The Lady in the Van
Nicholas Hytner2015-10-30
A mostly true story
6.415
104 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Maggie Smith | Miss Shepherd | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Alex Jennings | Alan Bennett | Unowned |
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Frances de la Tour | Ursula Vaughan Williams | Unowned |
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Gwen Taylor | Mam | Unowned |
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Dominic Cooper | Theatre Actor | Unowned |
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James Corden | Street Trader | Unowned |
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Roger Allam | Rufus | Unowned |
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Samuel Anderson | Jehovah's Witness | Unowned |
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Dermot Crowley | Priest | Unowned |
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Jim Broadbent | Underwood | Zac E. Chan |
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Stephen Campbell Moore | Doctor | Unowned |
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Eleanor Matsuura | American Journalist | Unowned |
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Sacha Dhawan | Doctor Malik | Unowned |
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Samuel Barnett | Donald | Unowned |
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Deborah Findlay | Pauline | Unowned |
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David Calder | Mr. Fairchild | Unowned |
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Elliot Levey | Theatre Director | Unowned |
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Claire Foy | Lois, Social Worker | The Free Refills |
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Pandora Colin | Mrs. Perry | Unowned |
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Marion Bailey | Convent Housekeeper | Unowned |
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Russell Tovey | Young Man with Earring | Unowned |
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Rosalind Knight | Old Nun | Unowned |
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Jamie Parker | Estate Agent | Unowned |
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Geoffrey Streatfeild | Alan's Partner | Unowned |
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June Watson | Woman at Day Centre | Unowned |
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George Taylor | Policeman | Unowned |
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Richard Banks | Neighbour | Unowned |
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Aaron Neil | Grocer | Unowned |
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Jessica Bastick-Vines | Pauline and Rufus' Daughter | Unowned |
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Cecilia Noble | Miss Briscoe | Unowned |
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Clare Hammond | Young Miss Shephard | Unowned |
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Sam McArdle | The Biker | Unowned |
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Giles Cooper | Passer-By | Unowned |
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Sam Spruell | Another Young Man | Unowned |
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Harriet Thorpe | Customer | Unowned |
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Nicholas Burns | Giles Perry | Unowned |
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Alan Bennett | Alan Bennett (2014) | Unowned |
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Andrew Knott | Ambulance Man | Unowned |
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Selina Cadell | Lady Wiggin | Unowned |
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Giles Cooper | Passer-by | Unowned |