The Frank family goes into hiding in 1942. The Van Pels family joins them a week later. The two families already know each other: Otto Frank and Hermann Van Pels are business partners. Four months later, Fritz Pfeffer is the eighth person to move into the Annex. He’s Miep Gies’ dentist.
Otto and Edith’s daughter, Margot’s sister Anne often plays the clown, but has a serious side too
Otto sets up a business in the Netherlands. After that, his family can come over too.
Edith has trouble settling down in the Netherlands.
Otto and Edith’s daughter, Anne’s sister Margot is a quiet, serious girl who enjoys studying.
Peter’s father, Auguste’s husband Hermann gets irritable when he runs out of cigarettes .
Auguste is a stylish and rather coquettish woman
Peter is a quiet boy who likes to work with his hands.
Fritz is a handsome, charming man.
The employees of Otto Frank’s companies help the people hiding in the Annex. They provide food and much-needed morale boosts. Without them, hiding in the Annex would have been impossible.
Miep is a secretary at Otto Frank’s company, Opekta
Bep is a secretary for Otto's company Pectacon.
Always cheerful and upbeat, despite being plagued by stomach ulcers
Victor, with Jo, takes care of security and finances for the people hiding in the Annex.
Jan provides the people in the Annex with coupons for food and clothing.
Warehouse manager Johan Voskuijl knows about the people in the Secret Annex, and helps them. He’s forced to stop working due to illness. Willem van Maaren takes his place, and no one in the Annex trusts him.
Johan works for Otto Frank as a warehouse manager.
The people in the Annex, and the helpers, don’t trust him.