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 Van (1977 film) (DeVito's character) would cross over to the universe of whatever film they were discussing. The Van (1977 film) The Van is a low-budget teenage comedy film directed by Sam Grossman, primarily released to drive-in theaters in 1977. It was released at the height of the vansploitation genre, and was followed by the 1978 film "Malibu Beach", in which Stephen Oliver reprised his role as bully Dugan Hicks. High school graduate Bobby buys a customized 1976 Dodge D300 Tradesman van (including a waterbed) with his college savings to pick up women. His desperate quest for sex leads him into a number