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The Last Bus poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.5 / 100
2021·Drama·1h 26m

THE LAST BUS

“Returning to the past, he found his future.”

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.

Above the Line
Gillies MacKinnon·DirectorJoe Ainsworth·WriterGeorge Geddes·Director of PhotographyNick Lloyd Webber·Original Music ComposerAnne Sopel·Editor
Cast
Timothy Spall·TomPhyllis Logan·MaryNatalie Mitson·Young MaryBen Ewing·Young TomPatricia Panther·TracySaskia Ashdown·ImogenColin McCredie·GrahamMarnie Baxter·AliceIain Robertson·AndreySusanna Laine·Maria
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Gillies MacKinnon·Director
Writing· 1
Joe Ainsworth·Writer
Camera· 1
George Geddes·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Anne Sopel·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Nick Lloyd Webber·Original Music ComposerPeter Burgis·Foley ArtistGlen Gathard·Foley MixerRebecca Heathcote·Foley ArtistSven Taits·Sound Re-Recording MixerDerek Trigg·Foley Editor
Art & Design· 7
Andy Harris·Production DesignJean Kerr·Art DirectionGill Horn·Costume DesignAnita Anderson·Makeup ArtistKamen Glover·Makeup ArtistCaroline Hamilton·Makeup ArtistEmma Leigh Porter·Makeup Artist
Production· 13
Sol Papadopoulos·ProducerRoy Boulter·ProducerPhil Hunt·Executive ProducerCompton Ross·Executive ProducerJames Atherton·Executive ProducerJan Pace·Executive ProducerThierry Wase-Bailey·Executive ProducerHenriette Wollmann·Executive ProducerJennifer Armitage·Executive ProducerNorman Merry·Executive ProducerPeter Hampden·Executive ProducerTimothy Spall·Executive ProducerMichelle Smith·Casting
By the Numbers
75.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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Oscar Wins
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