Matt Lucas’ connection to Anne Frank | Who Do You Think You Are? - BBC

[@TimTim-cj6vl]

A quote from a Anne's Diary seems relevant here "In recent weeks I’ve developed a great liking for family trees and the genealogical tables of royal families. I’ve come to the conclusion that once you begin your search, you have to keep digging deeper and deeper into the past, which leads you to even more interesting discoveries."

[@MarkHarrison733]

Her father admitted writing the "diary" after the war.

[@gisfdlc9210]

@@MarkHarrison733 The Swiss foundation made a brilliant move when the copyright was about to expire. So, extending the copyright would block others from being able to publish the book without paying royalties or receiving permission. Some have said that the foundation has been making millions from her work for years. However, the foundation has said they are maintaining control and avoiding others from exploiting Anne's work.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@gisfdlc9210 It was Otto's book.

[@shantishanti1949]

@@MarkHarrison733sorry are you saying she did not write the diaries at all - that the father did after the war - that they are not her renditions of each day at the time but his applied to her ?

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@shantishanti1949 That is correct.

[@julievanderleest]

Wow this is incredible! My great-great grandma lived in the same neighborhood as Corrie TenBoom and Anne Frank. She knew Corrie and I’ve always wondered if she ever knew Anne. My g-g grandma hid Jewish people in her home. When the Nazis came to her door, she would take her dentures out, pull her long hair over her face and just babble like she was mentally ill. She was never caught. I never grew tired of hearing my grandma share her story. EDIT: Thank you for the comments. Due to many of you pointing this out, when I said that they lived in the same neighborhood, I mean that my g-g grandma had to change neighborhoods. That’s how she was in two different places. My grandma is no longer alive and I can’t ask her any more about her grandma. Hopefully this clears the confusion. I have replied to explain to some comments but I understand not everyone reads them. Hopefully you read this at least.

[@twinklestar94]

wow thank you to her, she must have been extremely brave

[@Irishjay_94]

That's an incredible story, thanks for sharing Julie.

[@amandahdg]

That is not possible. Corrie lived in Haarlem, Anne in Amsterdam

[@jeanpalmer891]

I read Anne Frank's diary when I was 11 and it inspired me to write diaries. I didn't write them every day of my life since then but I have a fair few. Apparently it was the 75th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of her book on the 25th June, 2022. That would make it 1947.

[@SapphirasMama]

I believe my grandfather may have known Corrie too. I know he managed to have found parts of the Jewish Bible scrolls that Corrie had managed to take from the Rabbi (of course after the Rabbi was taken by the Nazis') and hidden it. It was part of the Book of Esther and is now in the Australian Jewish Museum. My grandfather was from Haarlem. My grandmother from the other side of the family was shot at by the soldiers as they were confiscating bikes from the people as they were travelling up north to get food as food was scarce at the time. All the bullets missed her as she was riding over the otherside of the bridge in Amsterdam. My grandmother was the 2nd eldest of 11 kids, so she needed to get food to feed the family.

[@MushroomHaterProductions]

I must say that I was deeply touched, yet heartbroken, by what Matt has discovered about the history of his Jewish ancestors (including his family's connection to Anne Frank). Thank you, Matt, for sharing your story.

[@GraemeGunn]

Good for you.

[@krisnarefaagusta16]

And we missed him as Nardole on Doctor Who.

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

boring book

[@NoodlePastie]

@@GraemeGunn 😂

[@mangopilar]

To be so blessed, to be related to Frank family.

[@kittymervine6115]

When I took my daughters to the hiding place, and each of us had read her diary in school...I truly did not expect it to be so moving for all of us. When it was REAL, we each cried. But it was fine as everyone else was crying. But it hit home so much, looking at my two daughters and thinking about how two other daughters (about the same age at the start) had to live there, to be quiet, to be fearful, and then to be taken away Also to see the scraps of paper the diary was written upon. We were all better people after coming out of that event as the diary gave us who she was, and the hiding place we KNEW what it would look like from the diary, but to see it in real life made us know, we had to do better in our own lives to have no more endings like Anne's, who would have gone on to be a wonderful writer. Her impact on the world is so great, I hope in some way she knows.

[@hmull4882]

Honestly I don’t think you can go there and not cry especially if you have read the book prior to visiting it brings it all to life.

