The Lady in the Van

There are a few period inaccuracies the film-makers appear to have overlooked, which underline the difficulty of shooting in contemporary settings. In an early street sequence, set around 1974, Miss Shepherd is shown walking away from a junction where the traffic lights are of a modern design that was not introduced until 1997. In another scene with her and Alan Bennett by the convent gates, the block of flats in the background features modern double-glazed windows; in the 1970s these would have been single-glazed with timber frames or lightweight aluminium.