On the Buses
1969, Series, 30 min, Comedy, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 68
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.
Directed by Stuart Allen, Howard Ross, Derrick Goodwin, Bryan Izzard
Cast
- Anna Karen as Olive Rudge
- Bob Grant as Jack Harper
- Stephen Lewis as Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
- Reg Varney as Stan Butler
- Doris Hare as Mum
- Michael Robbins as Arthur Rudge
- Iris Fry as Clippie
- Glen Whitter as Chalky
- Cicely Courtneidge as Mum
- Ursula Mohan as Iris
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