[@jeanpalmer891]

I read the book when I was 11. No other book has influenced me so much as her diary. How fortunate that Otto survived to publish for us all to benefit therefrom.

[@Droeseph]

keep kvetching over jews persecuted but never ask why they were persecuted and kicked out of 109 nations over 1030 times for usury, perversion in media and hollywood, sucking baby penises etc.

[@sassytbc7923]

I visited the home a few years ago myself. There was such a sadness lingering over that place…

[@lanalevin4851]

And yet the world continues to deny that the Holocaust happened. And anti-semitism continues on and the world remains silent.

[@Daphattack]

So lovely of Matt to share and keep stories like Anne alive. As the generation that suffered and the generation after go on we need this more than ever. We cant forget history or it will repeat itself.

[@sambridges8644]

It has repeated itself

[@bridgieoh9326]

To some Anne's life may seem so long ago. Yet, my still living elderly dad was born 8 days before her in Ireland. I hope and pray this world wakes up to never allow such hatred and bigotry to rule again. But, I fear we are seeing it morph its ugly head again.

[@cherrytraveller5915]

My grandfather is 91 years old so he is 2 years younger than what Anne Frank would have been so he was alive when Anne was alive. And no doubt we will see it arise again. It is sad by such is human nature

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

We have politicians talking about using the army to break strikes. "First they came for the trade unionists"

[@jennhoff03]

Wow, that really puts it into perspective!

[@penname5766]

@@cherrytraveller5915 My grandfather is 97, so he would’ve been alive when she was born.

[@merlinmediagroup]

@@penname5766 Same age my Nan would be were she still alive. She died at 79 and I’ve never really thought about how she was only a few years older than Anne Frank. Puts things into a bit more perspective for me.

[@anthonyjohn3202]

I am most taken with how terrific Matt looks!!! Well done Matt!

[@jacquelineclare2373]

He looks amazing

[@whatismylife8100]

I hardly recognized him hes lost so much weight!

[@BAKINGWITHROSIE]

wow matt looks amazing so diffrent from years ago lost alot of weight

[@katyoclare]

Literally talking about Holocaust survivors and victims and you're just thinking how weight loss is a great achievement. Can you perhaps get some perspective?

[@mikesweeney651]

I’ve just finished reading Anne Franks diary. Such an amazing book. When I read what happened afterwards to the family it was heartbreaking to hear. They had been so close to freedom.

[@Top1-l6c1l]

Her dad finished it

[@mikesweeney651]

@Norepublicants if I didn’t like it I’d say I didn’t like it.

[@mikesweeney651]

@Norepublicants Oh little Miss I’m Always Right 🤣🤣🤣🤣. You really do sound pathetic.

[@emilian7052]

@@Top1-l6c1l really?

[@uytteb]

@@emilian7052 Her dad edited the diary for publication. (He removed extracts he didn't like.)

[@Zenithxblack]

Matt Lucas is phenomenal. This was a touching story.

[@toebreakermcgee]

If you're evil then yeah, maybe

[@jordynsmith226]

@@toebreakermcgee huh?

[@Ttoby89]

I am just weeping, and it's all from Anne's words. TV can explain, extrapolate and make theories, but the words of little Anne are some of the most powerful I've ever read. It feels right and important to cry. It's still happening all over the world; children killed for how / when / where / to whom they were born.

[@thinkingyas4245]

I couldn't agree more

[@Ramoniia]

This archival worker is a gem. He also appears in the Dutch version of this show regularly!

[@random..5762]

Mr. Goldschmidt is mentioned in the movie “my best friend Anne Frank.” Anne’s best friend had stopped by Anne’s house after she had fled, they are greeted by Mr. Goldschmidt and it touched on his duty to take the cat over to the neighbour!

[@KoniB.]

Why does this still have the ability to reach out and touch the hearts of people, make one weep, after all these many, many years? I sincerely pray that she has found joy in the morning, that her family and those who love her surround her and fill her heart.

[@wholovesyoubabywholovesyou1147]

I don't care 🤷

[@sweetestaphrodite]

@@wholovesyoubabywholovesyou1147 learn how to keep negative shit to yourself.

[@niilsaa]

@@wholovesyoubabywholovesyou1147 We didn’t ask, darl. The millions of people that Anne touched is far too many for anyone to care about what you think about it.

