Miss Pym's Day Out
1992•47m•8.0•Released
DramaDocumentaryTV Movie
In 1977, after a fourteen year dry spell, the novelist Barbara Pym was nominated for a Booker Award for her novel, Quartet in Autumn. This drama documentary biopic sees Patricia Routledge as Pym and follows the day of the prize presentation, as she observes people and reminisces about life and love.
Director
James Runcie
Writer
James Runcie
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
Patricia Routledge
Barbara Pym
Marcia Warren
Dora Caldicote
John Bott
Bishop Grote
Susan Wooldridge
Belinda
Ian McNeice
Vicar of Finstock
Ann Penfold
Allegra Gray
Mary Wimbush
Mrs Bone
Ann Windsor
Miss Lathbury
Hugh Dickson
Dr Simpson
Avril Elgar
Lady on Bus
Norman Bird
Man on Bus
David King
Larkin Readings (Voice)
Jilly Cooper
Self
Henry Harvey
Self
Hazel Holt
Self
Production
Company
BBC
Producer
James Runcie
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