This makes Delysia worship Miss Pettigrew and before long she is whisking her away to a fashion show and salon before a cocktail party in the evening. Within a matter of minutes of her arrival Miss Pettigrew helps Delysia outwit two of the three men she is seeing, avoiding a possible catastrophe. She has no children and wants a nanny more as a secretary or "social secretary" as she later calls Miss Pettigrew. This new client turns out to be, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams), a young singer/actress wannabe who is competing for the lead in a big production play. In her desperation for employment she steals an address card to a new client, and is soon on their doorstep, posing as the new nanny from the agency. Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) is a nanny that has just been dropped by her placement agency after being fired for the third time from another displeased client. This is the world Miss Pettigrew finds her self swept up into, and where she lives her day to the fullest. A world filled with fashion shows, cocktail parties, and the latest gossip.
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