Smith is excellent as the homeless woman who parked her camper van in Alan Bennett’s garden for 15 years,in this enjoyable film about their poignant relationship from Nicholas Hytner Maggie Smith gets the chance to play someone grander than the Dowager Countess of Grantham, although with the same piercing stare of disapproval, and pinched lips and bird-like head movements,as she assesses the unsatisfactory nature of everything around her. Related: Wheel to wheel: match the van to the film Continue reading...
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