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‘Busman’s holiday!’

TV series ‘On the buses’ (1971)

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"Why don't you become a clippy?" Clippy was a slang term for a bus conductor and came from the ticket clipping machine they carried.

On The Buses was a London Weekend Television sitcom, created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, that aired from 28 February 1969 to 20 May 1973 in the UK. Pictured are:

Reg Varney (1916-2008) as Stan Butler. Reg had also starred in The Rag Trade, broadcast 1961-1963, which had also been created by Chesney and Wolfe.

Stephen Lewis (1926-2015) as Inspector Cyril Blake or "Blakey". He came up with the show's catchphrase "I 'ate you Butler" himself and, when touring as an actor, was known to visit local bus depots in character as Blakey and shout at staff.

Bob Grant (14 April 1932 - 8 November 2003) as Jack Harper.

Anna Karen (1936-2022) as Olive Rudge (Stan's sister).

The other main cast were Michael Robbins as Arthur Rudge and Cicely Courtneidge and Doris Hare who both played Stan's mum, Mabel.

Three movies were made - On The Buses, Mutiny on the Buses and Holiday on the Buses.

For the true anoraks out there the bus shown above is a Bristol Lodekka (the name coming from it having a lower overall height than the standard double-decker bus).

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Jeanne Varney (daughter of star Reg Varney) had a brief cameo in the first of the On the Buses spinoff feature films in 1971.

It was the most successful of the sitcom-feature film spinoffs, the location shots were done 'guerrilla style' with cast, crew and equipment transported on the bus used for the scenes, and it was brought in for under 100 000 pounds. It went on to make back around 28 times its budget for Hammer Films and EMI Studios.

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TVTimes Anglia, 21-27 November 1970: Reg Varney

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New On the Buses Documentary - Exclusive News & Clips

New On the Buses Documentary - Exclusive News & Clips. Look out for more news and behind the scenes info soon.

Exclusive news of a brand new documentary that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first release of the classic On the Buses films produced by Hammer Films. (more…)

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The Best Pair Of Legs In The Business ~ 1973

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On The Buses

On the Buses is a legendary British sitcom created and written by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney (although through the years series stars Stephen Lewis and Bob Grant would go onto write a number of episodes).

Upon watching On the Buses it is important to remember it is of its time and that not everything that was funny then is…

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TVTimes for ATV/Midland, 11-17 August 1973