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On the Buses was a British television sitcom that was broadcast on ITV from 1969 to 1973. It was created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, who wrote most of the episodes. It spawned three spin-off feature films and a stage version. Despite the writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife with the BBC, the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to 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.
Original Release
02/28/1969
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anna Karen | Olive Rudge |
Bob Grant | Jack Harper |
Stephen Lewis | Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake |
Reg Varney | Stan Butler |
Doris Hare | Mum |
Michael Robbins | Arthur Rudge |
Glen Whitter | Chalkie / Chalky |
Cicely Courtneidge | Mum / Mabel Butler |
Ursula Mohan | Joyce / Liz / Iris / Edna |
Michael Sheard | Manager / 1st Judge |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Olive's Divorce | Sunday, 25 February 1973 |
2 | The Perfect Clippie | Sunday, 04 March 1973 |
3 | The Ticket Machine | Sunday, 11 March 1973 |
4 | The Poster | Sunday, 18 March 1973 |
5 | The Football Match | Sunday, 25 March 1973 |
6 | On the Omnibuses | Sunday, 01 April 1973 |
7 | Goodbye Stan | Sunday, 08 April 1973 |
8 | Hot Water | Sunday, 15 April 1973 |
9 | The Visit | Sunday, 22 April 1973 |
10 | What the Stars Foretell | Sunday, 29 April 1973 |
11 | The Allowance | Sunday, 06 May 1973 |
12 | Friends in High Places | Sunday, 13 May 1973 |
13 | Gardening Time | Sunday, 20 May 1973 |
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Directors
Stuart Allen, Derrick Goodwin, Bryan Izzard, Howard Ross
Writers
Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Jonathan Lynn, George Layton, Wally Malston, Myles Rudge, Garry Chambers
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anna Karen | Olive Rudge |
Bob Grant | Jack Harper |
Stephen Lewis | Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake |
Reg Varney | Stan Butler |
Doris Hare | Mum |
Michael Robbins | Arthur Rudge |
Glen Whitter | Chalkie / Chalky |
Cicely Courtneidge | Mum / Mabel Butler |
Ursula Mohan | Joyce / Liz / Iris / Edna |
Michael Sheard | Manager / 1st Judge |
Terry Duggan | The Taxi Driver / The Passenger / The Painter / Shopkeeper / Irate Passenger |
Michael Slater | The Mechanic / The Maintenance Man / T.V. Newsman / Joe / Family Man |
Eunice Black | Rosie / The Traffic Warden / Gladys / Flossie Farmer |
Sandra Bryant | Sandra |
John Lyons | Bert / Sid / Bill |
Keith Norrish | Busman / Brian / George |
Madeleine Mills | Sally / Christine |
Ruth Kettlewell | The Nurse / Nurse On Bus |
Winifred Braemar | Winnie |
Valerie Newbold | Jenny / The Radio Girl |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stuart Allen | Producer |
Bryan Izzard | Producer |
Derrick Goodwin | Producer |