Miss Pym's Day Out (1992)

8.0/10 • 47 min • Drama Documentary TV Movie

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.

Cast

Patricia Routledge

Marcia Warren

Susan Wooldridge

Ian McNeice

Vicar of Finstock

Avril Elgar

Norman Bird

Man on Bus

A.N. Wilson

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