![]() Rice pudding is the dish of the day, as a delighted Gregg Wallace visits the Ambrosia factory in Devon, where he learns that they produce 23 million cans each year. “Sorry I’m late,” says Miep, arriving at the office, “the checkpoint was crazy!” SK When it does happen, A Small Light makes a point of highlighting how ordinary even the most extraordinary situations can become. ![]() All the while, people make small talk about whether Hitler will invade the Netherlands. This week’s two-episode premiere follows her as she becomes a secretary for Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber), before meeting her husband Jan (Joe Cole). This is thanks to the fantastic lead performance of Bel Powley (best known for Everything I Know About Love), whose Miep is as charming and charismatic as she is sincere and relatable. This remarkable new drama seeks to illuminate another important figure in the tale: Miep Gies, the woman who risked her life for two years to hide the Frank family and their friends in an attic.Ī Small Light is produced by National Geographic, although it is nowhere near as stuffy as that sounds. ![]() There are few among us who do not know the story of Anne Frank, the teenage girl whose diary chronicling her time hiding from the Nazis during the Second World War became a global bestseller and an enduringly important historical document. ![]()
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