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Kitty, the imaginary girl who Anne Frank wrote to in her 1940s diary during WWII, seeks out the deceased diarist while also inspiring a wave of modern social justice for refugees.

Feature scenes and interviews with Anne Frank's contemporaries to tell the story of her short life.

Davina McCall hosts a very special commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day with guests including Lulu and the cast of World War II musical Operation Mincemeat.

Anne is given a diary for her 13th birthday. Anne's parents Otto and Edith decide to go into hiding from the Nazis after call up papers arrive for her sister Margot.

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.

Otto discovers that the building in which everyone is hiding has been sold. Everyone hopes that the war will be over in a few months as the lease to the building won't be exchanged until then. Mr Dussell misses his fiancée.

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 for each other.

When Anne's family find out the Dutch government want diaries telling of wartime experiences, Anne is encouraged to submit hers. Determined to be a professional writer, Anne finds herself with no time to spend with Peter. Everybody looks forward to the end of the war and Peter and Anne decide to just be friends. As Anne is writing an entry into her diary, the Nazis show up after learning of the hiding place. Everybody is taken away to be sent to concentration camps.

Comedian, presenter and actor Matt Lucas had an exceptionally close bond with his late grandmother, Margot, who came to the UK in 1939 as a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany. Matt learns of Margot's experiences in Berlin during that time.