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
Streaming rank this week: 1,664
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Series 1, Episode 5 - The New Inspector
Stan applies for a promotion in hopes that he can buy his mum the new coat she needs, but he gets far more than just a raise when he's promoted to assistant inspector.
Further details
A job seen as a poisoned chalice becomes available at the bus depot as a vacancy for inspector arises. Stan and Jack won't touch it with a bargepole until Stan sees how much his mum would love a new coat that he can't afford.
To buy her the coat he takes on the post as a new assistant inspector to earn more money but it also earns him aggravation and hatred from his work colleagues. Is it really all worth the hassle?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 28th 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 |
| Doreen Herrington | Betty |
| Arnold Peters | Manager |
| Valerie Newbold | Jenny |
| Ronald Chesney | Writer |
| Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
| Stuart Allen | Director |
| Stuart Allen | Producer |
| Andrew Gardner | Production Designer |