Emma Thompson played challenging role of Nanny McPhee

April 25, 2026 · Rohitashva Singhvi · Hollywood

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Emma Thompson played challenging role of Nanny McPhee who uses mystical powers to instill discipline
Nanny McPhee is a 2005 comedy fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, co-produced by StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle and produced by Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner. Set in Victorian England, the film stars Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee, along with Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury.

The film was theatrically released on 28 October 2005 in the UK by United International Pictures and on 27 January 2006 in the US by Universal Pictures. Thompson also scripted the film, which is adapted from Christianna Brand’s Nurse Matilda books. A sequel, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, was released in 2010. The filming location was Penn House Estate, Penn Street, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

Movie Quotes::-

Nanny McPhee: When you need me, but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me, but no longer need me, then I have to go.”

Nanny McPhee: When you need me, but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me, but no longer need me, then I have to go.

Simon Brown: We will never want you.

Nanny McPhee: Then I will never go.