station,
quickly, please.
I don't think we need bother the police,
dear. The facts of the matter--
Kindly do not attempt to
cloud the issue with facts.
One fact, and one fact alone
is crystal clear! Katie Nanna's
faltered at her post.
She's let the family down.
And I shall bring her to bo--
Oh. She's left us,
hasn't she?
Yes, dear, only just.
What, uh-- Yes.
George Banks here.
Yes. 1 7 Cherry Tree Lane.
It's a matter of some urgency.
I should like you to send
a policeman around immediately.
The policeman's here, George!
What? Oh, how very prompt.
What wonderful service.
Thank you so much. Good night.
- Come in, Constable. Come in.
- Thank you, sir.
While going about my duties
on the other side of the park...
I noted some valuables
that had gone astray.
- I believe they're yours, sir.
- Valuables?
Come along, now. Come along.
Jane! Michael!
Winifred, please don't
be emotional.
Oh, I wouldn't be too hard on 'em, sir.
They've had a long, weary walk today.
Children, come here at once.
- Well?
- I'm sorry we lost Katie Nanna, Father.
- You see, it was windy.
- And the kite was too strong for us.
In a manner of speaking, sir, it was the
kite that ran away, not the children.
Thank you, Constable.
I think I can manage this.
Actually it wasn't a very good kite.
We made it ourselves.
Perhaps if you helped us
to make one--
Ah, that's the ticket, sir.
Kites are skittish things.
Why, only last week with
me own youngsters--
I'm very grateful to you,
Constable, for returning the children.
And I'm sure that
if you go to the kitchen,
Cook'll find you a plate of something.
Thank you, sir.
I shall now return to my duties.
Thank you, Constable.
Good night, miss. Good night, ma'am.
Good night, sir.
Cook'll find me something.
I never--
I'm awfully sorry
about this, George.
I'll expect you'll want
to discuss it.
I would indeed!
Ellen, take Jane and Michael
upstairs straightaway.
Yes, sir.
I knew it. When all's
said and done, who bears
the brunt of everything around here?
Me, that's who!
They don't want an honest,
hard-workin' girl around here.
They need a ruddy zookeeper.
I'm sorry, dear, but when
I chose Katie Nanna...
I thought she would be
firm with the children.
She looked
so solemn and cross.
Winifred, never confuse efficiency
with a liver complaint.
I'll try to do better next time.
Next time? My dear, you've engaged
six nannies in the last four months!
- And they've all been
unqualified disasters.
- I quite agree.
Choosing a nanny for the children
is an important and delicate task.
It requires insight, balanced judgment,
and an ability to read character.
Under the circumstances,
I think it might be apropos
to take it upon myself to, uh...
select the next person.
- Oh, would you, George?
- Obviously the way to find
a proper nanny...
is to go about it
in a proper fashion.
I shall put an advertisement in
the Times: Take this down please.
- Yes, of course, dear.
- Wanted.
Uh, no. Uh, required.
Nanny: firm, respectable,
no nonsense.
A British nanny
must be a general
The future empire
lies within her hands
And so the person that we need
to mould the breed
Is a nanny
who can give commands
- You getting this, Winifred?
- Oh, yes, dear. Every word.
A British bank
is run with precision
A British home
requires nothing less
Tradition, discipline and rules
must be the tools
Without them, disorder
catastrophe, anarchy
In short you have
a ghastly mess
Splendid, George! Inspirational.
The Times will be so pleased.
- Father?
- Yes?
We've discussed everything...
and we're very sorry
about what we did today.
I should certainly think so.
- It was wrong to run away
from Katie Nanna.
- It was indeed.
And we do so want to get on
with the new nanny.
Very sensible. I shall be glad
to have