On the Buses Episode Guide

Episode Guide

On the Buses: Season 7 (1973)

• Season 7 Episode 13: Gardening Time

  Stan and Blakey turn out to be the only entrants in a gardening competition organised by the depot manager's wife. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 7 Episode 12: Friends in High Places

  Jack suggests mum should take on the job of cook at the depot canteen. Classic comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 7 Episode 11: The Allowance

  Inspector Blake gives Jack a new clippie, knowing her incessant chatter will drive him barmy. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 7 Episode 10: What the Stars Foretell

  Two women vie for the inspector's affections convinced the stars foretell love. Classic Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 7 Episode 9: The Visit

  The inspector's mother comes to stay at Mum's, but the women do not get on.

• Season 7 Episode 8: Hot Water

  Jack's and the inspector try to fix a water heater, but their efforts end in disaster. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 7 Episode 7: Goodbye Stan

  Stan is offered a job in a car factory and decides the best way to quit his job at the bus depot is by getting himself sacked. Reg Varney stars

• Season 7 Episode 6: On the Omnibuses

  Stan is caught up in the past as the company celebrates its centenary.

• Season 7 Episode 5: The Poster

  The bus company mounts an advertising campaign to attract more passengers.

• Season 7 Episode 4: The Football Match

  The depot football team are promised cash bonuses if they can win their match against the Basildon Bashers

• Season 7 Episode 3: The Ticket Machine

  Olive and Mum go on a spending spree, leaving Stan to foot the bill. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 7 Episode 2: The Perfect Clippie

  Stan finds it difficult to support his family on his earnings.

• Season 7 Episode 1: Olive's Divorce

  Arthur has now been gone for six months, so Stan takes his sister to the divorce courts. Reg Varney stars

On the Buses: Season 6 (1972)

• Season 6 Episode 7: The Prize

  Mum wins a holiday for two in the sun, but who will she take with her? Comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 6 Episode 6: Bye Bye Blakey

  Stan and Jack eavesdrop on Blakey's medical : and completely misinterpret it. Comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 6 Episode 5: Union Trouble

  Blakey cuts the canteen's opening hours, but when he sacks one of the staff, things really turn nasty. Comedy, starring Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis

• Season 6 Episode 4: Stan's Worst Day

  Stan remembers his first day at the depot. Comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 6 Episode 3: Private Hire

  Stan overspends at the dog track and can't pay his mum her housekeeping money. Comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 6 Episode 2: Love is What You Make It

  Stan tires of the disharmony at home and hatches a plot to make Arthur jealous : but will it have the desired effect? Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 6 Episode 1: No Smoke without Fire

  The inspector bans all garage staff from smoking on duty, with dangerous consequences.

On the Buses: Season 5 (1971)

• Season 5 Episode 15: Boxing Day Social

  Jack asks Arthur's sister out to the Boxing Day social : much to her brother's displeasure. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 14: A Thin Line

  Beryl describes her ideal man, leaving Arthur dejected because he doesn't even begin to measure up. Reg Varney stars

• Season 5 Episode 13: Vacancy for Inspector

  Jack is offered the job of bus inspector. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney and Bob Grant

• Season 5 Episode 12: The New Telly

  Stan splashes out on a new colour TV for the family, but has problems disposing of the old one. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 11: The Strain

  Stan indulges a whim and lifts Doreen off the ground, but strains his back in the process. Classic comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 10: Stan's Uniform

  Stan gets a new uniform and is proud to wear it : until he sits on a freshly painted chair. Classic comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 9: Lost Property

  A woman arrives at the depot to claim her lost property : but Stan and Jack have already eaten it. Comedy, starring Reg Varney and Bob Grant

• Season 5 Episode 8: The New Nurse

  The new depot nurse takes up lodgings with the Butlers : causing problems for Arthur. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 7: Canteen Trouble

  Suzy gives Stan food from the canteen to take home : but it's stolen property. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 6: The Busmen's Ball

  Jack arranges for a stripper to liven up the annual busmen's ball. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney and Bob Grant

• Season 5 Episode 5: The Epidemic

  With the outbreak of a flu epidemic, Blakey suggests his staff be vaccinated : but is he too late? Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 4: The Inspector's Pets

  Stan and Jack feel guilty about an accident in the bus, so they volunteer to care for the Inspector's pets while he's on holiday. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 3: The Best Man

  One of Stan's colleagues is about to marry the Inspector's niece : but first he has to survive the stag night. Vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 5 Episode 2: Stan's Room

  Stan believes living at home is cramping his style and resolves to find his own place. Vintage comedy with Reg Varney and Bob Grant

• Season 5 Episode 1: The Nursery

  Jack and Stan volunteer Olive as supervisor for the depot nursery. Comedy, starring Reg Varney and Anna Karen

On the Buses: Season 4 (1970 - 1971)

• Season 4 Episode 13: Not Tonight

  Stan's spirits are lifted by the arrival of a beautiful new waitress. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 4 Episode 12: The Injury

  Stan injures himself in the bath and worries he will no longer be able to drive. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 4 Episode 11: The Lodger

  Stan's mother decides to let out the front room, which is bad news for Stan.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Safety First

  A series of complaints prompts the Inspector to check up on the drivers. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 4 Episode 9: Cover Up

  Stan takes drastic measures to redecorate his house, but nearly gets caught out by the Inspector

• Season 4 Episode 8: The Anniversary

  Aunt Maude buys Olive and Arthur a poodle for their 10th wedding anniversary. Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 4 Episode 7: The Kid's Outing

  Stan and Jack are designated to take a class of schoolchildren on an outing

• Season 4 Episode 6: The 'L

  Stan uses depot trainees to help with a new bed for Arthur and Olive.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Christmas Duty

  Festive episode of the much-loved Seventies sitcom about a chirpy driver and his conductor pal who see it as their duty to run rings around the long-suffering inspector of the Luxton Bus Company. Stan and Jack look forward to a welcome seasonal break, but on Christmas Eve a workmate phones in sick and the petulant pair are rostered to provide cover for him

• Season 4 Episode 4: The Other Woman

  The Luxton Bus Company Social Club holds a darts match - busmen versus their families. Comedy, with Reg Varney

• Season 4 Episode 3: Dangerous Driving

  Blakey's decision to change the entrance to the depot leads to a 'smashing' time for Stan.

