ON THE BUSES

 
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CREATED BY: 		 75 + 3 MOVIES
1969-1973
28th FEBRUARY 1969
LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION (LWT)
STUART ALLEN, DERRICK GOODWIN
& BRYAN IZZARD

 
BACKGROUND

Stan (Reg Varney) works as a bus driver for the Luxton And District Traction Company.
Jack (Bob Grant) is his conductor. They spend most of their time avoiding work and chatting
up the 'clippies' (female bus conductors). 

The bane of their life is the obnoxious Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis). He devotes much
of his time trying (usually unsuccessfully) to ensure that Stan gets his bus out on time. 

This was one of those series that everyone of a certain age can remember with enjoyement.
Of course this was back in the days when TV comedy was at it's peak and we shall never
see the likes of this class again.

 

 
CAST
STAN BUTLER Reg Varney
JACK Bob Grant
INSPECTOR CYRIL BLAKE Stephen Lewis
OLIVE Anna Karen
ARTHUR Micheal Robbins
STAN'S MUM Cicely Courtneidge & Doris Hare
JESSIE Yootha Joyce
 

 
EPISODE GUIDE
SEASON 1 SEASON 2

The Early Shift 
The New Conductor 
Olive Takes a Trip 
Bus Driver's Stomach 
The New Inspector 
The Canteen 
The Darts Match 
Family Flu 
The Used Combination 
Self Defence 
Aunt Maud 
Late Again 
Bon Voyage 
SEASON 3 SEASON 4

First Aid 
The Cistern 
The Inspector's Niece 
Brew It Yourself 
Busman's Perks 
The Snake 
Mum's Last Fling 
Radio Control 
Foggy Night 
The New Uniforms 
Going Steady 
The Squeeze 
On the Make 
Nowhere to Go 
The Canteen Girl 
Dangerous Driving 
The Other Woman 
Christmas Duty 
The 'L' Bus 
The Kids' Outing 
The Anniversary 
The Cover Up 
Safety First 
The Lodger 
The Injury 
Not Tonight 
SEASON 5 SEASON 6

The Nursery 
Stan's Room 
The Best Man 
The Inspector's Pets 
The Epidemic 
The Busmen's Ball 
Canteen Trouble 
The New Nurse 
Lost Property 
Stan's Uniform 
The Strain 
The New Telly 
Vacancy for Inspector 
A Thin Time 

Boxing Day Social 
No Smoke Without Fire 
Love Is What You Make It 
Private Hire 
Stan's Worst Day 
Union Trouble 
Bye Bye Blakey 
The Prize 

Christmas Special 1972 
SEASON 7 MOVIES

Olive's Divorce 
The Perfect Clippie 
The Ticket Machine 
The Football Match 
The Poster 
On the Omnibuses 
Goodbye Stan 
Hot Water 
The Visit 
What the Stars Foretell 
The Allowance 
Friends in High Places 
Gardening Time 
On the Buses (1971) 
Mutiny on the Buses (1972) 
Holiday on the Buses (1974) 

 
TRIVIA FAX

The first two series were produced in monachrome.

Stephen Lewis & Bob Grant wrote a few of the episodes. 

Bizzarly enough, the movies were produced by the studio that dripped blood Hammer Films! 

Micheal Robbins appeared in the 1982 Doctor Who story The Visitation.