Miss Pym's Day Out
February 19, 1992•0h 47m•★ 8.0
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 RuncieWriters
Cast
Patricia Routledge
Barbara Pym
Marcia Warren
Dora Caldicote
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John Bott
Bishop Grote
Susan Wooldridge
Belinda
Ian McNeice
Vicar of Finstock
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Ann Penfold
Allegra Gray
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Mary Wimbush
Mrs Bone
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Ann Windsor
Miss Lathbury
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Hugh Dickson
Dr Simpson
Avril Elgar
Lady on Bus
Norman Bird
Man on Bus
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David King
Larkin Readings (Voice)
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Jilly Cooper
Self
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Henry Harvey
Self
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Hazel Holt
Self
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Penelope Lively
Self
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Tom Maschler
Self
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Hilary Pym
Self
A.N. Wilson
Self
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Will Wyatt
Self