiques Roadshow guest brought in a pair of boots which belonged to an RAF bomber pilot.  In an unusual twist, it was revealed that Mark’s father was a part of the pilot's crew.

During the outing, the man explained he found a letter in the boots, which opened up a 20-year quest.  The guest revealed he was on the show because he wanted to uncover further details about the person in the letter, his family and what happened.    Upon seeing the items, Mark gave some insight into them and said: “My dad used to tell me stories of his 65 trips that he did out of this logbook.

“There is one entry which was always something very special to my dad.” 

A segment from the book detailed the story of how a flight sergeant called Harry lost his life.   The expert then disclosed to the man that Harry was his father's best friend, and they swapped jobs during a gun turret that was hit by over 1,000 bullets.