The Lady in the Van (2015)
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- PG-13
- 1h 44min
- Biography, Comedy
- 26 Feb 2016 (USA)
- Movie
A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
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Miss Shepherd
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| Jim Broadbent | ... |
Underwood
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Clare Hammond | ... |
Young Margaret Fairchild
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| George Fenton | ... |
Conductor
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BBC Concert Orchestra | ... |
The British Symphony Orchestra
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| Alex Jennings | ... |
Alan Bennett
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| Jamie Parker | ... |
Estate Agent
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| Deborah Findlay | ... |
Pauline
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| Roger Allam | ... |
Rufus
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Richard Griffiths | ... |
Sam Perry
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| Pandora Colin | ... |
Fiona Perry
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| Nicholas Burns | ... |
Giles Perry
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| Dominic Cooper | ... |
Actor
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| Giles Cooper | ... |
Passer by
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Tom Klenerman | ... |
Tom Perry
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| Gwen Taylor | ... |
Mam
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| Frances de la Tour | ... |
Mrs Vaughan Williams
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| Claire Foy | ... |
Lois, Social Worker
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| James Corden | ... |
Market Trader
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| George Taylor | ... |
Policeman
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| David Calder | ... |
Leo Fairchild
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| Eleanor Matsuura | ... |
Interviewer
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| Selina Cadell | ... |
Lady Wiggin
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| Charlie Hancock | ... |
Men Shaking Van
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Dan Raza | ... |
Men Shaking Van
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| Dermot Crowley | ... |
Priest
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| Clive Merrison | ... |
Man in Confessional
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| Samuel Barnett | ... |
Out of Work Actor
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| Russell Tovey | ... |
Young Man with Earring
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| Samuel Anderson | ... |
Jehovah's Witnesses
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Michelle Reid | ... |
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| Sam Spruell | ... |
Another Young Man
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| Rosalind Knight | ... |
Old Nun
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| Elliot Levey | ... |
Theatre Director
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Sarah Lieberson | ... |
Stage Manager
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Cecilia Noble | ... |
Miss Briscoe, Social Worker
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Hannah Watson | ... |
Broadstairs Pianist
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Linda Broughton | ... |
Edith Fairchild
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| Stephen Campbell Moore | ... |
Doctor at Old Peoples Home
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| Marion Bailey | ... |
Housekeeper at Convent
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| Sacha Dhawan | ... |
Doctor at Gloucester Crescent
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| Andrew Knott | ... |
Ambulance Man
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| Lorna Brown | ... |
Day Care Centre Worker
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| June Watson | ... |
Woman in Day Centre
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Sam McArdle | ... |
Biker
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| Tony Van Silva | ... |
God
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Geoffrey Streatfeild | ... |
Alan's Partner
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| Alan Bennett | ... |
Alan Bennett (2014)
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Freddie August | ... |
Musician (uncredited)
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| Richard Banks | ... |
Neighbour (uncredited)
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| Jessica Bastick-Vines | ... |
Pauline and Rufus' Daughter (uncredited)
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| Bern Collaço | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| Tom Coulston | ... |
Smiling Pallbearer (uncredited)
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Edward Heath | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Samantha Kelly | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Janette Sharpe | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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| Sam Shoubber | ... |
Market Seller (uncredited)
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| Tina Simmons | ... |
Nosy Neighbour (uncredited)
