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
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Series 7, Episode 5 - The Football Match
The depot establishes a football team, and with the promise of £5 for each player should they win their upcoming match, Stan's keen to join - even with Blakey as trainer. But when the star player is injured, they face a much bigger challenge than imagined!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 25th March 1973
- 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 |
| Jules Walter | Chalkie |
| Bob McNab | Bob |
| Melanie Jane | Canteen Girl |
| Carol Gillies | Eunice |
| Jennifer Guy | Iris |
| Jeannette Wild (as Jeanette Wild) | Rita |
| Maxine Casson | Mary |
| Bob Grant | Writer |
| Stephen Lewis | Writer |
| Ronald Wolfe | Script Editor |
| Ronald Chesney | Script Editor |
| Bryan Izzard | Director |
| Bryan Izzard | Producer |
| Eddy Lowe | Editor |
| Alan Hunter-Craig | Production Designer |