The Last Bus (2021 film)
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| The Last Bus | |
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| Directed by | Gillies MacKinnon |
| Written by | Joe Ainsworth |
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| Distributed by | Parkland Entertainment |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Last Bus is a 2021 drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon.[1] It stars Timothy Spall as an elderly gentleman who travels the length of the United Kingdom to scatter his late wife's ashes. It was released in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2021.
Plot
Following the death of his wife, Tom, played by Timothy Spall, travels from John O'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in Cornwall, England using his free bus pass on local buses, to return to where he and his wife grew up and to scatter her ashes.[2] However, a Scottish bus pass holder can only travel in Scotland and an English bus pass holder can only travel in England. It is not possible to travel from the north of Scotland to the south of England on a bus pass.
Cast
- Phyllis Logan as Mary
- Timothy Spall as Tom
- Grace Calder as Fran
- Celyn Jones as Doctor Martin
Music
Sixteen-year-old busker Caitlin Agnew, has had two of her original songs "I Wanna" and "Don't Wanna Go Home" featured in the movie after her father, while working on the movie set, recommended her music to the director.[3]
References
- ^ "The Last Bus". Parkland Entertainment. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ BBFC. "The Last Bus". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "The Last Bus: Timothy Spall film gives teen busker big break". BBC News. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 202.
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