The Lilac Bus cover art

The Lilac Bus Details

1990 Certificate 12
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 43 members

Drama based on the novel by Maeve Binchy, which recounts the lives of five people catching the Lilac Bus. Read more

Starring Stephanie Beacham, Con O'Neill, Beatie Edney, Rynagh O'Grady
Director Giles Foster
Genres Drama, Romance

Sign up The Lilac Bus DVD

Buy From: £7.93

loading loading...

The Lilac Bus cover art

The Lilac Bus

Drama based on the novel by Maeve Binchy, which recounts the lives of five people catching the Lilac Bus.

Starring Stephanie Beacham, Con O'Neill, Beatie Edney, Rynagh O'Grady, Dervla Kirwan, Brendan Conroy
Director Giles Foster
Studio ACORN MEDIA
Run time DVD: 1 hr 18 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama, Romance
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 12 May 2008
Production year: 1990
Format DVD

  • Most helpful member's review of The Lilac Bus

    View all

  • Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Before the Tiger

    This is a TV movie from 1990 adapted from a novel by Maeve Binchy involving a group of characters who travel back to their village from Dublin every weekend in a lilac bus. Less than 20 years old it is already a period piece as so much has changed in Ireland in that time. It's interesting to see the shots of Dublin but the whole thing seems very old-fashioned although the problems of the characters are timeless. The acting is fine too. One for a rainy afternoon perhaps.

      • Stiofan from Oxford
      • Posted 15 May 2008 11:20

  • Most recent members' review of The Lilac Bus

    View all

  • Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Before the Tiger

    This is a TV movie from 1990 adapted from a novel by Maeve Binchy involving a group of characters who travel back to their village from Dublin every weekend in a lilac bus. Less than 20 years old it is already a period piece as so much has changed in Ireland in that time. It's interesting to see the shots of Dublin but the whole thing seems very old-fashioned although the problems of the characters are timeless. The acting is fine too. One for a rainy afternoon perhaps.

      • Stiofan from Oxford
      • Posted 15 May 2008 11:20

  • More like this

    View all
    Showing 1 to 4 of 20

    loading

Find cinemas


Rating breakdown

43 Member ratings
  • 100
4
  • 90
3
  • 80
4
  • 70
3
  • 60
13
  • 50
6
  • 40
4
  • 30
1
  • 20
2
  • 10
3

Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop

    • The Lilac Bus

    • The Lilac Bus
    • DVD: £7.93
      Free Delivery
    • RRP £16.79 (you save: 53%)
      • Drama based on the novel by Maeve Binchy, which recounts the lives of five people catching the Lilac Bus....