Love, Nina (2016)

Directed by

S. J. Clarkson

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 5 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1982, a young woman from Leicester moves to London to work as a nanny for a single mother and her two sons. The story follows her everyday life and relationships in the household.

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What happens

Love, Nina is a 2016 British comedy drama starring Faye Marsay and Helena Bonham Carter. Adapted by Nick Hornby from Nina Stibbe's book, Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life, the series received its debut on BBC One on 20 May 2016 and ran for five episodes. Set in 1982, the series tells the story of Nina (Marsay), a 20-year-old girl from Leicester who moves to Primrose Hill, London, to work as a nanny for single mother George (Bonham Carter). It is based on her experiences working in the household of Mary-Kay Wilmers, editor of the London Review of Books. The two boys in the series are based on her sons with filmmaker Stephen Frears, one of whom, Sam Frears, plays a neighbour. On 15 May 2017, it was made available to stream on Netflix in the UK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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