Niania

Niania is a Polish comedy television series directed by Jerzy Bogajewicz, which aired on TVN from 10 September 2005 to 24 October 2009. It was based on the American original The Nanny licensed by CBS, which aired in the 1990s. Production The script for the series was based on the original version of the script written by Peter Marc Jacobson and Fran Drescher, the lead character (Fran Fine) in the American version. The title character in the Polish adaptation was played by Agnieszka Dygant. Each episode featured a guest appearance by a well-known figure from the world of show business, altogether nearly 300 celebrities. The series was shot from 19 July 2005 to 25 February 2009 at the Farat Film recording studio. A total of 134 out of 147 original episodes were shot, which were divided into 9 seasons of 15 episodes each. The 100th episode of the series was produced in autumn 2008, which was an opportunity for the creators of the original to come to Poland. The series gained the recognition of Fran Drescher, as well as the main producer, Sony Columbia Pictures Television International, which evaluated the Polish adaptation as the version most similar to the original among all the licences granted. The series' audience reached over 4 million viewers. Niania was twice awarded a Telekamera in the "best comedy series" category: in 2007 (197,947 votes) and 2008, and also came second in 2009.