Forrest Gump
Comedy · Drama
← Back to discoveries
Film / 2015
The Lady in the Van
Directed by
Nicholas Hytner
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 story
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
Maggie SmithMiss Shepherd
Alex JenningsAlan Bennett
Frances de la TourUrsula Vaughan Williams
Gwen TaylorMam
Dominic CooperTheatre Actor
James CordenStreet Trader
Roger AllamRufus
Samuel AndersonJehovah's Witness
Dermot CrowleyPriest
Jim BroadbentUnderwood
Stephen Campbell MooreDoctor
Eleanor MatsuuraAmerican Journalist
See more cast
Sacha DhawanDoctor Malik
Samuel BarnettDonald
Deborah FindlayPauline
David CalderMr. Fairchild
Elliot LeveyTheatre Director
Claire FoyLois, Social Worker
Pandora ColinMrs. Perry
Marion BaileyConvent Housekeeper
Russell ToveyYoung Man with Earring
Rosalind KnightOld Nun
Jamie ParkerEstate Agent
Geoffrey StreatfeildAlan's Partner
June WatsonWoman at Day Centre
George TaylorPoliceman
Richard BanksNeighbour
Aaron NeilGrocer
Jessica Bastick-VinesPauline and Rufus' Daughter
Cecilia NobleMiss Briscoe
Clare HammondYoung Miss Shephard
Sam McArdleThe Biker
Giles CooperPasser-By
Sam SpruellAnother Young Man
Harriet ThorpeCustomer
Nicholas BurnsGiles Perry
Alan BennettAlan Bennett (2014)
Andrew KnottAmbulance Man
Selina CadellLady Wiggin
Giles CooperPasser-by
More to discover
Parasite
Comedy · Thriller
Life Is Beautiful
Comedy · Drama
The Intouchables
Drama · Comedy
Voicemails for Isabelle
Romance · Comedy
Green Book
Drama · Comedy