Miss Pym's Day Out

Overview

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.

Directed by James Runcie

Top cast

Patricia Routledge

Barbara Pym

Marcia Warren

Dora Caldicote

J

John Bott

Bishop Grote

Susan Wooldridge

Belinda

Ian McNeice

Vicar of Finstock

A

Ann Penfold

Allegra Gray

M

Mary Wimbush

Mrs Bone

A

Ann Windsor

Miss Lathbury

H

Hugh Dickson

Dr Simpson

Avril Elgar

Lady on Bus

Norman Bird

Man on Bus

David King

Larkin Readings (Voice)

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Jilly Cooper

Self

H

Henry Harvey

Self

H

Hazel Holt

Self

P

Penelope Lively

Self

T

Tom Maschler

Self

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Hilary Pym

Self

A.N. Wilson

Self

W

Will Wyatt

Self

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