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 and episodes
7 seasons · 74 episodes
S7 E1Olive's Divorce
Feb 2, 197330 min
It's six months since Arthur walked out on her so Olive,armed with a list of grievances prepared by Mum and Stan,goes to court and is granted her divorce.With Mum going to stay with Aunt Maud Olive is very much the gooseberry as she accompa
S7 E2The Perfect Clippie
Mar 4, 197330 min
With money tight as ever in the Butler home Stan asks Blakey to employ Olive on the buses and eventually he relents. Olive's last excursion into being a conductress was a disaster but now she is completely in charge,super-efficient to the p
S7 E3The Ticket Machine
Mar 11, 197330 min
Mum and Olive run up debts of fifty pounds when they buy things to sell on from a catalogue firm only for Olive to break them. When Blakey refuses to give him his bonus Stan warms to Jack's idea of using a stolen ticket machine to charge fo
S7 E4The Poster
Mar 18, 197330 min
A poster of a faceless driver appears at the depot. It is a plan to boost falling passenger figures and advertises a competition with a prize of a hundred pounds to be ... The perfect driver.Jack secretly enters Stan though the other finali
S7 E5The Football Match
Mar 25, 197330 min
The bus crews are encouraged to form their own staff football team,to take on the Basildon Bashers. Jack and Stan are not enthusiastic but there is a five pound bonus on offer. The depot only has one star player,young Bob,and Stan injures h
S7 E6On The Omnibuses
Apr 1, 197330 min
t's a hundred years since the Luxton Bus Company came into being and fifty years since they got their first motor bus. To celebrate the good old days Blakey organizes an exhibition and,after showing Mum and Olive around some of the museum p
Starring
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch On the Buses?
- It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of On the Buses are there?
- On the Buses has 7 seasons and 74 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of On the Buses?
- On the Buses has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 20, 1973.
- Who stars in On the Buses?
- On the Buses stars Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Anna Karen, Doris Hare.