[@chriscallaghan2030]

Because its a real story of a real girl who died right before the death camp was liberated and also because of the detail of her diary

[@lavernebusey4899]

Oh, my goodness! I am so moved by this! 😢😢💔💔. Such a treasure for this man!

[@midnightcowboy3611]

It’s incredible that so many of us are connected.

[@EyeOnAntisemitism]

Yes my great grandmother was Dutch and I’m related to her also all my Dutch family through my father perished in the camps

[@chrisamy3285]

Maybe we could be cuzzy's? 🤔Anne's mum Edith is my great grandfather's cousin, I am a Hollander by blood.

[@barbara-annperry5941]

I thought that Anne Frank's family were German

[@unapologeticallyme8513]

Watching his face register the connection was brilliant ♡

[@lauraleonardi3880]

Wow!! I can not imagine how Matt must have felt to have learned about his relative, then seen where he lived in Anne’s first home in Amsterdam!! Just to learn that he knew the Frank family must be mind boggling!!! His relative would be the first person to realize that they were gone,, and be left with the responsibility of following the directions for the care of Anne’s beloved cat!!! Then Matt learns that his relative is actually mentioned in one of the most famous and powerful books ever written!! I am breathless just thinking about that!! A huge bucket list of mine is to someday visit The Secret Annex!!! This was amazing to actually see the Frank’s actual home in Amsterdam! It does look lovely and I bet that Matt’s relative was quite reluctant to end a night of visiting with Anne’s family!!!😊Forgive me , Matt, but I am almost positive that you are the phenomenal West End star who was in the 25th anniversary of Les Miz, as Thenardie? If so, what a delightful performance, the whole spectacular show!! 👏👏I had to read Anne’s diary in high school in America!! I enjoyed it then , but reread as an adult and a mother of 2 children!! It really touched my heart so much more deeply, at all that was lost for such an extraordinary young woman!! Some of her writing shows such wisdom, an example, she wrote of how therapeutic spending time in nature is!! Her dear father must have suffered so, but was brave enough to share her words with the world!! I am praying for our world today!! Thank you for sharing this, and thank you Matt, for the joy your performances ( hoping I am correct in that Matt is a theater performer!😊) have given me!! God’s blessings to all!! ❤️❤️

[@UniQ.Kamruz]

I've visited the Secret Annexe it is now a museum. It is truly moving experience. Brings to life what Jewish people went through during Nazi rule in the Netherlands.

[@bellasampson7398]

He was in that production. But he’s a television and film actor, writer, multiple series creator, comedian, author etc. Look at his IMDb page, you’ll probably be quite familiar with some of his work in film or television over the last 30 years. He’s had roles in major productions and has created beloved and successful television shows that have had world tours leading off them.

[@lauraleonardi3880]

@@bellasampson7398 Thank you so much for your kindness in replying to this Bella! I was intending to look him up!! 😊He was just amazing in Les Miz and my family and I enjoyed him immensely in his performance!! 👏👏I bet he is just as wonderful in his other roles too!! Blessings to you!!💕🌺

[@lauraleonardi3880]

@@UniQ.Kamruz Thank you so much for your kindness in replying to me Kamruz !! I have seen a little of the museum from friends who have visited and taken photos that they were allowed to take!! I do hope one day to visit myself!! Blessings to you!!😊❤️

[@egonrhoodie2745]

I've been to Amsterdam went to the Anne Frank museum it was as if you are pulled back into time You would love the city! Pretoria South Africa 🔙🤔🙏🎊🎉

[@Smoneey]

The thing about relatives is we all have so many of them we’re connected to every possible person

[@tanyaosterman]

If only we could all see that we are all truly kin.

[@martinalenz5029]

I still get goosebumps when watching reports about that horrible time . I feel so sorry for the people who were tortured, killed or died of hunger in the concentration camps. Anne Frank will always stand for these people....

[@diegoflores9237]

She died of disease

[@martinalenz5029]

@@diegoflores9237 As she was too weak to stand it. In a concentration camp.

[@creativitycell]

Read Anne's Diary, a masterpiece! Impossible to read without tears at some point! It's so sad that I think we lost a girl who could have gone on to write more great works. Like Emily Bronte who also only write a single Masterpiece in Wuthering Heights, we are left to simply appreciate and wonder. I hope there is a special place for them both in another realm.❤️❤️🙏😎

[@TheRanaro]

Matt..that just..I have no words to describe. That would keep me up at night.

