The Lady in the Van

Oct 30, 2015

1h 44m

★ 6.4

A mostly true story

Overview

The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

BBC Film

TriStar Pictures

The Lady in the Van Trailers

Cast

Miss Shepherd

Maggie Smith

Alan Bennett

Alex Jennings

Ursula Vaughan Williams

Frances de la Tour

Mam

Gwen Taylor

Theatre Actor

Dominic Cooper

Street Trader

James Corden

Rufus

Roger Allam

Jehovah's Witness

Samuel Anderson

Priest

Dermot Crowley

Underwood

Jim Broadbent

Doctor

Stephen Campbell Moore

American Journalist

Eleanor Matsuura

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