UK,
2016, 2 h 18 min
(Length: 26–29 min)
Directed by:
S.J. ClarksonScreenplay:
Nick HornbyCinematography:
Balazs BolygoComposer:
Ruth BarrettCast:
Helena Bonham Carter, Faye Marsay, Jason Watkins, Jonathan Aris, Ethan Rouse, Harry Webster, Joshua McGuire, Sam Frears, Jamie Demetriou, Robin Hooper (more)Episodes(5)
Plots(1)
Upbeat and melancholy, quirky and endearing glimpses of the ordinary life of a nanny from the country trying to find her feet in London in the 1980s. In elaborately detailed letters, this idiosyncratic young woman keeps her sister updated. (Berlinale)
Cast
![Helena Bonham Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810600_08af55.jpg)
Helena Bonham Carter
UK
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![Faye Marsay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/009/169009515_zr6xr7.jpg)
Faye Marsay
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![Jason Watkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/974/163974995_7cec8f.png)
Jason Watkins
UK
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![Jonathan Aris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/957/163957811_059169.jpg)
![Ethan Rouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/805/160805382_a43504.jpg)
Ethan Rouse
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![Harry Webster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/805/160805388_cba198.jpg)
Harry Webster
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![Joshua McGuire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/805/160805932_8e5c26.jpg)
Joshua McGuire
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Sam Frears
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Robin Hooper
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![Yolanda Kettle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/504/166504474_231b60.jpg)
Yolanda Kettle
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![Selina Cadell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/647/161647173_5b03c9.jpg)
Selina Cadell
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![Alex Beckett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273938_3f9777.jpg)
Alex Beckett
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![Rob Jarvis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188417_d016a0.jpg)
![Mia Soteriou](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/602/158602517_431b15.jpg)
Mia Soteriou
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Nina Stibbe
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Rebecca Gethings
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David Mumeni
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