Synopsis
Matt Lucas learns what his late grandmother went through as a Jew in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and what happened to the family she left behind. He also uncovers a connection to Anne Frank.
- Programme: Who Do You Think You Are?
- Series: 19
- Episode: 3: Matt Lucas
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2022
- History
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