
On the Buses
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
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
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...

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Episode 1: On the Buses : The Movie
Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire purchase, but...
Episode 2: Mutiny on the Buses
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and...
Episode 3: Holiday on the Buses
Sacked by the bus company Stan and Jack get jobs as drivers ferrying punters to and from a holiday c...

Episode 1: The Early Shift
The bus crews go on strike because of disagreements with the management. It causes no end of trouble...

Episode 2: The New Conductor
When Stan sees his new clippie Iris all his nervousness goes, and they end up on a date together. He...

Episode 3: Olive Takes a Trip (aka Olive's First Day)
To help with the family income, Olive gets a job as a clippie. She gets put on Stan's bus, against h...

Episode 4: Bus Driver's Stomach
Sitting on the bus engine all day has given Stan an over acidic stomach, known at the depot as 'bus...

Episode 5: The New Inspector
Stan is in need of some extra cash, so he applies for a position as an Inspector, but soon starts to...

Episode 6: The Canteen
After complaints are made about it, the bus crews decide to take over the running of the canteen and...

Episode 7: The Darts Match
Stan and Jack are challenged to a darts match by two clippies, Iris and Jenny. Stan feels he's a bit...

Episode 1: Family Flu
Mum and Olive are in bed with the flu and it is not long before Arthur joins then. Stan is rushed of...

Episode 2: The Used Combination
Arthur's motorcycle and side car are in desperate need of repairs. Stan says that he can get the sp...

Episode 3: Self Defence
After a number of assaults on bus staff, the management introduce judo lessons. Enter Blakey as the...

Episode 4: Aunt Maud
Aunt Maud comes to stay and upsets the family home life. The little dog of Aunt Maud's has now grown...

Episode 5: Late Again
Stan is burning the candle at both ends, what with his new girlfriend keeping him out late at night...

Episode 6: Bon Voyage
Stan and Jack are going on holiday but first there is the small matter of getting a suntan before th...

Episode 1: First Aid
Blakey decides that all the Bus Crews, including Stan and Jack, must pass a first aid course .

Episode 2: The Cistern
A noisy cistern in the Butler household is just the start of the troubles. Buying a new loo isn't th...

Episode 3: The Inspector's Niece
Sally is the Inspector's niece and is put on Stan's bus as the new clippie. How will Stan cope with...

Episode 4: Brew It Yourself
Stan plans on brewing his own beer to save money. Trouble is, once he's tested it, he also goes bac...

Episode 5: Busman's Perks
Arthur and Olive's bedroom needs decorating, so the Butlers decide to paint the room the same colour...

Episode 6: The Snake
A social night at the depot by the overseas busmen's club invites everyone to their evening. With an...

Episode 7: Mum's Last Fling
Mum gets a new boyfriend and starts to go out a lot, leaving the family to fend for themselves.

Episode 8: Radio Control
Blakey comes up with the idea of installing a two way radio system on the buses to keep tabs on wher...

Episode 9: Foggy Night
Stan and Jack's bus is caught in thick fog which causes problems for them, especially as Blakey and...

Episode 10: The New Uniforms
Stan and Jack have been chosen as guinea pigs for the Company's tasteful new grey uniform. They are...

Episode 11: Going Steady
Stan has been seeing Blakey's niece, Sally. When Stan announces that he wants to marry her, Blakey...

Episode 12: The Squeeze
Money is so tight in the Butler household, that they decide to sell various things to raise some cas...

Episode 13: On the Make
Edna the clippie has been thrown out of her home by her landlady. Feeling sorry for her, Stan persud...

Episode 1: Nowhere to Go
Stan tries to get the rest of the family out of the house so that he can spend some time alone with...

Episode 2: The Canteen Girl
Blakey has taken a shine to the canteen girl, Molly. So much so that he has asked her to marry him a...

Episode 3: Dangerous Driving
When an article is printed in the paper saying that bus drivers are at risk from health problems, Mu...

Episode 4: The Other Woman
At the busman's social, Arthur is spending he time and money on one of the clippies, Wendy, much to...

Episode 5: Christmas Duty
Stan and Jack end up having to do a shift on Christmas day again.

Episode 6: The 'L' Bus
After too many sleepless nights due to Arthur and Olive's squeaky bed, Stan tries his hand at mendin...

Episode 7: The Kids' Outing
It's the day of the annual kids outing, a job that none of the bus crews want to do.

Episode 8: The Anniversary
It's Arthur and Olive's tenth wedding anniversary and Aunt Maud has bought them a puppy as a present...

Episode 9: The Cover Up
The Butlers furniture needs new covers. But as money is short, Stan suggests using spare bus seat fa...

Episode 10: Safety First
After several buses are nearly involved in accidents while leaving the depot, Blakey decides to intr...

