The Last Bus
“Returning to the past, he found his future.”
Drama
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.
VIBE
A quiet, reflective journey of a man grappling with loss. It's a gentle, character-driven piece that finds profound moments in ordinary encounters and the vastness of the British landscape.
melancholicnostalgicheartwarmingcontemplativeslow-burnkitchen sink dramacharacter studyslice of lifesocial realismgriefmemoryconnectionloneliness
