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Seasons:
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Release Date:
28 February 1969 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The trials and tribulations of bus driver Stan and his conductor Jack unfold in this weekly comedy.... more
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'On The Buses' Reg Varney dies
 (From digitalspy. 17 November 2008, 1:09 AM, PST)

Beloved U.K. TV Star Varney Dies
 (From WENN. 16 November 2008, 11:08 PM, PST)

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Cor blimey Jack ! -- -- Stone the crows Stan! more

Cast

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Anna Karen ... Olive Rudge (73 episodes, 1969-1973)
Bob Grant ... Jack Harper (73 episodes, 1969-1973)
Stephen Lewis ... Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake (73 episodes, 1969-1973)
Reg Varney ... Stan Butler (67 episodes, 1969-1973)
Doris Hare ... Mum (66 episodes, 1969-1973)
Michael Robbins ... Arthur Rudge (60 episodes, 1969-1972)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (75 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Certification:
Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:14A | Australia:G (some episodes)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The buses were diesel-powered Eastern National Bristol Lodekka FLF6LXs with 70-seat bodies. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dancing with the Stars: (#6.4)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Happy Harry more

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Cor blimey Jack ! -- -- Stone the crows Stan!, 5 September 2005
Author: Graham Watson from Gibraltar

A huge cult like following way back then. In the days when there was only three TV channels "on the buses" was a gimmie when up against "Songs with praise" and some 1940's movie on BBC 2. Despite it being over 30 years old the last time I saw it a couple of years back I still found it reasonably amusing , although very dated and obviously politically incorrect. If you love political incorrectness this is the stuff for you! Let's just add it all up.

The flirting and groping of mini skirted female staff, (who for what ever reason were labeled as 'clippy's), the endless helpings of cholesterol laden food in the form of chips, eggs, bacon, meat pies and sausages in the canteen. Smoking cigarettes, no female bus drivers, a west Indian employee called 'Chalky' .( I cringe when you think that people were still laughing at the gag "I hope your head get's better" to an Indian employee wearing a turban). Lastly, Butlers tormentor Inspector Blakey who they insulted all the time, whose image was obviously based on Adolf Hitler with his mustache. I tell you it does not get any better than this.

It's hard to imagine today a comedy series being made about bus conductors in general let alone two homely looking middle aged men flirting with young women. In addition the average age of the cast in this series was probably 45 you would never get that nowadays! Yet it has to be said that there have been a number of comedy duffers that have long since come and gone that in no way can stand up to this one.

Memorable episodes, well, Stans new uniform getting ruined, getting radios for the buses that interfered with the airlines, Stan getting drunk on his home brew and Jack and Stan trying to impress the birds with their snazzy new uniforms claiming they were airline pilots. It's a credit to the writers that it is still watchable today!

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