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The Lady in the Van

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The Lady in the Van

A mostly true story

6.4

1h 44m

2015

“A mostly true story”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

ComedyDrama

vanlondon, englandbased on novel or bookenglandhomelessnessbiographybased on true storyalter egopoverty

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Cast & Crew

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

as Miss Shepherd

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

as Alan Bennett

Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

as Ursula Vaughan Williams

Gwen Taylor

Gwen Taylor

as Mam

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

as Theatre Actor

James Corden

James Corden

as Street Trader

Roger Allam

Roger Allam

as Rufus

Samuel Anderson

Samuel Anderson

as Jehovah's Witness

Dermot Crowley

Dermot Crowley

as Priest

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