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.
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
Penelope Lively
Self
Tom Maschler
Self
Hilary Pym
Self
A.N. Wilson
Self
Will Wyatt
Self
Crew
James Runcie
Director, Writer, Producer
Jeff Shaw
Editor
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Roger Thompson
Executive Producer
Nigel Williams
Executive Producer
Heather McCubbin
Production Assistant
Francesca Boyd
Production Design
Rita Reekie
Costume Designer
Jan Sewell
Makeup Designer
Clive Derbyshire
Sound
Keith Marriner
ADR Mixer
John Howarth
Additional Photography
Geoff Burden
Gaffer
Warwick Gee
Production Manager
Sean Savage
Focus Puller