Trivia
Towards a prevent, Forster's characters quote a select few unidentified stanzas ("Come down, O maid, from yonder mountain height", etc.). It is from either Tennyson's long narrative verse form "The Princess".

Film adaptation
The Room by using the Watch was adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala in 1986 and directed by James Ivory. A film stars Maggie Smith (as Charlotte Bartlett), Helena Bonham Carter (as Lucy Honeychurch), Denholm Elliott (as Mr. Emerson), Julian Sands (as George Emerson), Simon Callow (as Mr. Beebe), Judi Dench (as Eleanor Shower) & Daniel Day-Lewis (as Cecil Vyse).

A film won 3 Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. It was besides nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Denholm Elliott), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maggie Smith), Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Picture.