Adapted for the screen by the author from his celebrated memoir, Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van, is directed by long-standing collaborator Nicholas Hytner.
The film tells 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. Their unique story is funny, poignant and life-affirming.
The Complete Lady in the Van contains a Foreword by Nicholas Hytner, a substantial Introduction with diary entries by Alan Bennett, the original memoir and the screenplay. The book includes numerous illustrations by David Gentleman, who sketched on set throughout filming, and a colour plate-section including behind-the-scenes photographs and stills from the film
| ISBN: | 9780571326204 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2015 |
| Author: | Alan Bennett |
| Illustrator: | David Gentleman |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Film scripts and screenplays Memoirs |