The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 30, 2015

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.

The Lady in the Van

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 30, 2015

The Lady in the Van
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers BBC Films, TriStar Pictures
Original title The Lady in the Van
Directors Nicholas Hytner
Writers Alan Bennett

Cast

Maggie Smith

as Miss Shepherd

Alex Jennings

as Alan Bennett

Frances de la Tour

as Ursula Vaughan Williams

Gwen Taylor

as Mam

Dominic Cooper

as Theatre Actor

James Corden

as Street Trader

Roger Allam

as Rufus

Samuel Anderson

as Jehovah's Witness

Dermot Crowley

as Priest

Jim Broadbent

as Underwood

Eleanor Matsuura

as American Journalist

Sacha Dhawan

as Doctor Malik

Samuel Barnett

as Donald

Deborah Findlay

as Pauline

David Calder

as Mr. Fairchild

Elliot Levey

as Theatre Director

Claire Foy

as Lois, Social Worker

Pandora Colin

as Mrs. Perry

Marion Bailey

as Convent Housekeeper

Russell Tovey

as Young Man with Earring

Rosalind Knight

as Old Nun

Jamie Parker

as Estate Agent

Geoffrey Streatfeild

as Alan's Partner

June Watson

as Woman at Day Centre

George Taylor

as Policeman

Richard Banks

as Neighbour

Aaron Neil

as Grocer

Jessica Bastick-Vines

as Pauline and Rufus' Daughter

Cecilia Noble

as Miss Briscoe

Clare Hammond

as Young Miss Shephard

Sam McArdle

as The Biker

Giles Cooper

as Passer-By

Sam Spruell

as Another Young Man

Harriet Thorpe

as Customer

Nicholas Burns

as Giles Perry

Alan Bennett

as Alan Bennett (2014)

Andrew Knott

as Ambulance Man

Selina Cadell

as Lady Wiggin

Giles Cooper

as Passer-by