On the Buses - Season 1 - Eps 1: The Early Shift
The bus crews go on strike because of disagreements with the management. It causes no end of trouble at work and at home. Stan is hailed hero of the day.
About On the Buses
Title: On the Buses
First Air Date: 1969-02-28
Last Air Date: 1973-05-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 24 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 74
Network: ITV1 London Weekend Television
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: LWT
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Reg Varney
Stan Butler
Bob Grant
Jack Harper
Stephen Lewis
Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
Doris Hare
Michael Robbins
Arthur Rudge
Anna Karen
Olive Rudge
Zachary Wolfe
Little Arthur
