Mrs. Miracle (TV 2009)

Overwhelmed widower Seth Webster is searching for a housekeeper to help him with his unruly six year old twin sons. "Mrs. Miracle" mysteriously appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny, chef, friend... and matchmaker.

Director:

Michael Scott

Writers:

David Golden (teleplay), Debbie Macomber (book)

Stars:

James Van Der Beek, Erin Karpluk, Doris Roberts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Van Der Beek	...	Seth Webster
Erin Karpluk	...	Reba Maxwell
Doris Roberts	...	Mrs. Merkle
Michael Strusievici	...	Judd Webster
Valin Shinyei	...	Jason Webster
Chelah Horsdal	...	Kate Preston
Johannah Newmarch	...	Vicki
Wanda Cannon	...	Joan Maxwell
Pat Waldron	...	Mrs. Darling
Patti Allan	...	Milly Waters
Peter Graham-Gaudreau	...	Doug
Dolores Drake	...	Mrs. Hampston
Maggie Sullivun	...	Mrs. Cooper
Candus Churchill	...	Mrs. Larson
Rikki Gagne	...	Carrie

Storyline

Since his wife's fatal car crash, Seth Webster is flat out with his architect career and caring for his darling, doted rascals twin sons Jason and Judd (6), whose unrelenting mischief chased every housekeeper the agency sent in no time. Mrs. Merkle turns up mysteriously, but is so good at minding boys and house that her name gets corrupted into Mrs. Miracle. Sneekily, she also pulls miraculous strings to make sure recluse Seth dates again with single mother Reba Maxwell, also to the kids' liking, trough their school's Christmas show.

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Plot Keywords:

twin | mischief | rascal | christmas | nanny | 

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Taglines:

Miracles are Everywhere

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle

Filming Locations:

Fort Langley, Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Channel, The, Dan Wigutow Productions, KZ Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the angel sword fight,the dancing angels in the background go from barefooted to socks and shoes and then back to barefooted.

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Connections

References The Sound of Music (1965)

User Reviews

James Van Der Beek makes this one worth watching...

And amazingly, his name is entirely missing from the IMDb credits for the movie! He's not the only focal point. But JAMES VAN DER BEEK has the principal role in this story about a widower who needs a housekeeper who can deal with his two rambunctious boys--and stumbles across romance with plucky ERIN KARPLUK.

Both are hurt from their previous romantic encounters and have to find true love through forgiveness and the machinations of a fairy-tale figure who becomes his housekeeper, nimbly played by DORIS ROBERTS.

The Christmas program part of the story is the weakest sequence in the whole made-for-TV movie. But because the cast is refreshingly natural (the two boys are excellent), and because James Van Der Beek is exceptionally sincere as the boy's young father (especially in his scenes with Erin), the predictable tale stays afloat because of the charming way it's told.

Recommended viewing around the holidays--even if there is an air of deja vu about the whole thing.