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.
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 11 - The Lodger
Between decimalisation and inflation the Butlers are feeling the pinch. Blakey suggests the family take in a lodger - and he happens to know someone who's looking. Unfortunately for Stan, there's no spare bedroom at home...
Notes
Filmed in black & white due to industrial action by ITV technicians.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 7th February 1971
- Time
- 7:25pm
- 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 |
Winifred Braemar | Winnie |
Campbell Singer | Mr. Nichols |
Samantha Birch | The Assistant Traffic Manager |
Ronald Chesney | Writer |
Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
Stuart Allen | Director |
Stuart Allen | Producer |
Alan Hunter-Craig | Production Designer |