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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Patricia RoutledgeBarbara Pym | Barbara Pym |
 Marcia WarrenDora Caldicote | Dora Caldicote |
| JJohn BottBishop Grote | Bishop Grote |
 Susan WooldridgeBelinda | Belinda |
 Ian McNeiceVicar of Finstock | Vicar of Finstock |
| AAnn PenfoldAllegra Gray | Allegra Gray |
| MMary WimbushMrs Bone | Mrs Bone |
| AAnn WindsorMiss Lathbury | Miss Lathbury |
| HHugh DicksonDr Simpson | Dr Simpson |
 Avril ElgarLady on Bus | Lady on Bus |
 Norman BirdMan on Bus | Man on Bus |
 David KingLarkin Readings (Voice) | Larkin Readings (Voice) |
| JJilly CooperSelf | Self |
| HHenry HarveySelf | Self |
| HHazel HoltSelf | Self |
| PPenelope LivelySelf | Self |
| TTom MaschlerSelf | Self |
| HHilary PymSelf | Self |
 A.N. WilsonSelf | Self |
| WWill WyattSelf | Self |