On the Buses
On the Buses (1969-1973)
Seasons: 7,
episodes: 74
Episode runtime: 30 min
Average rating:
7/10
2 932
Production
Status
Completed
Scenario
Producer
Stuart Allen
Actors
Reg Varney
Stan Butler
Bob Grant
Jack Harper
Stephen Lewis
Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
Doris Hare
Mum
Michael Robbins
Arthur Rudge
Anna Karen
Olive Rudge
Cicely Courtneidge
Mum
Kate Williams
Doreen
Short description
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.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Series 1
|
7 | 1969-02-28 | 6.8 |
Series 2
|
6 | 1969-05-31 | 7.7 |
Series 3
|
13 | 1970-01-02 | — |
Series 4
|
13 | 1970-11-27 | — |
Series 5
|
15 | 1971-09-19 | — |
Series 6
|
7 | 1972-02-20 | — |
Series 7
|
13 | 1973-02-02 | 7 |
What's left behind the scenes
- Although he was expected to play a character between 30 and 40 years old, Reg Varney (1916-2008) was 52 at the start of filming. To look younger than he actually was, the actor had to undergo heavy makeup.
- Bob Grant, who played the bus conductor, had actually worked as a bus conductor at one time to pay for his studies.
- In 1990, there were plans to revive the series under the title 'Back on the Buses'.
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