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
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 1 - First Aid
Stan fibs his way past the First Aid test but how will he cope with a real emergency?
Further details
After the hapless Inspector Blake is involved in an accident aboard Stan's bus, all crews are forced to carry medical kits on their vehicles and undergo First Aid training - failure is not an option! Stan has less than 24 hours to swot up on the subject and turns to Arthur and Olive for help. Will they co-operate, and might they actually set him back?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 2nd January 1970
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Reg Varney | Stan Butler |
| Bob Grant | Jack Harper |
| Stephen Lewis | Inspector Blake |
| Anna Karen | Olive |
| Doris Hare | Mum |
| Michael Robbins | Arthur Rudge |
| Ruth Kettlewell | Nurse |
| Suzanne Vasey | Eileen |
| Ronald Chesney | Writer |
| Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
| Stuart Allen | Director |
| Stuart Allen | Producer |
| Roger Hall | Production Designer |