The Diary of Anne Frank

Synopsis

Five-part adaptation of Anne Frank's famous wartime diaries in which a young teenager and her family go into hiding from the Nazis in wartime Amsterdam.

First Air Date: 2009-01-05

Last Air Date: 2009-01-09

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Created By: Deborah Moggach

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Ellie Kendrick as Anne Frank
Kate Ashfield as Miep Gies
Iain Glen as Otto Frank
Tamsin Greig as Edith Hollander-Frank
Felicity Jones as Margot Frank
Geoffrey Breton as Peter van Daan
Ron Cook as Hermann Van Daan
Lesley Sharp as Petronella Van Daan
Nicholas Farrell as Albert Dussel
Tim Dantay as Mr Kugler

Seasons

Miniseries (2009)

During World War II, Jewish teenager Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Amsterdam 6th July 1942 (2009-01-05)

Anne is given a diary for her 13th birthday. Anne's parents decide to go into hiding from the Nazi's after call up papers arrive for her sister.
Ep. 2: October 1942 (2009-01-06)

Anne finds living in the same complex in hiding with the Van Daan family harder and harder. When Mr Dussell comes to live at the complex he soon becomes the butt of all of Anne's jokes.
Ep. 3: November 1942 (2009-01-07)

Otto finds out that the building everyone is hiding in has been sold. Everyone hopes that the war will be over in a few months as the lease to the building wont be exchanged until then. Mr Dussell misses his fiance.
Ep. 4: June 1943 (2009-01-08)

As Anne matures she begins to develop feelings towards Peter and flirts with him. After Otto tells her not to get too involved, Anne and Peter end up declaring their love to each other.
Ep. 5: May 1944 (2009-01-09)

When Anne's family found out the Dutch government want diaries telling of war time experiences Anne is encouraged to submit hers. Determined to be a professional writer, Anne finds herself with no time to spend with Peter. As Anne is writing an entry into her diary, she and her family are suddenly awakened by the sound of intruders downstairs.