[@stefaniafenaroli8860]

In Italy the Diary of Anne Frank is ond of the books you are asked to read when you are in middle school. I have read it several times as an adult so much so I felt a deep connection to Anne and her family unfortunately during WW2 in Italy most Jewish people had the same fate as Anne and her family and friends. In Amsterdam I lived for a few months just a couple of minutes walk from Anne' hiding house and went to visit many times as by then she had become an inspirational friend to me. I love Matt Lucas very much and he also has connections to the Frank family which is so strange and wonderful at the same time

[@LumberJacked89]

I read of mice and men, i no longer crush animals in the palms of my hands anymore.

[@willyschobben1709]

we had to read that crap too at school we even had to watch those spielberg shitmovies

[@nigelbevan8449]

@@willyschobben1709 Ah, you must be on about Jaws.

[@SofiHollis]

@@willyschobben1709Are you calling the diary crap? I hope you aren’t bc that would be very disrespectful…

[@womenfrom0202]

Always moving when the stories of people in hiding in WW II are told. Devastating to know hardly anyone ever made it. I can recommend the book of a survivor Jules Schelvis, he only started to talk about his life in the camps after he retired, he did not stop telling it until his death 4 years ago. The first Dutch man with the beard is my favorite historian. He works for the Amsterdam Archive and tells his findings for the Dutch version of this program.

[@dani4ever92]

My grandad wanted to go into hiding but nobody would help him. He was sent to a labour camp, towards the end got free, went back to the Netherlands by foot, was held up by Nazi soldiers, then Russian soldiers saved them and killed the other soldiers. These stories feel like they're out of books, absolutely crazy to think it's all real

[@terrytwotoes3225]

Anne frank will never be forgotten by me and my family I will encourage my kids to teach theirs.

[@dessy76]

What did she do for you?

[@terrytwotoes3225]

@dessy76 she story inspired me to get off my lazy ass and enjoy life

[@yurkshirelad]

These shows are often over dramatised but this one is genuinely, and honestly moving.

[@womenfrom0202]

0:21 lovely to see the main Archivist of Amsterdam is making his appearance in this program. He is such a good story teller in the Dutch version of this program, a true joy to listen to.

[@AllIsWellaus]

As tragic as the whole situation with the people included in the story, how special to have one of his rations amortised in Anne Frank's diary.

[@8saltman]

You mean 'relations immortalized'?

[@koz449]

Ann Franks Diary was one of the first books i ever read in the early sixties. Probably 1st or 2nd grade. It left a lasting impression on me deep into my heart. I 'm always interested in anything to do with her. Should be required reading. Great find for Matt.

[@loveasmr5336]

I remember at school learning about this poor little girl and her family. Terrible story but I would be proud to find I was related to this brave little girl and her family

[@Stevelives13]

He's not related, his relative met her.

[@ltvanburen8555]

Wow- Matt has lost a lot of weight. Looks great! I hope he is doing well; I just love him.

[@niilsaa]

I said that too at first before reading the video title. Matt looks great, he’s such a cool guy. It’s odd to see him so serious.

[@adamperryofficial]

I thought he looked ill.

[@dessy76]

Just like Anne did.

[@Irishjay_94]

