Nanny McPhee is a 2005
family comedy fantasy film based on
Nurse Matilda by
Christianna Brand. It was directed by
Kirk Jones, co-produced by
StudioCanal,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
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. The film stars
Emma Thompson,
Colin Firth,
Angela Lansbury and
Thomas Sangster. The film was theatrically released on October 28, 2005 in the UK and on January 27, 2006 in the USA by
Universal Pictures. Thompson also scripted the film, which is adapted from
Christianna Brand's
Nurse Matilda books. It had a sequel released in 2010, titled
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. The filming location is Penn House Estate, Penn Street, Buckinghamshire, England.