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On the Buses

TV Series 1969 TMDB 7.3/10 Ended

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.

On the Buses is a TV series first shown in 1969. TMDB lists 7 seasons and 74 episodes for this title. Status: Ended. Genres: Comedy. TMDB score 7.3/10 from 32 votes.

7Seasons
74Episodes
30mEpisode runtime
32TMDB votes

Title details

Type
TV Series
Original title
On the Buses
Release year
1969
First air date
February 28, 1969
Last air date
May 20, 1973
Status
Ended
Seasons
7
Episodes
74
Episode runtime
30 minutes
Genres
Comedy
Networks
ITV1, London Weekend Television
Production companies
LWT
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (32 votes)
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Official trailer

ON THE BUSES - Clip from Season 5 Ep. 14 - Stan the 'Cleaning Lady'

Seasons

S1 Series 1 · 1969 7 ep
S2 Series 2 · 1969 6 ep
S3 Series 3 · 1970 13 ep
S4 Series 4 · 1970 13 ep
S5 Series 5 · 1971 15 ep
S6 Series 6 · 1972 7 ep
S7 Series 7 · 1973 13 ep

Cast

Reg Varney

Reg Varney

Stan Butler

Bob Grant

Bob Grant

Jack Harper

Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis

Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake

Doris Hare

Doris Hare

Mum

Anna Karen

Anna Karen

Olive Rudge

Characters

  • Stan Butler voiced by Reg Varney
  • Jack Harper voiced by Bob Grant
  • Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake voiced by Stephen Lewis
  • Mum voiced by Doris Hare
  • Olive Rudge voiced by Anna Karen

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