New edition of the classic memoir to tie in with the major new film starring Maggie Smith
In 1974, the homeless Miss Shepherd moved her broken down van into Alan
Bennett's garden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her bones, Miss Shepherd
was not an easy tenant. And Bennett, despite inviting her in the first place, was
a reluctant landlord. And yet she lived there for fifteen years.
This account of those years was first published in 1989 in the London Review
of Books. The play premiered in 1999, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Dame Maggie Smith, who reprise their roles in this new film adaptation.
Shot on location at Bennett's house, Alex Jennings plays the author, alongside
household names including Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent and Dominic
Cooper.