The Lady in the Van

A mostly true story

  • Rated 6.4 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2015
  • 1h 44m
  • Comedy
  • Drama

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.

Director
Nicholas Hytner
Starring
Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour, Gwen Taylor

Cast

  • Maggie Smith

    Maggie Smith

    Miss Shepherd

  • Alex Jennings

    Alex Jennings

    Alan Bennett

  • Frances de la Tour

    Frances de la Tour

    Ursula Vaughan Williams

  • Gwen Taylor

    Gwen Taylor

    Mam

  • Dominic Cooper

    Dominic Cooper

    Theatre Actor

  • James Corden

    James Corden

    Street Trader

  • Roger Allam

    Roger Allam

    Rufus

  • Samuel Anderson

    Samuel Anderson

    Jehovah's Witness

  • Dermot Crowley

    Dermot Crowley

    Priest

  • Jim Broadbent

    Jim Broadbent

    Underwood

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