The Nanny was an American sitcom series that aired on CBS from November 3, 1993 to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashion queen
from Flushing, New York, who becomes the nanny in a New York/British high society family. The show was created and produced by Drescher and her husband, taking
inspiration from her personal life growing up in Queens, involving names and characteristics based on her relatives and friends. Jewish-American Fran Fine turns up on
the doorstep of British Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield to sell cosmetics after having been both dumped and fired by her boyfriend and employer. Instead, she
becomes the unlikely nanny of Maxwell's three children; Maggie, Brighton and Grace. Maxwell is unhappy about it at first, but Fran turns out to be just what the family
needed. While Fran manages the children, butler Niles manages the household and watches all the events that unfold. Niles, recognizing Fran's gift of bringing warmth
back to the family, does his best to undermine Maxwell's business partner C.C Babcock, who has her eyes on the very available Maxwell. Niles is often seen making witty comments directed towards C.C., with her replying a snarky comment of her own. As the series progresses, it becomes increasingly obvious that Maxwell and Fran are smitten with each other, even though they won't admit it. The show teases the viewers with their closeness and 'near misses' as well as with an engagement. Towards the later seasons, they finally marry and expand their family by
having twins. By the end of the series, it's also clear that Niles and C.C.'s constant sharp barbs are their bizarre form of flirtation, and the pair marry in the series finale.