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 6, Episode 5 - Union Trouble
Blakey's latest tactics - early closing of the canteen and sacking its staff - leads Jack to call a strike; but when management offer him a sweetener the union pulls its backing, leaving Stan to strike alone. He initially stages a bus sit-in, but is soon back at home decorating the kitchen.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 19th March 1972
- 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 |
Glen Whitter | Chalky |
Marcia Ashton | Elsie |
Bob Grant | Writer |
Stephen Lewis | Writer |
Bryan Izzard | Director |
Bryan Izzard | Producer |
Alan Hunter-Craig | Production Designer |