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| Margaret Thatcher | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Harriet Thorpe | ... |
Customer (scene cut) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Nicholas Hytner | ||
Written by
| Alan Bennett | ... | (screenplay) |
| Alan Bennett | ... | (memoir) |
Produced by
| Faiza Hosenie | ... | line producer |
| Nicholas Hytner | ... | producer |
| Damian Jones | ... | producer |
| Miles Ketley | ... | executive producer |
| Christine Langan | ... | executive producer |
| Kevin Loader | ... | producer |
| Charles Moore | ... | executive producer |
| Ed Wethered | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| George Fenton | ||
Cinematography by
| Andrew Dunn | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Tariq Anwar | ||
Editorial Department
| Nina Annan | ... | first assistant editor |
| Paul Ensby | ... | digital intermediate colourist |
| Jon Gray | ... | Director of Feature Sales |
| Emily Greenwood | ... | digital conform |
| Jahanzeb Hayat | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Gavin McCarron | ... | data technician |
| Stuart Nippard | ... | digital conform |
| Kira Fitzpatrick | ... | junior digital intermediate producer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Francis | ... | colour assistant (uncredited) |
| Todd Kleparski | ... | head of production: Company 3 UK (uncredited) |
| John Quartel | ... | director of technology (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Toby Whale | ||
Production Design by
| John Beard | ||
Art Direction by
| Tim Blake | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Niamh Coulter | ||
Costume Design by
| Natalie Ward | ||
Makeup Department
| Naomi Donne | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Andrea Finch | ... | hair supervisor: crowd / key hair stylist / key makeup artist / makeup supervisor: crowd |
| Doone Forsyth | ... | hair and makeup artist |
| Belinda Hodson | ... | makeup artist |
| Nadine Keiser | ... | makeup trainee |
| Chris Lyons | ... | special effects teeth |
| Peter Owen | ... | wig supplier |
| Claudia Stolze | ... | main team hair & make-up artist |
| Norma Webb | ... | key makeup artist |
| Nik Williams | ... | prosthetics |
| Nathaniel De'Lineadeus | ... | dental effects designer (uncredited) |
| Lucy Friend | ... | hair stylist: dailies (uncredited) / makeup artist: dailies (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Louise Seymour | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Jojo Warne | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kevin Loader | ... | second unit director |
| Nikki Molloy | ... | second assistant director |
| Sam Smith | ... | third assistant director |
| Nige Watson | ... | first assistant director |
| Michael Groom | ... | second unit third assistant director (uncredited) |
| Timothy Wood | ... | third assistant director: crowd, dailies (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Nicola Barnes | ... | art department researcher |
| Felix Beard | ... | assistant props dresser |
| Matilda Beard | ... | art department work experience |
| Kevin Day | ... | stand-by props |
| Mike Dowling | ... | painter |
| Alice Felton | ... | production buyer |
| Patrick Ffrench | ... | trainee prop assistant |
| Andrew Forrest | ... | standby props (as Andy Forrest) |
| John Gibson | ... | standby carpenter |
| Muffin Green | ... | property master |
| Ben Johnson | ... | dressing props |
| Louise Lannen | ... | art department assistant |
| Nick Linden | ... | construction |
| Darren Mackay | ... | standby rigger |
| Alicia Grace Martin | ... | graphic designer (as Alicia Martin) |
| Katie Money | ... | standby art director |
| Giles Rowntree | ... | construction manager |
| Stuart Silver | ... | dressings props |
| Stuart Sinclair | ... | head of department: painter |
| Zoe Smith | ... | production buyer |
| Robbie Turner | ... | construction |
| Josh Wardale | ... | construction |
| Richard Wardale | ... | head of department: construction |
| Mark Woods | ... | standby painter |
| Lettie Grumbar | ... | petty cash buyer (uncredited) |
| Sean Leishman | ... | dressing props (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Wood | ... | assistant to art department (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Christopher Ackland | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Dafydd Archard | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Simon Bysshe | ... | boom operator |
| Dickie Earll | ... | sound assistant |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr recordist |
| Rashad Hall-Heinz | ... | production sound mixer (as Rashad Omar) |
| Craig Irving | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Robert Karlsson | ... | consultant: Dolby Sound |
| Nick Kray | ... | adr recordist |
| Keith Marriner | ... | dialogue editor |
| Adam Mendez | ... | foley mixer (as Adam Méndez) |
| William Miller | ... | sound assistant |
| Jack Stew | ... | foley artist |
| Max Walsh | ... | sound mix technician |
| Jack Wensley | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dario Swade | ... | foley editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Neal Champion | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Maxwell Alexander | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Tim Caplan | ... | visual effects producer: Union VFX |
| Marta Cañavate | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Alan Cocksedge | ... | visual effects artist: Union VFX |
| Laura Coumbe | ... | roto artist: Union VFX |
