Where to Watch The Lady in the Van (2016) in the UK

What it's about

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.

Cast and crew

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Writer

Alan Bennett

Starring

Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent

Details

Release date

Feb 26, 2016

Language

English, French

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Box office

$10,021,175

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 1 win & 8 nominations total

Where to Watch The Lady in the Van (2016) in the UK — common questions

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