CELEBRATING 70 YEARS! : THE NANNY .. CBS .. USA .. 1996 ..

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THE NANNY

Starring

FRAN DRESCHER as Fran Fine

CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY as Maxwell Sheffield

DANIEL DAVIS as Niles

LAUREN LANE as C.C Babcock

NICHOLLE TOM as Maggie Sheffield

BENJAMIN SALISBURY as Brighton Sheffield

MADELINE ZINA as Grace Sheffield

RENEE TAYLOR as Sylvia Fine

ANN MORGAN GUILBERT as Yetta Rosenberg

Special Guest Stars

JOAN COLLINS as Joan Sheffield

ROBERT VAUGHN as James Sheffield

''ME & MRS JOAN''

( Series 4 - Episode 6 )

Directed by Dorothy Lyman

After a meeting with Maxwell's estranged father at an art gallery, Fran decides to reunite father and son by inviting him to dinner.. However when he arrives with his new wife who used to be his secretary and who Maxwell thinks is a gold-digger, the scene is set for a battle of wits or in the case of Fran's mother and grandmother, half-wits!  

'The Nanny' was one of biggest comedy hits of the 90's, running from 1993 to 1999 with over 145 episodes and which attracted many interestng guest stars including Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Midler and Eartha Kitt.. The series concerned  loud mouth NY hairdresser Fran Fine who gets fired from her job and goes to work as Nanny to a Broadway producer and his three kids.. 

The series was created by Fran and her husband at the time Peter Mark Jacobson and since the series ended, they worked together again on the hit 2011 series 'Happily Divorced' which ran for two seasons and which  featured Joan in a recurring role.. Fran got the idea for the role while on a trip to London to visit her friend Twiggy Lawson and whilst spending time with the family she had the idea of doing a sitcom with a spin on 'The Sound Of Music'.   Fran commented..

'' Instead of Julie Andrews, I come to the door! ''

The series was a smash hit, although it was one of those shows where you either found Fran Dreschers voice amusing or annoying! Joan liked Fran and was delighted to do the show and to work with Robert Vaughn. Even though Joan had guested on Robert's hit series 'The Man From Uncle' she had no scenes with him only with her old RADA mate David McCallum..

You can buy Season 4 on a stand alone dvd set featuring Joan's episode at the following Link!

BUY THE NANNY SEASON 4 DVD SET HERE!