On the Buses 1969
On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to a friend, Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.
Episodes
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S1·E1 The Early ShiftThe bus crews go on strike because of disagreements with the management. It causes no end of trouble at work and at home. Stan is hailed hero of the day.
S1·E2 The New ConductorWhen Stan sees his new clippie Iris all his nervousness goes, and they end up on a date together. He tells mum he is working an extra shift so he can take Iris out. What…
S1·E3 Olive Takes a Trip (aka Olive's First Day)To help with the family income, Olive gets a job as a clippie. She gets put on Stan's bus, against his wishes. The trouble is Olive does not travel well!
S1·E4 Bus Driver's StomachSitting on the bus engine all day has given Stan an over acidic stomach, known at the depot as 'bus drivers stomach'. When Blakey announces medical checks for the staff,…
S1·E5 The New InspectorStan is in need of some extra cash, so he applies for a position as an Inspector, but soon starts to worry about what the other lads will think of him.
S1·E6 The CanteenAfter complaints are made about it, the bus crews decide to take over the running of the canteen and make Olive the new cook.
S1·E7 The Darts MatchStan and Jack are challenged to a darts match by two clippies, Iris and Jenny. Stan feels he's a bit out of practice and so spends all his spare time practicing his…Cast
T
Terry Duggan
Irate Passenger
G
Gwendolyn Watts
Iris
S
Sandra Bryant
C
Claire Davenport
M
Michael Slater
TV Newsman
V
Valerie Newbold
Jenny
P
Patricia Shakesby
I
Ishaq Bux
M
Marcia Ashton
S
Shirley Steedman
J
John Crocker
P
Percy Edwards
F
Frederick Hall
M
Mohammad Shamsi
Mr. Sharma
D
David Richardson
A
Arthur Lovegrove
Harry
F
Fraser Kerr
TV Interviewer
G
Geoffrey Denton
Old Gentleman
D
Doreen Herrington
Betty
A
Arnold Peters
Manager
S
Shiranee Fullerton
Mrs. Sharma
A
Avril Gaynor
Joyce
U
Ursula Mohan
Liz
B
Betty Hare
Aunt Maud
S
Sue Walker
Ada
S
Sally Douglas
Eileen
P
Patrick Connor
Nobby
Details
- First air date
- Feb 28, 1969
- Last air date
- May 20, 1973
- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes
- 74
- Episode runtime
- 30 min
- Network
- ITV1, London Weekend Television
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- LWT
- Language
- English
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