Series · Comedy
On the Buses (1969)Season 4
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
0/13 watched- Episode 1: Nowhere to Go30 min · Nov 27, 1970
- Episode 2: The Canteen Girl30 min · Dec 4, 1970
- Episode 3: Dangerous Driving30 min · Dec 11, 1970
- Episode 4: The Other Woman30 min · Dec 18, 1970
- Episode 5: Christmas Duty30 min · Dec 25, 1970
- Episode 6: The 'L' Bus30 min · Jan 1, 1971
- Episode 7: The Kids' Outing30 min · Jan 10, 1971
- Episode 8: The Anniversary30 min · Jan 17, 1971
- Episode 9: The Cover Up30 min · Jan 24, 1971
- Episode 10: Safety First30 min · Jan 31, 1971
- Episode 11: The Lodger30 min · Feb 7, 1971
- Episode 12: The Injury30 min · Feb 14, 1971
- Episode 13: Not Tonight30 min · Feb 21, 1971