| Lucas Manuel Cuenca | ... | 3d artist: Union VFX |
| Amy Davis | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Agueda Del Castillo | ... | lead compositor: Union VFX |
| Caroline Delgado | ... | roto artist: Union VFX |
| Alexander Ha | ... | camera track: Union VFX |
| Manuel Huertas | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Taskin Kenan | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Helen Langley | ... | visual effects coordinator: Union VFX (as Helen Streeter) |
| Mervyn New | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Dillan Nicholls | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Noel O'Malley | ... | camera track: Union VFX |
| Maria Peralta Ramos | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Adam Redhead | ... | visual effects artist: Union VFX |
| Susanna Riccio | ... | roto artist: Union VFX |
| James Roberts | ... | lead visual effects artist: Union VFX |
| Noga Alon Stein | ... | visual effects line producer: Union VFX |
| Gareth Stevenson | ... | 3d artist: Union VFX |
| Dan Victoire | ... | visual effects compositor: Union VFX |
| Ben Wilson | ... | 3d artist: Union VFX |
| Olivia Beresford | ... | compositor (uncredited) |
| João Menezes | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| Aurora Shannon | ... | colour assist (uncredited) |
| Linda Spaggiari | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Shelly Benison | ... | stunt performer |
| Nellie Burroughes | ... | stunt performer |
| Joel Conlan | ... | stunt performer |
| Derek Lea | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Nellie Burroughes | ... | stunt double: Maggie Smith (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wailoon Chung | ... | electrician |
| Nicola Dove | ... | still photographer |
| Andrew Dunn | ... | camera operator |
| John Evans | ... | focus puller |
| John Ellis Evans | ... | first assistant camera (as John Evans) |
| Simon Finney | ... | camera operator: second unit, Oxfordshire |
| Stacey Hancox | ... | Remote head Technician: dailies |
| Richard Jakes | ... | second assistant a camera |
| Rick James | ... | camera trainee |
| Jack Harrison Knott | ... | video assist |
| Aaran Lewis Leach | ... | camera trainee |
| Andy Long | ... | gaffer |
| Darren Mackay | ... | stand by rigger |
| Liam McGill | ... | best boy |
| John Paxton | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Jan Pester | ... | camera operator: second unit, Yorkshire |
| Joel Silcox | ... | video assist |
| Simon Thorpe | ... | key grip |
| Martyn Welland | ... | electrician (as Martin Welland) |
| James Clat Worthy | ... | grip trainee |
| Deloris Collins | ... | digital imaging technician assistant: dailies (uncredited) |
| Francesco Ferrari | ... | first assistant camera: dailies (uncredited) |
| Tristan Haley | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
| Lee Johnson | ... | electrician: dailies (uncredited) |
| Ossie McLean | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited) |
| Ryan Turner | ... | crane/remote head technician (uncredited) |
| Jason Wells | ... | electrician: dailies (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Anna Cooper | ... | casting assistant |
| Vanessa Baker | ... | adr voice casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Daisy Babbington | ... | costume assistant |
| Richard Bass | ... | costume daily |
| Clementine Charity | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Maureen Doherty | ... | dresser |
| Johanna Elf | ... | costume fitter: crowd |
| Rosie Hackett | ... | costume ager |
| Lee Kenny | ... | costume daily |
| Asia Macey | ... | costume assistant |
| Tessa Phillips | ... | costume dailies |
| Vanessa Preuss | ... | costume trainee |
| Louise Sorrentino | ... | costume ager |
| Gabrielle Spanswick | ... | costume supervisor |
| Georgina Sparrow | ... | costume daily |
| Bex Waite | ... | costume daily |
| Chloe Forestier-Walker | ... | costume trainee (uncredited) |
| Iona Smith Oliver | ... | stand-by: daily (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Chris Barnett | ... | location assistant |
| Chris Barnett | ... | location assistant |
| Hannah Lamb | ... | assistant location manager |
| Helene Lenszner | ... | location manager |
| Dan Connolly | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
| Caroline Lloyd-Price | ... | locations scout: United Kingdom (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Geoff Alexander | ... | orchestrator (as Geoffrey Alexander) |
| Freddie August | ... | musician |
| Chris Barrett | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Helen Davies | ... | musician: day centre pianist |
| George Fenton | ... | conductor |
| Clare Hammond | ... | musician: piano solo |
| Julian Kershaw | ... | orchestrator |
| Samuel Pegg | ... | orchestrator |
| John Prestage | ... | recordist: Pro Tools |
| Bill Silcock | ... | music preparation |
| Graham Sutton | ... | music editor |
| Adrian Varela | ... | musician |
| Zsolt-Tihamer Vistonay | ... | orchestra leader (as Zsolt-Tihamér Vistonay) |
| Nick Wollage | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anita Christy | ... | script supervisor |
| Julie Hill | ... | script clearances (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Phil Ashman | ... | facilities captain |
| Symon Butcher | ... | transportation captain |
| Mark Gill | ... | facilities captain |
| Matthew Hamilton | ... | facilities provider |
| Milton Holman | ... | action vehicles coordinator |
| Stewart Homan | ... | picture vehicle coordinator |
