On The Buses
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1969 - 1973
- 74 episodes (7 series)
Comedy following workshy bus driver Stan and his family; his conductor, Jack; and their depot boss, Inspector Blake. Stars Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Anna Karen, Cicely Courtneidge and more.
- Series 5, Episode 15 repeated Wednesday at 7:40am on ITV3
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Series 1, Episode 3 - Olive Takes A Trip
Stan's job is made more difficult when Olive becomes a clippie aboard his bus...
Further details
Stan is in for a shock when Olive gets a job as a clippie at the bus depot. Things get even worse when she is put on his bus and disaster ensues. She proceeds to get trapped in the bus doors and suffers from travel sickness, but can Stan and mum stop Olive from getting the sack or will Stan's ingenuity save the day?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 14th March 1969
- Time
- 7:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Reg Varney | Stan Butler |
| Bob Grant | Jack Harper |
| Stephen Lewis | Inspector Blake |
| Anna Karen | Olive |
| Cicely Courtneidge | Mum |
| Michael Robbins | Arthur Rudge |
| Geoffrey Denton | Old Gentleman |
| Terry Duggan | Irate Passenger |
| Michael Slater | Family Man |
| Ronald Chesney | Writer |
| Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
| Stuart Allen | Director |
| Stuart Allen | Producer |
| David Catley | Production Designer |