''Love, Nina'' is a 2016 British comedy drama starring Faye Marsay and

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. Adapted by

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from

Nina Stibbe Nina Stibbe (born 1962) is a British writer born in Willoughby Waterleys and raised in Fleckney, Leicestershire. She became a nanny in the household of Mary-Kay Wilmers, editor of the '' London Review of Books.'' Her letters home to her sister b ...

's book, ''Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life,'' the series received its debut on

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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

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who moves to

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, London, to work as a nanny for single mother George (Bonham Carter). It is based on her experiences working in the household of

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, editor of the ''

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.'' The two boys in the series are based on her sons with filmmaker

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, one of whom, Sam Frears, plays a neighbour. On 15 May 2017, it was made available to stream on

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in the UK.

Cast and characters

* Faye Marsay as

as George Bulut *

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as Malcolm Turner, a Scottish poet neighbour * Joshua McGuire as Mark Nunney, the love interest *Sam Frears as Ray, another neighbour *Ethan Rouse as Joe, younger son *Harry Webster as Max, elder son *

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Broadcast

Internationally, the series debuted in Australia on

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on 1 November 2016.

References

External links

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