It's wartime (the 1940s to be precise) and daddy Green has been despatched to fight the dreaded Hun leaving Mrs Green overworked, underpaid and having to cope with her 3 boisterous brats. To make matters worse the children are being joined by two snotty spoilt young city cousins, cue the arrival of Nanny McPhee (Mary Poppins with warts), a lady who rules both with an iron rod and with a touch of magic in her fingers. Meanwhile Mrs Green's cad of a brother-in-law Phil is trying to con her into se find out more...

A remarkable film which combines animation in the best American tradition with real live actors - all bound together in an archetypal Private Dick plot. Bob Hoskins is marvellous as the detective who has to cope with the peculiarities of the Toons. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a cartoon will love this. find out more...