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The Last Bus

6.520211h 28m12AMovieDrama

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…

DirectorGillies MacKinnon
WriterJoe Ainsworth
ProducersJames Atherton·Phil Hunt

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Cast · Directed by Gillies MacKinnon

TSTimothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Tom
PLPhyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan
Mary
NMNatalie Mitson
Natalie Mitson
Young Mary
BE
Ben Ewing
Young Tom
PP
Patricia Panther
Tracy
SASaskia Ashdown
Saskia Ashdown
Imogen
CMColin McCredie
Colin McCredie
Graham
MBMarnie Baxter
Marnie Baxter
Alice
IRIain Robertson
Iain Robertson
Andrey
SLSusanna Laine
Susanna Laine
Maria
SG
Sheila Grier
Moira (Vigilante)
NCNatalie Clarke
Natalie Clarke
Alicia (Nurse)

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The Last Bus is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime Video Free in United Kingdom, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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The Last Bus is available to stream free (with ads) on BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime Video Free in United Kingdom.