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The Last Bus

The Last Bus

Returning to the past, he found his future.

20216.51h 28m

Overview

Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon
Written by Joe Ainsworth
Produced by Sol Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter
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Top Cast

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Tom

Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan

Mary

Natalie Mitson

Natalie Mitson

Young Mary

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Ben Ewing

Young Tom

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Patricia Panther

Tracy

Saskia Ashdown

Saskia Ashdown

Imogen

Colin McCredie

Colin McCredie

Graham

Marnie Baxter

Marnie Baxter

Alice

Iain Robertson

Iain Robertson

Andrey

Susanna Laine

Susanna Laine

Maria

About The Last Bus

The Last Bus is a drama film released in 2021. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, it stars Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson. Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.

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