Nanny McDead (16 Mar. 2009)

Now Castle has solved the pseudo copycat-case, the mayor orders him accepted as permanent police consultant. First case, Howard Peterson and Sara Peterson's nanny Sara Manning, from Georgia... See full summary »

Director:

John Terlesky

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (creator), Barry Schindel

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Nathan Fillion	...	Richard Castle
Stana Katic	...	Kate Beckett
Susan Sullivan	...	Martha Rodgers
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Captain Roy Montgomery
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle (as Molly Quinn)
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Jayne Brook	...	Claudia Peterson
Sarah Drew	...	Chloe Richardson
George Newbern	...	Howard Peterson
Jason Brooks	...	Ian Harris
Melinda Page Hamilton	...	Diana Harris
Ken Lerner	...	Police attorney
Michael Graziadei	...	Brent Johnson

Storyline

Now Castle has solved the pseudo copycat-case, the mayor orders him accepted as permanent police consultant. First case, Howard Peterson and Sara Peterson's nanny Sara Manning, from Georgia, was found dead in their building's clothes dryer. Once more, Castle comes up with the non-evident questions and ideas to establish the infidelity-related motive and several suspects.

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Plot Keywords:

sexual tension | infidelity | knife | adultery

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, Barry Schindel Company, The, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min 43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Len Lesser's last appearance.

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Goofs

When Castle and Beckett are entering the apartment building to investigate the time variance on the elevator tapes, the exterior shot shows a green canopy with "The Langham" and "715" to note the name of the building and street address. This is obviously The Langham in Los Angeles which is located at 715 S. Normandie Ave. in Koreatown. The Langham in New York is at 135 Central Park West.

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Quotes

Kate Beckett: Yeah, well, your inspiration might strike you sooner than you think.

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Connections

References Nanny McPhee (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Come On In"
(uncredited)
by Tommy Fields

User Reviews

Episodic character development but convincing acting, unauthentic dialogs, déjà vu but twisted enough story

The first impression is not always the most objective one but in this case I'm a bit disappointed by Beckett and Castle. In the pilot I found the mix between writing and investigation quite original but watching this episode was just entertaining and nothing more. The acting was good but the protagonists chemistry seemed forced and their dialogs weren't as spicy and funny as expected. In fact I worry that the upcoming episodes are just fillers. So I really hope the writers don't plan to use the same recipe but with a different story every time. In Nanny McDead the events weren't predictable but not surprising. Even Castle's story telling his new partners wasn't intriguing. I just didn't believe him because what he said wasn't fascinating nor thought out of the box. Despite all these cons from time to time I enjoyed watching them investigate because of some good elements like the outfit design and charming performers. But in the end I'll quickly forget that old Nanny story and really disliked the episodic format. I'm surprised the writers didn't focus on further developing the arc covered in the pilot, about a serial killer using Castle's novels as guidelines.