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TV series

On the Buses

1969 · 7 seasons · 74 episodes

7.3

TMDB audience score
32 votes, out of 10

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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.

About 37h to watch every episode. An estimate: 74 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

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Main cast

  • Reg Varney
    Stan Butler
    74 episodes

  • Bob Grant
    Jack Harper
    74 episodes

  • Stephen Lewis
    Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
    74 episodes

  • Anna Karen
    Olive Rudge
    74 episodes

  • Doris Hare
    Mum
    67 episodes

  • Michael Robbins
    Arthur Rudge
    61 episodes

  • Cicely Courtneidge
    Mum
    7 episodes

  • Michael Sheard
    6 episodes

  • Terry Duggan
    Irate Passenger
    5 episodes

  • John Lyons
    4 episodes

  • Nosher Powell
    Bert
    3 episodes

  • Kate Williams
    Doreen
    2 episodes

  • Ruth Kettlewell
    2 episodes

  • Gwendolyn Watts
    Iris
    2 episodes

  • Sandra Bryant
    2 episodes

  • Larry Martyn
    2 episodes

  • Norman Mitchell
    Nobby
    2 episodes

  • Claire Davenport
    2 episodes

Seasons