Some people are suggesting that the respect and attention the power of Anne Frank's Diary has, as part of history, is exaggerated. Nothing could be further from the truth. It's in fact one of the most important books of the twentieth century; not only for Anne's powerful message under extraordinary circumstances (who never gave up), but it's also because of what happened to Anne Frank and many others after discovery. It's really a book about what could have happened, a life full of potential cut short due to mindless hatred and prejudice. It's helped educate a lot of young people about tolerance and opening understanding for different people of races and religions, bringing awareness for many other people under racial or cultural threats, and it gives hope and inspiration to believe in creating a better world ultimately. Anne never intended to create classic literature of adolescence, it was a DIARY for her own venting, but her self-discovery and philosophical approach brought about that as she confided on the pages to what she imagined was an understanding friend. She was only 13-15, yet those years cut off from the outside world and reading lots of literature within the Annex made Anne wiser, and so when she went about rewriting her diary with view to publication, I highly doubt she expected such a wide audience - maybe history scholars that wanted to learn more about the war and those closest that survived. In fact when the war was over, the diary was actually rejected several times in the beginning because everyone wanted to forget the war. But when the play version showed Anne's message more clearly and beyond the pages from her scope, they could see why it was more than this horrible loss, but a spirit who was determined to speak after death, to give hope. Once the diary became more widely available, it changed a lot of lives for the better, even many big influential types - because Anne Frank was so real and relatable. When you also research more about her tragic death, and that her father was the only one to return, it's heartbreaking. Anne has a place in history because of the Nazi genocide that had a decisive impact on her premature death, and because she was a brilliant writer for someone so young. Her will to live was astonishing. Let's not forget Anne managed to stay alive in 2 concentration camps so close to the end at only 15. I bet if anything Anne would much prefer having being able to survive the war and live her life like any other young person than have to suffer so much and be a symbol of much lost potential. It was the course of history that decided that, not her. But her dreams and ultimate message in the diary has survived her, thanks to her father who granted her wish of wanting to live on after death. It's obvious she meant this in a completely different context, perhaps through the love she can create while working towards a successful job or big family, but instead she is a testament to the 1.5 million Jewish children erased through the holocaust and many others who, for no reason of their own, were hunted and murdered in the face of wartime. So I completely disagree with the judgment that Anne Frank's book is overestimated - if anything many overlook its bigger message and forget that a life is priceless. The state of our world, and much divide due to religion and political differences, blind many from seeing the many habits and qualities we all share as the Human race. Don't judge a whole group by the decisions of a few, otherwise you're lacking outlook. No judgment, just saying we have much to learn and accept as a collective before advancing as a species.

[@juliewilson3237]

I just want to say , how much I agree that Anne Franks diary has meant to millions and the importance should never be underestimated . Thank you for your insight in to a young girls , hopes , fears and how life was effected by such hatred and evil . ❤️

[@acs6785]

There's a suggestion that Anne Frank's diary was fake. The pen/ink that was used apparently didn't become available until much later.

[@Irishjay_94]

@@juliewilson3237 thanks so much Julie, I've researched a lot on world war 2 and holocaust studies, and read everything on Anne Frank. She was a wonderful person.

[@juliewilson3237]

@@Irishjay_94 😘welcome

[@gerrypowell2748]

I welcome your comments and entirely agree with you❤️

[@5422074]

I am overwhelmed, watching this. Thank you

[@dessy76]

Gay much?

[@jcooke222]

I've just read the biography of Anne Frank. Really interesting to get a perspective of what was going on around as she was writing the Diary. It gets very grim once they're discovered though, makes you realise she didn't just float off into the clouds and out comes the diary. All of them in that Annex had terrible fates.

[@maudeboggins9834]

I can remember watching Blue Peter & seeing Otto Frank talking about his daughter Anne. I will never forget that. I was only 8 & was amazed that Otto was still alive in 1976. When I think of the Nazi atrocities I always think of that famous photo of Anne Frank. We must never ever forget.

[@mrsfahrenheit]

woww that’s crazy!!😳 and Matt Lucas looks so different

[@hippiepisces9745]

RIP 🪦 to everyone who passed during the Holocaust

[@its_cyfa]

Very sobering to see Anne Frank at the window. So many generations lost ;(

[@Foxyboy-iv5cf]

Crazy how the celebs always have some sort of connection to famous people.

[@DS-um9hi]

If they don't find anything of note they don't make a program about it... Not all celebs have interesting back stories and family history (or at least what makes 'good' viewing).

[@wildshadowstar]

I would have been creeped out by such a connection. Creeped out isn’t the best phrase, but it’s the best I can think of at the moment.

[@NJC2874]

My father's cousin was born in 1929, the same year as Anne Frank. He's still alive and is 95 years old. I Imagine if Anne was still alive today and is still writing novels, how famous she would have been.

[@eowyn1964]

Wow...wow....I've been to the AF House, as well as this flat where Anne lived before she went into hiding. No, you can't go in, it's a private home. But I did wander around the neighborhood. What brave souls they were....

[@daicockle1987]

Matt on stage in Le Mis singing in front of 20.000 ppl in the 02 perfect- a national treasure

[@AnabelBatesCorrea]

This is beyond incredible! You can see how honored Matt feels.