• Season 4 Episode 2: The Canteen Girl

  Stan and Jack tease Blakey about the obvious attention he is receiving from the canteen girl

• Season 4 Episode 1: Nowhere to Go

  Stan's plans for a day out with the girls are thwarted by Arthur's ramshackle motorbike, which unexpectedly breaks down on him. Comedy, with Reg Varney

On the Buses: Season 3 (1970)

• Season 3 Episode 13: On the Make

  Stan senses an opportunity when a clippie at the depot is thrown out of her house.

• Season 3 Episode 12: The Squeeze

  Stan and Jack convince the Inspector to buy Arthur's old motorbike - but he runs into trouble on the test drive. Comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 3 Episode 11: Going Steady

  Stan begins courting Blakey's demure, well-to-do niece, who tries to smarten him up - but it only takes one meeting with his family to make her realise he is a hopeless case. Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis star

• Season 3 Episode 10: The New Uniforms

  Stan and Jack are initially peeved at being made to wear new, up-to-date uniforms - until they are spotted by two gullible Swedish dolly birds who mistake them for dashing airline pilots

• Season 3 Episode 9: Foggy Night

  Dense fog leaves Stan and jack stranded, forcing them to spend a cold, miserable night on the bus : with nothing to eat, and miseryguts Blakey for company

• Season 3 Episode 8: Radio Control

  A radio control system is introduced at the depot, but Jack and Stan bring chaos to the airwaves, treating the new technology to be nothing more than a lark

• Season 3 Episode 7: Mum's Last Fling

  Mum is wooed by a middle-aged Lothario who not only tries to take over the entire house, but even manages to con an unwitting Stan and Arthur into doing his laundry

• Season 3 Episode 6: The Snake

  Jack falls for an exotic dancer, and Stan offers to babysit the snake she uses in her act : but Olive is none too pleased

• Season 3 Episode 5: Busmen's Perks

  Stan takes it upon himself to redecorate Arthur and Olive's bedroom

• Season 3 Episode 4: Brew It Yourself

  Stan buys a home brew kit and begins making his own beer : but underestimates its strength and turns up for work in no fit state to drive a bus

• Season 3 Episode 3: The Inspector's Niece

  A female trainee arrives at the depot and attracts the attention of the men - until they discover she is the inspector's niece

• Season 3 Episode 2: The Cistern

  Stan has a go at installing a new toilet, but soon discovers some jobs are best left to the experts

• Season 3 Episode 1: First Aid

  The inspector has an accident, prompting Stan and Jack to brush up on their first aid skills. Comedy, with Reg Varney

On the Buses: Season 2 (1969)

• Season 2 Episode 6: Bon Voyage

  A tramp steals Stan's uniform while he is topping up his tan in preparation for a holiday in Spain. Comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 2 Episode 5: Late Again

  Stan's busy love life makes him late for work again. Comedy, starring Reg Varney

• Season 2 Episode 4: Aunt Maud

  Stan's interfering Aunt Maud comes to stay with the family, bringing her enormous dog : which promptly takes over the entire household

• Season 2 Episode 3: Self Defence

  Stan is attacked by hooligans during a late-night run after the pubs have shut : so Blakey decides to give the staff a few lessons in self-defence

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Used Combination

  Stan smuggles tools out of the depot to help Arthur crack the lock on his motorcycle.

• Season 2 Episode 1: Family Flu

  Mum and Olive are suffering from the flu - leaving Stan and Arthur to do all the chores

On the Buses: Season 1 (1969)

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Darts Match

  Stan and Jack are challenged to a darts match by canny clippies Iris and Jenny - who compensate for a lack of skill by using their feminine charms to gain an unfair advantage

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Canteen

  Stan is lumbered with the job of running the depot canteen, and makes the mistake of appointing Olive to do the cooking. With her in charge of the kitchen, disaster figures prominently on the menu. Vintage Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis

• Season 1 Episode 5: The New Inspector

  Stan decides to boost his income and applies for a post as a ticket inspector. Vintage Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney, Cicely Courtneidge and Stephen Lewis

• Season 1 Episode 4: Bus Drivers' Stomach

  Stan is forced to change his unhealthy diet after the drivers are obliged to take a medical test. Vintage Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis

• Season 1 Episode 3: Olive Takes a Trip

  Stan is shocked to learn Olive has applied for a job as a conductor with the same company as himself. Vintage Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney and Anna Karen

• Season 1 Episode 2: The New Conductor

  Stan falls for attractive new clippie Iris, but Mum takes a dim view of their romance and tries to nip it in the bud. Vintage Seventies comedy, starring Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Early Shifts

  The bus crews go on strike, causing discord at work and in the Butler household, where Arthur is particularly peeved. Very first episode of the vintage comedy, starring Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis