''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

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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 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 ''

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.'' 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

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in the UK.

Cast and characters

* Faye Marsay as Nina Stibbe * Helena Bonham Carter as George Bulut * Jason Watkins 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 * Selina Cadell as Ursula Vaughan Williams

Broadcast

Internationally, the series debuted in Australia on BBC First on 1 November 2016.

References

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