The Last Bus Home

1h 33min

Though it is late in the punk rock movement, four Dublin youths get together in 1979 to form their own band. Accurately recounting the energy and rawness of the era, this drama follows their tumultuous and ill-fated journey on the rocky road to success. It takes three long years of unpaid performing for Reena, her lover Jessop, bassist Joe and drummer Petie to make a name for The Dead Patriots. Just as they are about to find real success, internal difficulties arise that leave each of them suspicious and mistrustful of the other.

Cast

Gemma Craven

Gemma Craven

Reena's Mother
Brendan Coyle

Brendan Coyle

Steve Burkett
Garrett Keogh

Garrett Keogh

Reena's Father
Ann Marie Byrne

Ann Marie Byrne

Reena's Gran
Niall O'Brien

Niall O'Brien

Jessop's Father
David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Bus Conductor
David Carey

David Carey

Petie's Father
Anne Kent

Anne Kent

Petie's Mother

Release date

17th Oct 1997

Status

Released

Spoken languages