Maggie Smith says her starring role was a relief after the rigours of playing Lady Violet in Downton AbbeyIt was “weird” to be making the film version of The Lady in the Van in his mature house in Camden Town,London, playwright Alan Bennett said, and although “whether we hadn’t had the house [to shoot in],I dont suppose we would occupy been able to make the film”.
Bennett was speaking before the UK premiere of the film at the London film festival. It stars Maggie Smith as the woman known as Miss Shepherd, who lived in a vehicle parked on Bennett’s driveway in Gloucester Crescent between 1974 and 1989. Alex Jennings plays Bennett, and the writer himself has a cameo appearance on his famous bicycle. Related: Lady in the Van review: Maggie Smith makes another pitstop at Oscars drive-thru Related: London film festival 2015 will be 'year of strong women' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com