Key Stages: 2 - 3

Description

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Episode Length 30 min

Adaptation of the famous wartime diaries. It is June 1942, and a young Jewish teenager is given a diary for her 13th birthday. But when call-up papers arrive for her sister Margot, their parents hasten their plan to go into hiding from the Nazis. Making their way to a secret annex above Otto's spice company, they, along with their friends the Van Daans, are forced to obey strict rules of silence. Everybody adapts to life in the annex differently, but will they keep their presence hidden? It is October 1942, and the two families are worried when a plumber is called to fix their broken toilet. Meanwhile, Anne tries to adjust to life with the Van Daan family, and both families begin to get to grips with their incarceration. But how will the families cope with a new arrival to the attic, Mr Dussel? Otto is shocked to discover that the building has had to be sold, and everyone worries that the new owner will demand access to the annex. Miep informs the hiders that their grocer is missing

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