The Last Bus poster
Director Gillies MacKinnon
Writer Joe Ainsworth

The Last Bus

Drama2021

Tagline: Returning to the past, he found his future.

Release Date: 2021-06-18

Duration: 88 minutes

Synopsis

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 Scotland 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.

Casting

  • Timothy Spall
    Tom
  • Phyllis Logan
    Mary
  • Brian Pettifer
    Billy
  • Marnie Baxter
    Alice
  • Celyn Jones
    Dr Martin
  • Colin McCredie
    Graham
  • Saskia Ashdown
    Imogen
  • Natalie Mitson
    Young Mary
  • Iain Robertson
    Andrey
  • Maryam Hamidi
    Sophia