[@johnryman1366]

Matt is unrecognizable in the new shape. He looks much more serious .

[@MsBackstager]

What a great connection.

[@karenleemallonee684]

How absolutely fascinating and exciting to have a relative be mentioned in Annes Diary. At the sametime you know the fait of the females of the Frank family & soon to learn of your own family learning how they would pass also. How incredibly tragic. 💔

[@Jeremy-y1t]

Churchill stole 78% of Israel with his White Paper in 1922. See why Lehi, the Stern Gang and the Irgun bombed the British during World War II.

[@FlippytheMasterofPie]

I haven’t seen Matt Lucas since his appearances on Doctor Who. He’s lost a lot of weight! Good for him. Unless there’s some sort of horrible medical reason for him losing the weight. In which case that’s a shame.

[@mollyoneye]

He looks very ill, he doesn't look funny either, he was brilliant on little Brittan

[@TwinkleNight97]

*Wow , well I never imagined that we'll get to see something like this*

[@TheRenoReviews]

I know this isn't the topic of the video, but wow Matt's weightloss is stunning

[@mykehyslop198]

Matt is looking great.Good for him.

[@Hannahlytics]

That is incredible. My grandma was an orphan during the war and she wasn’t sure weather her birth family was Jewish or not as she had just found her long lost sibling. She then found out from her adoptive family that her birth family is or was German. There is still not very much that I know of on my mums side of the family as there aren’t any records of that. I am still happy to where I come from as my dad’s side is Scottish and Irish which is very easy to remember 😂 and I’m British born but my mum was born in Nigeria which is quire weird.

[@judys6663]

omy goodness . but you should take comfort that they are loved and I'm sorry for your loss .

[@lepen4652]

First time iv heard matt talk serious, so used to seeing him in his comedy acts, he appears a nice man,. He looks so much healthier with losing weight,. Imagine your family knowing Anne frank and her family, such sad history, I wish all what happened had never happened to her and others

[@Ricky_Evans1611]

We could imagine that, or we could Imagine Dragons 🐲🐉

[@loveleighladey7945]

It's nice to see him serious for a change

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

That's incredible. Must been very emotional to discover.

[@blackbird5634]

I'm not sure I could stand in that window. I'm not sure my knees would hold me up.

[@JackHernandezGentlemanJack]

Anne Frank is an absolute hero. What an amazing writer at such a young age. It always puts a little crack in my heart to think of what the Nazis were doing to brilliant young people like her.

[@traceyfairbairn2982]

@@westonparadigm7649 she used a fountain pen with wet ink. A few pages that were added later were with a ball point pen

[@traceyfairbairn2982]

@@westonparadigm7649 you’re laughing cause you were wrong?

[@traceyfairbairn2982]

@@westonparadigm7649 people do still care and people need to continue to care. We can’t forget that this happened. People who don’t care are ridiculous af. Keep pretending it didn’t happen

[@cryptolo4989]

The diary was a farce, her father LOST IN COURT for falsifying her diary. C'mon people, stop watching TV....

[@ponzimobile8666]

PIss on Anne 'The Fake' Frank.

[@rhonda.8118]

She did write her own book , otto frank published it , he didnt not write the book, and it crazy to think people are still reading her book today ,

[@Jeremy-y1t]

Otto Frank paid a man to write the "diary" after the war.

[@anja6983]

I’d honestly be devastated. That poor sweet intelligent girl, has gone through hell… and to find out you’re related. Damn. I’m German and I can imagine what he feels. The heavy sadness that this happend to his ancestors. But he also must have felt pride (She was an incredible person), while I feel a shame.

[@anja6983]

Before anyone starts again with „German guilt“… I don’t feel guilty but ashamed. There are parts of history that make me feel proud to be German (especially how fast we changed), but if I can feel pride i should feel ashamed too

[@MonstehDinosawr]

​@@anja6983 we Brits have our own genocides and guilt too.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@MonstehDinosawr Britain caused all of the deaths.

[@finestkindmedicinal5967]

What a life Anne would have lived if she was allowed!

[@enab6447]

it feels like covid but even more restricted with so much of fear and trepidation when life's are on egg shells. RIP to the departed and may all the victims and loved ones be at peace. My daughter shared this link with me this morning.

