On the Buses (1969)
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
Cast and crew
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Reg Varney
Stan Butler
74 episodes
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Bob Grant
Jack Harper
74 episodes
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Stephen Lewis
Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
74 episodes
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Anna Karen
Olive Rudge
74 episodes
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Doris Hare
Mum
67 episodes
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Michael Robbins
Arthur Rudge
61 episodes
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Cicely Courtneidge
Mum
7 episodes
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Michael Sheard
6 episodes
- Terry Duggan Irate Passenger 5 episodes
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John Lyons
4 episodes
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Nosher Powell
Bert
3 episodes
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Kate Williams
Doreen
2 episodes
- Full cast
- Directing
- Stuart Allen, Bryan Izzard, Derrick Goodwin
- Writing
- Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe, Jonathan Lynn
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Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- Feb. 28, 1969
- Episode runtime
- 30 minutes
- Original language
- English
- Networks
- ITV1 London Weekend Television
