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Nanny

  • TV Series
  • 1981–19831981–1983
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
90
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Nanny (1981)
Drama
A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England. The series is unique as, not only, is she a more mature person but she is also modern with 'progressive' ideas.A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England. The series is unique as, not only, is she a more mature person but she is also modern with 'progressive' ideas.A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England. The series is unique as, not only, is she a more mature person but she is also modern with 'progressive' ideas.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
90
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,788
824
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    • Creator
      • Wendy Craig(idea)
    • Stars
      • Wendy Craig
      • Natalie Forbes
      • John Quayle
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    • Creator
      • Wendy Craig(idea)
    • Stars
      • Wendy Craig
      • Natalie Forbes
      • John Quayle
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    • 5User reviews
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  • Episodes30

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    Wendy Craig and Natalie Forbes in Nanny (1981)
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    Wendy Craig and Jim Norton in Nanny (1981)
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    Wendy Craig
    Wendy Craig
    • Barbara Gray…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1981–1983
    Natalie Forbes
    • Tilly Wilcox, Maid…
    14 episodes14 eps • 1982–1983
    John Quayle
    John Quayle
    • Duke of Broughton…
    13 episodes13 eps • 1982–1983
    Jane Booker
    Jane Booker
    • Duchess of Broughton…
    13 episodes13 eps • 1982–1983
    Colin Douglas
    • Donald Gray
    11 episodes11 eps • 1981–1983
    Jim Norton
    Jim Norton
    • Michael Twomey
    10 episodes10 eps • 1982–1983
    Judy Campbell
    Judy Campbell
    • Duchess of Broughton…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1982–1983
    Michael Lees
    Michael Lees
    • Phipps
    7 episodes7 eps • 1982–1983
    Jayne Lester
    • Lillian Chatfield, Lady Birkwith…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1981–1983
    Richard Vernon
    Richard Vernon
    • Duke of Broughton
    6 episodes6 eps • 1982
    Steve Sweeney
    Steve Sweeney
    • Frank Hailey
    6 episodes6 eps • 1983
    David Burke
    David Burke
    • Sam Tavener
    5 episodes5 eps • 1982–1983
    Jemima Laing
    • Lady Elizabeth Somerville…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1982–1983
    James Hossack
    • Lord Henry Somerville…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1982–1983
    Anne Dyson
    Anne Dyson
    • Granny Rudd
    5 episodes5 eps • 1981–1982
    Anna Cropper
    Anna Cropper
    • Antonia Rudd
    5 episodes5 eps • 1981–1982
    Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton
    • Mr. Jessop
    5 episodes5 eps • 1981–1982
    Frank Mills
    Frank Mills
    • Frank Rudd
    5 episodes5 eps • 1981–1982
    • Creator
      • Wendy Craig(idea)
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    • Trivia
      When Wendy Craig, who both acted in and created the show, submitted her proposal for the series to the BBC, she used the pseudonym Jonathan Marr because she was afraid that if her true identity was known, she would be dismissed as merely "an actress who thinks she can write".
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    8/10
    Nanny cares for displaced children in WWII England.
    My husband and I lived in England when this drama series began... We found we far preferred British Drama and the BritComs (non-slapstick) to American television. We looked forward to "Nanny" each week. When we were transferred back to the States, we found it was also on PBS. And then it disappeared! I've watched for it in every successive move, and never seen it listed again. (There is an American program of the same name.)

    This was a poignant war-time story sharing with us the experiences of living so close to war, and what the British people had to deal with.

    I would very much like to see this series again, and keep hoping PBS will run the entire series in the near future.

    Or that PBS or Acorn would sell it on DVD.
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    • Jul 26, 2006

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 1981 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Kedleston Hall, Kedleston, Derbyshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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