[@carriebizz]

Wow that's giving me goosebumps

[@lewissparrow7417]

Was anybody else watching this video and wondering what Anne Frank would have thought of Matt Lucas and his many comedy characters? It was nice seeing the Frank family apartment (it's a shame you can't really visit it) but it confirmed my idea that it had an upstairs area too after thinking about how many people lived there- Otto, Edith, Margot, Anne, Rosa (Edith's mother who passed away in 1942) and the Cat. May they all rest in peace 🙏 ❤

[@albertfransz]

The human part of this touches me. Anne mentioning that Werner Goldschmidt didn't leave when he was given hints and Matt saying that the house is nice if you don't mind climbing op the stairs (that's Amsterdam for you).

[@journalologyandcoofficial]

Truly incredible!

[@hazelanglin5907]

I did watch this the whole episode it really had me crying for what happened to his family

[@frozengamer3030]

Is it on bbc I player

[@thamertanner5448]

Where do you watch full episodes?

[@frozengamer3030]

@@thamertanner5448 I think it's on bbc I player

[@patsylvest]

Awesome connection to Anne Frank, a hero in my teen years.

[@sheilarough236]

Anne received the diary as a present for her 13 birthday. If she had lived, I’m sure would’ve become a famous journalist or novelist. Unfortunately, she and her sister passed away ( probably from typhoid) a few weeks before the camp they were in was liberated. Their father, Otto, was the only one from their Secret Annex to survive

[@dariapoklemba2150]

You are correct. Anne died from typhoid literally 3 weeks from liberation.

[@richardjoseph8532]

Wow, Matt, that must have been a somewhat chilling discovery! Too close to home...

[@Grahamrobinsonvt802]

A life changing moment

[@mightyman6459]

Only half way in I realized he’s the guy from little Britain. Pretty incredible.

[@beccacollins1528]

My heart skipped about a dozen beats!!! OMG!!!

[@dessy76]

Sorry, no likes.

[@woodant1981]

"Andy, you're related to Anne frank" "yeah anno"

[@Nina-dk1sb]

It should have been clear in the beginning, they look so similar!!

[@sheilarough236]

A few years ago, I visited the Titanic museum in Branson MO. That year, they were celebrating the Jewish passengers that were on the ship, with lots of displays. Otto Frank’s university roommate, the nephew of the founder of Macy’s department store (the founder & his wife went down on the Titanic) was actively trying to get visas for the Frank family so they could come to America, when the family went into hiding

[@sheilarough236]

It really is a small world

[@sorayaassar1602]

I had no idea he was Jewish!

[@SE-tc3cr]

Why shout about it really, I'm a non practicing Christian, I'm more interested in who is a decent human being, love, respect, compassion.

[@MalindaPC]

@@SE-tc3cr nothing wrong with shouting it out! IM JEWISH AND IM DAMN PROUD OF IT! Your way is not everyone’s way.

[@petejones879]

I've been to the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam and up into the attic behind the bookshelf.. It was quite touching when you thought about how they had to live and the fear they had of being caught

[@evangelix9251]

wasnt he from 'come fly with me' ?

[@Angel-xd9lt]

Matt Lucas was related to Anne Frank who was a writer and wrote her famous dairy and his great grandfather knew Anne Frank and that he lived there when the Franks left to go into hiding Amazing stories.

[@itiswhatitis3582]

Find it very strange bow many "famous" people end up with historical links.

[@Courtney-pl7er]

Are you suggesting somehow their lineage has been made up? Give over.

[@user-tq5kj8yd5s]

He’s in great Shape

[@charlibiris]

Is this the guy from little Britain??

[@susanraby-dunne8180]

Wow, what a shock. Very touching,

[@al3mylsefr]

.الله يرحمها ويغفر لها ويسكنها فسيح جناته يارب العالمين ( الشهيدة نيرة أشرف ) ❤🌹

[@SpartanUruk]

Presenter "Matt you're related to Anne Frank" Matt: "Yeah but, no but, yeah but, not but"

[@Shadywolf09]

I had a bit of history involving the Nazis and all that. My great grandfather, Anton, was Slovenian with a wife and 3 children in Italy. When the Nazis went to Italy in the 40's, my great grandmother was taken. She escaped somehow and got a train back home. When she told her husband what happened, he went to the party and made a deal with the Nazis. He would work for them and they would leave him family alone..because they were rounding up Slavs in their city like mad. Only if he delivered on his promise was the family safe. Anton gave out pamphlets to spread the word about the Nazi party to get people to join, he also acquired literature for the SS officers who came to see him at his home at random times to get these works. If he didn't deliver, the whole family would be taken. He did that until the war ended. He died 2 months after liberation.

