

The Lady in the Van
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$6.0M
$6,000,000
Revenue
$41.4M
$41,387,687
Languages
English
Studio
BBC Film
+1 more
Key Crew

Nicholas Hytner
Director

Alan Bennett
Writer

Damian Jones
Producer

Nicholas Hytner
Producer

Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Cast

Maggie Smith
Miss Shepherd

Alex Jennings
Alan Bennett

Frances de la Tour
Ursula Vaughan Williams

Gwen Taylor
Mam

Dominic Cooper
Theatre Actor

James Corden
Street Trader

Roger Allam
Rufus

Samuel Anderson
Jehovah's Witness

Dermot Crowley
Priest

Jim Broadbent
Underwood

Stephen Campbell Moore
Doctor

Eleanor Matsuura
American Journalist

Sacha Dhawan
Doctor Malik

Samuel Barnett
Donald

Deborah Findlay
Pauline

David Calder
Mr. Fairchild

Elliot Levey
Theatre Director

Claire Foy
Lois, Social Worker

Pandora Colin
Mrs. Perry

Marion Bailey
Convent Housekeeper