The Lady in the Van

A mostly true 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.

Comedy Drama

Maggie Smith

(Miss Shepherd)

Alex Jennings

(Alan Bennett)

Frances de la Tour

(Ursula Vaughan Williams)

Gwen Taylor

(Mam)

Dominic Cooper

(Theatre Actor)

James Corden

(Street Trader)

Roger Allam

(Rufus)

Samuel Anderson

(Jehovah's Witness)

Dermot Crowley

(Priest)

Jim Broadbent

(Underwood)

Stephen Campbell Moore

(Doctor)

Eleanor Matsuura

(American Journalist)

Sacha Dhawan

(Doctor Malik)

Samuel Barnett

(Donald)

Deborah Findlay

(Pauline)

David Calder

(Mr. Fairchild)

Elliot Levey

(Theatre Director)

Claire Foy

(Lois, Social Worker)

Pandora Colin

(Mrs. Perry)

Marion Bailey

(Convent Housekeeper)

Russell Tovey

(Young Man with Earring)

Rosalind Knight

(Old Nun)

Jamie Parker

(Estate Agent)

Geoffrey Streatfeild

(Alan's Partner)

June Watson

(Woman at Day Centre)

George Taylor

(Policeman)

Richard Banks

(Neighbour)

Aaron Neil

(Grocer)

Jessica Bastick-Vines

(Pauline and Rufus' Daughter)

Cecilia Noble

(Miss Briscoe)

Clare Hammond

(Young Miss Shephard)

Sam McArdle

(The Biker)

Giles Cooper

(Passer-By)

Sam Spruell

(Another Young Man)

Harriet Thorpe

(Customer)

Nicholas Burns

(Giles Perry)

Alan Bennett

(Alan Bennett (2014))

Andrew Knott

(Ambulance Man)

Selina Cadell

(Lady Wiggin)

Giles Cooper

(Passer-by)