| Mo Zadeh | ... | unit driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jacqui Barr | ... | marketing executive: BBC Films |
| Zoe Brown | ... | head of legal and business affairs: BBC Films |
| Neil Calder | ... | completion guarantor |
| Ravi Ajit Chopra | ... | director: BBC Films, promotional feature |
| Matt Curtis | ... | titles designer |
| Robin Davies | ... | assistant: Kevin Loader |
| Maxine Davis | ... | financial controller |
| Ben Dawes | ... | production assistant |
| Niamh Dilworth | ... | director's assistant |
| Erin Duffy | ... | production coordinator |
| Beatrice Galloway | ... | trainee floor runner |
| Helen Giles | ... | legal and business affairs manager: BBC Films |
| Beth Grant | ... | floor runner |
| Dawn Greenlagh | ... | unit medic |
| Boyd Harvey | ... | insurance: Media Insurance Brokers |
| Neil Hodge | ... | chef |
| Ruth Hodgson | ... | completion guarantor |
| Jenny Hutt | ... | director's assistant |
| Steve Joberns | ... | auditor |
| Alexander Lea | ... | production legal services |
| Ryan Locke | ... | head of security |
| Charles McDonald | ... | publicist |
| Tanya Mellotte | ... | assistant accountant |
| Pullen Paul | ... | unit medic |
| Malcolm Pearce | ... | health & safety officer |
| Daniel Rogers | ... | health and safety advisor |
| Ros Rosenberg | ... | double: Maggie Smith |
| Ruth Sanders | ... | legal and production assistant: BBC Films |
| Guy Sheppard | ... | production legal services |
| Holly Sutherland | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| George Taylor | ... | double: Alan Bennett |
| Michael Wood | ... | senior business manager: BBC Films |
| Joanna Allsop | ... | trainee accountant (uncredited) |
| Sashi Arnold | ... | floor runner: Crowd (uncredited) |
| Garry Marriott | ... | medic (uncredited) |
| Rod Marsh | ... | set security (uncredited) |
| Claire McGrane | ... | operations manager: Company 3 (uncredited) |
| Lumumba Mosquera | ... | executive in charge of business affairs: tri-star (uncredited) / svp business & legal affairs (uncredited) |
| Richard Ryder | ... | dialect coach (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Johan Coombes | ... | special thanks |
| Jonah Coombes | ... | thanks |
| Anthony Jones | ... | special thanks |
| Rupert Thomas | ... | special thanks |
| Dinah Wood | ... | special thanks |
| Colleen Woodcock | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Big Picture 2 Films (2016) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2015) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2015) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Universal Pictures International)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC Two)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2016) (Greece) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Union Visual Effects (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Above the Line Set Assistance & Security (security)
- Access Bookings (accommodation services)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Bodleian Library (special thanks)
- Brigade Marketing (publicity)
- Bristol Television Film Services (Facility Vehicles)
- Coach House Studios (DIT vehicle & kit)
- Coach House Studios (LTO tape archiving)
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- HireWorks (post-production facilities)
- Media Meals (catering)
- Panalux (lighting)
- Panavision (camera and lenses: filmed with)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Ray Knight Casting (extras casting)
- Sony Classical (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This movie tells the true story of Alan Bennett's (Alex Jennings') strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd (Dame Maggie Smith), an eccentric homeless woman who Bennett befriended in the 1970s before allowing her temporarily to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden house. She stayed there for fifteen years. As the story develops, Bennett learns that Miss Shepherd is really Margaret Fairchild (died 1989), a former gifted pupil of pianist Alfred Cortot. She had played Chopin in a promenade concert, tried to become a nun, was committed to an institution by her brother, escaped, had an accident when her van was hit by a motorcyclist for which she believed herself to blame, and thereafter lived in fear of arrest. |
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP2,256,121, 15 Nov 2015 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie was shot in the actual house on the street where the events took place, Gloucester Crescent in Camden Town. Some of the same people still lived there when the star prop arrived, decades later. See more » |
| Goofs | Margaret/Mary is shown parking her new Commer van in the drive of Alan Bennett's house and she pulls up on the handbrake in the middle of the van, where a handbrake would normally be. In fact Commer vans had their handbrake to the right of the driver's seat between the seat and the door - not between the two front seats. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Alan Bennett at 80: Bennett Meets Hytner (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, OP. 11 See more » |
| Crazy Credits | During the first part of the credits, a young Margaret can be seen playing the piano at her concert in King's Hall. See more » |
| Quotes |
Rufus:
Sorry, you can't park here. Miss Shepherd: No, I've had guidance. This is where it should go. Rufus: Guidance? Who from? Miss Shepherd: The Virgin Mary. I spoke to her yesterday. She was outside the post office. Rufus: What does she know about parking? See more » |