Episode 11: The Lodger
The Butlers rent out their spare room to the new Traffic Manager. But Olive gets more than she barga...

Episode 12: The Injury
Stan has an accident while decorating the bathroom. However because the injury was caused at home, h...

Episode 13: Not Tonight
When Stella, the shapely new waitress in the cantenn, makes a pass at Stan, he's both pleased and su...

Episode 1: The Nursery
The management at the depot has decided to open a staff nursery to enable the clippies to return to...

Episode 2: Stan's Room
Fed up with being unable to take his girlfriends home, Stan decides to rent a room at Blakey's. Howe...

Episode 3: The Best Man
Stan has been asked to be best man for Bill's wedding to Blakey's niece. However after a boozy stag...

Episode 4: The Inspector's Pets
To prevent being found out after an accident, Stan offers to look after Blakey's pet goldfish and pe...

Episode 5: The Epidemic
There's a flu epidemic at the depot and as Stan and Jack are getting extra overtime, they are determ...

Episode 6: The Busmen's Ball
It's time for the annual Busman's Ball. Stan and Jack persuade the management to book a stripper ins...

Episode 7: Canteen Trouble
Suzy the canteen girl is charging the busmen reduced rates for larger portions while still charging...

Episode 8: The New Nurse
The depot's snobby new nurse is looking for lodgings in town and the Butlers are too willing to obli...

Episode 9: Lost Property
Due to the amount of lost property going missing, Blakey insists on a form being filled out for piec...

Episode 10: Stan's Uniform
When Stan accidentally damages his uniform, he puts in a request for a new one. When he shows the ne...

Episode 11: The Strain
Stan strains his back while trying to impress Doreen the clippie. Forced to wear a corset he finds...

Episode 12: The New Telly
When the staff have their Christmas Club payout from Blakey, Stan and the family decide to buy a col...

Episode 13: Vacancy for Inspector
A vacancy for a new inspector crops up at the depot. Blakey recommends Jack for the post. Stan is ho...

Episode 14: A Thin Time
After taking a shine to a clippie who likes men with 'a full head of hair', Arthur decides to splash...

Episode 15: Boxing Day Social
At the Boxing Day Social there is growing tension between Arthur's mother and the Butlers, while Jac...

Episode 1: No Smoke Without Fire
After a carelessly discarded cigarette end causes a fire at the depot, it is decided that all the st...

Episode 2: Love Is What You Make It
Olive tries to make Arthur jealous by pretending to seduce another man.

Episode 3: Private Hire
After a bit of unlucky gambling, Stan borrows some money off Basher, but when Basher wants it back S...

Episode 4: Stan's Worst Day
It's been a pretty bad week for Stan, Arthur and Olive are constantly arguing and keeping him awake...

Episode 5: Union Trouble
When the management sacks Elsie the canteen lady, Stan stages a one man hunger strike.

Episode 6: Bye Bye Blakey
Stan and Jack mistakenly think that Blakey might be dying, after he has a medical at the depot.

Episode 7: The Prize
When the raffle ticket that Stan buys for Mum wins second prize of a holiday for two in Spain, the f...

Episode 1: Olive's Divorce
It's six months since Arthur walked out on her so Olive,armed with a list of grievances prepared by...

Episode 2: The Perfect Clippie
With money tight as ever in the Butler home Stan asks Blakey to employ Olive on the buses and eventu...

Episode 3: The Ticket Machine
Mum and Olive run up debts of fifty pounds when they buy things to sell on from a catalogue firm onl...

Episode 4: The Poster
A poster of a faceless driver appears at the depot. It is a plan to boost falling passenger figures...

Episode 5: The Football Match
The bus crews are encouraged to form their own staff football team,to take on the Basildon Bashers....

Episode 6: On The Omnibuses
t's a hundred years since the Luxton Bus Company came into being and fifty years since they got thei...

Episode 7: Goodbye Stan
Stan decides he can make more money if he heads North and gets work in a car factory but,rather than...

Episode 8: Hot Water
Jack and the inspector attempt to fix a water heater.

Episode 9: The Visit
Blakey invites his mum over to the Butler home now that he is living there. Mrs. Butler is none to h...

Episode 10: What The Stars Foretell
The Stars make good reading for Mum and Olive. It says romance is in the air. Who will be the unluc...

Episode 11: The Allowance
There's a new clippie at the depot, the militant Jessie. Outraged that the female clippies have to p...

Episode 12: Friends In High Places
When Mrs. Butler goes for a job at the depot's canteen, she is interviewed by an old boyfriend, Mr....

Episode 13: Gardening Time
Blakey and Jack have entered into the depot flower and vegtable competition. The rivalry is fierce a...
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