[@Shadywolf09]

@Nicky L He died from double pneumonia in November of 1945 at age 50. I unfortunately have never seen a photo of him. The only physical evidence I have of his existence is his signature on a document in 1942.

[@OhJodi69]

But....he recruited Nazis.

[@Shadywolf09]

@ohjodi69 To survive. He didn't want to, but you do what you need to save your family. I wouldn't be here if he didn't.

[@graceygrumble]

I went to Amsterdam three times before I could visit Anne Frank’s house. I was in an embarrassing mess, before I joined the queue, on two of the aborted attempts. Yet, I have no connection to the events. How this bloke maintained his composure is a mystery to me!

[@Toomuchlaffing]

wow. it's a small world i guess. that's amazing and haunting

[@hotcoffe1197]

Incredible ❤️

[@CarolynStewart-v5q]

This story is kind of personal to me. My mother was born and raised in Amsterdam and lived 10 blocks from Franks. She attended school with her and in 1942 also went into hiding in an attic above a drug store. My mother survived but her parents were murdered in Auschwitz. At 1:50 in the video Matt Lucas is on a bench talking to none other than a man I have met in 2016, Gertjan Broek. He is the chief archivist of the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam. I can't believe he shows up in this fascinating story. I met Gertjan through an acquaintance. I told him of my mother's story and I have photos of her and where she lived before she had to go into hiding. He wanted to see them. He was so gracious and gave me a personal tour of the Anne Frank House. I will never forget it.

[@sheteg1]

Didn’t even recognize Matt Lucas. Wish we could get these full episodes in Canada.

[@mhopkins999]

Huff. He is not related to Ann Frank but there is a connection to her family. *His grandmother's cousin rented a room from the family and he is briefly mentioned in the diary*

[@nedshead5906]

The diary written in ballpoint pen and multiple handwriting, that diary?😄

[@mhopkins999]

@@nedshead5906 think you're mixing up the diary with the "rental registration" form

[@vicandvin]

It says connection, and there is a definate connection...Matt's 1st cousin twice removed lived with the Franks and is mentioned in the diary. This is farely recent history and it's important and to a Jewish man like Matt I'm sure it's very significant. I'm sure he is thinking about what he would ask his grandmother now or even if she knew about it, and if she didn't it would be a special story to tell her if she was still here. No need for 'Huffs' Why be so dismissive of something that you obviously have no emotional connection with but other people do. Just move on.

[@mhopkins999]

@@vicandvin a lot of talk for somebody who comments two days later... The "*Huff* was for ALL the commenters who weren't understanding what was being said! So, I'll repeat it again for your benefit *HUFF, Lucus IS NOT Related to Ann Frank* Now, you too Can just move on

[@vicandvin]

@@mhopkins999 I’ve just watched it, hence commenting now. I still don’t understand your point. Who said he was related to Anne Frank?

[@freakyflow]

So my last name is Gies While most do not know the last name it is Dutch And the last name that belongs to Miep Gies The lady that hidden Anne Frank And her father I do not know my father However he lived in Canada at the time i was born I always wondered if he was a member of the same family line It would be nice to see the other end of Anne frank And the great risk - Side note My Grandfather on mom's side fought for Holland And was wounded once But did not want to leave his regiment on a wounded list so he fought on And was shot again trying to save his dying friend A dutchman saved him by pulling him behind a wall in Bergen Op Zoom He was sent to hospital And England for 2 months before returning to Canada

[@fingogan-0623]

Rip 😔❤️

[@krashd]

2:12 "as long as you don't mind those stairs, they're quite treacherous" That is just how Dutch staircases are, staircases in the Netherlands share a lot of similarities with ladders.

[@HS-mu8fp]

I would have been flooded with emotions

[@dessy76]

Yawn.

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

Why don't they show the whole episode..?

[@stevendouglas3860]

Very touching

[@Yoda..]

I'll place an order today and read her diary.