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On the Buses

1969 – 1973 · ITV1
7 seasons · 74 episodes
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Comedy

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On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to a friend, Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.

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Reg Varney
Stan Butler
Bob Grant
Jack Harper
Stephen Lewis
Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
Anna Karen
Olive Rudge
Doris Hare
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Michael Robbins
Arthur Rudge
Cicely Courtneidge
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Michael Sheard

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Feb 28, 1969
Original language
EN
Production
LWT
Country
GB

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