<p>Adapted for the screen by the author from his celebrated memoir, Alan Bennett''s <i>The Lady in the Van</i>, is directed by long-standing collaborator Nicholas Hytner.<br><br>The film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ''temporarily'' parked her van in Bennett''s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. Their unique story is funny, poignant and life-affirming.<br><br><i>The Complete Lady in the Van</i> contains a Foreword by Nicholas Hytner, a substantial Introduction with diary entries by Alan Bennett, the original memoir and the screenplay. The book includes numerous illustrations by David Gentleman, who sketched on set throughout filming, and a colour plate-section including behind-the-scenes photographs and stills from the film</p>