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Jan Gies is a real person portrayed by Joe Cole in the TV series A Small Light (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Pilot (season 1), they were 34 years old.
They appear in all 8 aired episodes and have accumulated 759 positive votes.

Jan Gies

by Joe Cole

character

Episodes8

  • 8.1
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    Pilot
    episode S1.E1 may 2023
    Miep is asked to hide the Franks and must rise to the occasion. No longer just a secretary, her first task is to get a nervous Margot into the secret hiding place in plain view of the Nazis.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Welcome to Switzerland
    episode S1.E2 may 2023
    Everything seems under control until Miep's Jewish dentist, Fritz Pfeffer, asks if she knows of a place where he can hide. Though she tries to say no, she's overcome by the need to help just one more person.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Motherland
    episode S1.E3 may 2023
    Laws against Jews are intensifying, landing two small children in Miep and Jan's care, strengthening Jan's ties to the resistance and bringing up Miep's issues with her past abandonment.
  • 8.3
    /10

    The Butterfly
    episode S1.E4 may 2023
    Miep tries to reconcile her old life with her new one but is forced to choose between her morals and her lifelong best friend while trying to bring some form of holiday cheer to the lives of those in the annex.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Scheißfeld
    episode S1.E5 may 2023
    Jan refuses to abandon a dangerous mission, and Miep fears for his life.
  • 8.4
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    Boiling Point
    episode S1.E6 may 2023
    As Nazi crackdowns increase, Miep must hide an innocent student from her Nazi neighbor.
  • 8.7
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    What Can Be Saved
    episode S1.E7 may 2023
    Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex. Miep is determined to save the Franks and others at any cost, even if it means confronting the enemy head-on.
  • 8.9
    /10

    Legacy
    episode S1.E8 may 2023
    With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.

Best moments8

  • 8.3
    /10
    27% of the votes

    Motherland
    episode S1.E3 may 2023
    Laws against Jews are intensifying, landing two small children in Miep and Jan's care, strengthening Jan's ties to the resistance and bringing up Miep's issues with her past abandonment.
  • 8.1
    /10
    24% of the votes

    Scheißfeld
    episode S1.E5 may 2023
    Jan refuses to abandon a dangerous mission, and Miep fears for his life.
  • 8.3
    /10
    21% of the votes

    The Butterfly
    episode S1.E4 may 2023
    Miep tries to reconcile her old life with her new one but is forced to choose between her morals and her lifelong best friend while trying to bring some form of holiday cheer to the lives of those in the annex.
  • 8.2
    /10
    9% of the votes

    Welcome to Switzerland
    episode S1.E2 may 2023
    Everything seems under control until Miep's Jewish dentist, Fritz Pfeffer, asks if she knows of a place where he can hide. Though she tries to say no, she's overcome by the need to help just one more person.
  • 8.4
    /10
    8% of the votes

    Boiling Point
    episode S1.E6 may 2023
    As Nazi crackdowns increase, Miep must hide an innocent student from her Nazi neighbor.
  • 8.7
    /10
    4% of the votes

    What Can Be Saved
    episode S1.E7 may 2023
    Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex. Miep is determined to save the Franks and others at any cost, even if it means confronting the enemy head-on.
  • 8.1
    /10
    2% of the votes

    Pilot
    episode S1.E1 may 2023
    Miep is asked to hide the Franks and must rise to the occasion. No longer just a secretary, her first task is to get a nervous Margot into the secret hiding place in plain view of the Nazis.
  • 8.9
    /10
    2% of the votes

    Legacy
    episode S1.E8 may 2023
    With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.

Votes per episode

Season 1
20
E1
78
E2
221
E3
157
E4
173
E5
57
E6
31
E7
22
E8