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 |