The Lady in the Van The Lady in the Van The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the novel of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Alan Bennett, and it tells the (mostly) true story of his interactions with Mary Shepherd, an elderly woman who lived in a dilapidated van on his driveway in London for 15 years. He had previously published the story as a 1989 essay, 1990 book, 1999 stage play, and 2009 radio play on BBC Radio 4. Smith had
The Lady in Question (1999 film) The Lady in Question (1999 film) The Lady in Question is a 1999 American made-for-television mystery crime-thriller film directed by Joyce Chopra. It represents the last leading role and film for Gene Wilder and his last credit as screenwriter. As in the previous film "Murder in a Small Town" Wilder plays the amateur detective Larry "Cash" Carter. It was broadcast by A&E on December 12, 1999. After the high ratings A&E received for "Murder in a Small Town", the first Cash Carter mystery, "The Lady in Question" began filming in Toronto in May 1999. Although A&E and Granada Entertainment USA