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 5 - Christmas Duty
Stan and Jack are lumbered with last-minute Christmas Day duty after the rostered clippie falls ill, which spoils the whole family's plans for dinner.
Notes
Filmed in black & white due to industrial action by ITV technicians.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 25th December 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 |
Ursula Mohan | Joyce |
Eunice Black | Rosie |
Roger Avon | The Policeman |
Ronald Chesney | Writer |
Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
Stuart Allen | Director |
Stuart Allen | Producer |
Alan Hunter-Craig | Production Designer |