The Nanny by Julieta

When we studied the family, students wrote about a family from a TV series or soap opera. This is Julieta's contribution.

The Nanny is an American sitcom.  The female protagonist is Francine Joy, played by Fran Drescher.   She´s a lovely girl from Queens, of Jewish origin who accidentally becomes a nanny of three high class children of New York.

Francine, her nickname`s Fran, starts to work at home the Sheffield family.

Maxwell Sheffield is the male protagonist, portrayed by actor Charles Shaughnessy.  He´s the father of three children, Maggi, Brighton and Grace.  He´s widower and a famous Broadway theatre producer.   

Max works a lot and hasn´t time to care their children therefore searches for a nanny.  When she knocks the door in his home, he confuses Fran, a seller of makeup with the nanny.  He hires her immediately.

The others members are Niles (by Daniel Davis), the butler and chauffeur for the Sheffield family, who hates CC (by Lauren Lane), the business partner of Max but she wants something more than that.  She´s in love with Max and she wants to marry him.  Obviously, she hates Fran, and always fights with Niles.

Fran is a funny nanny.  She has a particular voice and really loves Max´s children.    Maggi (by Nicholle Tom) is the eldest child, she´s shy and clumsy.    She fights with her brother Brighton because always call her "nerd".  Brighton (by Benjamin Salisbury) is the middle child.  Usually, he causes trouble to his sisters.  And Grace (by Madeline Zima) is the youngest.  She has an imaginary friend and she has a habit to use difficult words for to talk.

Sylvia is Fran´s mother, she´s played by Renée Taylor.  She´s a typical Jewish mother.  She´s tries to maintain an important role in Fran´s life.   Sylvia visits frequently the Sheffield home and she wants her daughter to marry.

Yetta Rosenberg (by Ann Morgan) is Fran´s grandmother and Sylvia´s mother. She´s a survivor of the Titanic.  She forgets things all the time.  She really believes the children are Fran´s children.

Finally, Val Torielo (by Rachel Chagal) is Fran´s best friend. She isn´t very smart, usually she makes stupid but very funny comments.