Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 British/American romantic comedy film directed by Bharat Nalluri. The screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Winifred Watson. Set in London just prior to World War II, the film is about a middle-aged, straight-laced vicar's daughter and governess Guinevere Pettigrew, who has been fired from her fourth job. When employment agency head Miss Holt insists that she won't help her, the destitute Miss Pettigrew leaves the office with an assignment intended for a colleague, unaware that flamboyant American... singer/actress Delysia Lafosse wants a social secretary rather than a nanny. Arriving at the luxurious penthouse apartment where Delysia is staying, Miss Pettigrew quickly discovers the younger woman is involved with three men — penniless and devoted pianist Michael Pardue, who has just been released from prison; wealthy and controlling Nick Calderelli, who owns the nightclub where she is performing; and young theatre impresario Phil Goldman, who is in a position to cast her in the lead role in a West End play.
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| Release date: | March 7, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Bharat Nalluri |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Nellie Bellflower, Stephen Garrett |
| Editor: | Barney Pilling |
| Music by: | Paul Englishby |
| Cinematography: | John de Borman |
| Screenplay by: | Simon Beaufoy, David Magee |
| Adapted from: | Miss Pettigrew lives for a day |
| Genre: | Comedy |