The Last Bus

The Last Bus

2021

After the death of his beloved wife Mary, elderly widower Tom uses his free bus pass to travel the entire length of Britain - from John O'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in Cornwall - using only local buses, carrying his wife's ashes with the intention of scattering them where they originally met and grew up. Along the way, Tom encounters a wide variety of people who are moved by his journey, and his adventures begin to capture the public's imagination, turning him into an unlikely media phenomenon. The film is interspersed with nostalgic flashbacks to Tom and Mary's life together, adding emotional depth to his solo trek across the country.

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Director

  • Gillies MacKinnon

Cast

  • Timothy Spall
  • Phyllis Logan
  • Natalie Mitson
  • Ben Ewing
  • Patricia Panther
  • Saskia Ashdown
  • Colin McCredie
  • Marnie Baxter
  • Iain Robertson
  • Susanna Laine
  • Sheila Grier
  • Natalie Clarke
  • Celyn Jones
  • Ronan Doyle
  • Linda Lyon
  • Steven Duffy

Filming Locations

  • Bridgeton Bus Garage

    Redressed to represent six different settings including high-rise flats, a hospital ward, and various bus depots and stations

  • Dunure Harbour

    Doubled for both Land's End and John O'Groats sd the northern and southern endpoints of Tom's journey; also used for harbour scenes between Mary and Tom

  • Glen Coe

    Used for scenic road and point-of-view shots seen from the bus during Tom's journey

  • Harthill

    Forest Road was used as a road location standing in for parts of Tom's cross-country journey

  • Helensburgh

    Filmed as one of the towns Tom passes through on his bus journey

  • Hunterston House

    Used as a key location during Tom's bus journey across Britain

  • Rest and Be Thankful

    Used for scenic road and point-of-view shots representing the cross-country bus journey

  • Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

    Used as a filming location standing in for stops along Tom's journey