Nanny McDead

2009TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG

ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ 7.6

IMDB Rating

2,183 votes

Castle's first case with the NYPD has him and Beckett solving the case of a nanny found dead in a spin dryer.

Director

John Terlesky

Writers

Barry Schindel, Leslie Valdes

Stars

Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan

Release Date

March 16, 2009

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 3

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Nathan Fillion

as Richard Castle

Stana Katic

as Kate Beckett

Susan Sullivan

as Martha Rodgers

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

as Captain Roy Montgomery

Molly C. Quinn

as Alexis Castle

Jon Huertas

as Javier Esposito

Tamala Jones

as Lanie Parish

Seamus Dever

as Kevin Ryan

Jayne Brook

as Claudia Peterson

Sarah Drew

as Chloe Richardson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.78 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Beacon Pictures, The Barry Schindel Company, ABC Signature

🏷️ Keywords

self cuttingdeath of ex girlfriend77 year old manadulterous husbandepisode title spoken by character

🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Episodic character development but convincing acting, unauthentic dialogs, déjà vu but twisted enough story

by igoatabase • 2010-02-04

3/10

"The first impression is not always the most objective one but in this case I'm a bit disappointed by Beckett and Castle. In the pilot I found the mix between writing and investigation quite original but watching this episode was just entertaining and nothing more. The acting was good but the protagonists chemistry seemed forced and their dialogs weren't as spicy and funny as expected. In fact I worry that the upcoming episodes are just fillers. So I really hope the writers don't plan to use the same recipe but with a different story every time. In Nanny McDead the events weren&a..."

💡 Did You Know?

Nathan Fillion's character, Castle, mentions that his first novel was inspired by One Life to Live (1968). Fillion played Joey Buchanan on the daytime soap from 1994-97, with a short reprise in 2007.

📖 Synopsis

Castle's first case with the NYPD has him and Beckett solving the case of a nanny found dead in a spin dryer.