Series · Comedy
On the Buses (1969)Season 1
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.
- Writers
- Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe, Jonathan Lynn
- Network
- ITV1, London Weekend Television
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- February 28, 1969
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Reg VarneyStan Butler
Bob GrantJack Harper
Stephen LewisInspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
Anna KarenOlive Rudge
Doris HareMum
Michael RobbinsArthur Rudge
Cicely CourtneidgeMum
Michael Sheard- Terry DugganIrate Passenger
John Lyons
Nosher PowellBert
Kate WilliamsDoreen
Ruth Kettlewell- Gwendolyn WattsIris
- Sandra Bryant
Larry Martyn
Norman MitchellNobby- Claire Davenport
- Michael SlaterTV Newsman
- Valerie NewboldJenny
Episodes
0/7 watched- Episode 1: The Early Shift30 min · Feb 28, 1969
- Episode 2: The New Conductor30 min · Mar 7, 1969
- Episode 3: Olive Takes a Trip (aka Olive's First Day)30 min · Mar 14, 1969
- Episode 4: Bus Driver's Stomach30 min · Mar 21, 1969
- Episode 5: The New Inspector30 min · Mar 28, 1969
- Episode 6: The Canteen30 min · Apr 4, 1969
- Episode 7: The Darts Match30 min · Apr 11, 1969
