Mutiny on the Buses (1972)

Director:

Harry Booth

Writers:

Ronald Chesney (written by)
Ronald Wolfe (written by)

Release Date:

June 1972 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park.

Plot Keywords:

Bus | Working Class | Based On TV Series | Sequel | Independent Film

Cast

Reg Varney	...	Stan Butler
Doris Hare	...	Mum
Michael Robbins	...	Arthur Rudge
Anna Karen	...	Olive Rudge
Stephen Lewis	...	Inspector 'Blakey' Blake
Bob Grant	...	Jack Harper
Janet Mahoney	...	Susy
Pat Ashton	...	Norah
Kevin Brennan	...	Mr. Jenkins
Bob Todd	...	New Inspector
David Lodge	...	Safari Guard
Tex Fuller	...	Harry
Caroline Dowdeswell	...	Sandra
Jan Rennison	...	Gloria
Damaris Hayman	...	Mrs. Jenkins

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Anglo-EMI

Trivia:

Arthur's motorcycle is an old model that was made by B.S.A. (Birmingham Small Arms).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious simulator when Arthur is driving the bus for the first time and the inside shot of the cab shows Stan holding onto the door.

Movie Connections:

References Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

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