The following is a list of episodes for On the Buses, a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 28 February 1969 to 20 May 1973. The transmission dates listed are those for the LWT/London region. Some ITV regions transmitted episodes on different days.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 7 | 28 February 1969 (1969-02-28) | 11 April 1969 (1969-04-11) | |
| 2 | 6 | 31 May 1969 (1969-05-31) | 5 July 1969 (1969-07-05) | |
| 3 | 13 | 2 January 1970 (1970-01-02) | 27 March 1970 (1970-03-27) | |
| 4 | 13 | 27 November 1970 (1970-11-27) | 21 February 1971 (1971-02-21) | |
| 5 | 15 | 19 September 1971 (1971-09-19) | 26 December 1971 (1971-12-26) | |
| 6 | 7 | 20 February 1972 (1972-02-20) | 2 April 1972 (1972-04-02) | |
| 7 | 13 | 26 February 1973 (1973-02-26) | 20 May 1973 (1973-05-20) | |
Episodes
Series 1 (1969)
Main article: On the Buses (series 1)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Early Shift" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 February 1969 (1969-02-28) |
| 2 | 2 | "The New Conductor" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 March 1969 (1969-03-07) |
| 3 | 3 | "Olive Takes a Trip" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 March 1969 (1969-03-14) |
| 4 | 4 | "Bus Drivers' Stomach" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 March 1969 (1969-03-21) |
| 5 | 5 | "The New Inspector" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 March 1969 (1969-03-28) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Canteen" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 4 April 1969 (1969-04-04) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Darts Match" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 11 April 1969 (1969-04-11) |
Series 2 (1969)
Main article: On the Buses (series 2)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "Family Flu" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 May 1969 (1969-05-31) |
| 9 | 2 | "The Used Combination" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 June 1969 (1969-06-07) |
| 10 | 3 | "Self Defence" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 June 1969 (1969-06-14) |
| 11 | 4 | "Aunt Maud" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 June 1969 (1969-06-21) |
| 12 | 5 | "Late Again" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 June 1969 (1969-06-28) |
| 13 | 6 | "Bon Voyage" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 5 July 1969 (1969-07-05) |
Series 3 (1970)
Main article: On the Buses (series 3)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "First Aid" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 2 January 1970 (1970-01-02) |
| 15 | 2 | "The Cistern" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 9 January 1970 (1970-01-09) |
| 16 | 3 | "The Inspector's Niece" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 16 January 1970 (1970-01-16) |
| 17 | 4 | "Brew it Yourself" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 23 January 1970 (1970-01-23) |
| 18 | 5 | "Busmen's Perks" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 30 January 1970 (1970-01-30) |
| 19 | 6 | "The Snake" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 6 February 1970 (1970-02-06) |
| 20 | 7 | "Mum's Last Fling" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 13 February 1970 (1970-02-13) |
| 21 | 8 | "Radio Control" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 20 February 1970 (1970-02-20) |
| 22 | 9 | "Foggy Night" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 27 February 1970 (1970-02-27) |
| 23 | 10 | "The New Uniforms" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 6 March 1970 (1970-03-06) |
| 24 | 11 | "Going Steady" | Howard Ross | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 13 March 1970 (1970-03-13) |
| 25 | 12 | "The Squeeze" | Howard Ross | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 20 March 1970 (1970-03-20) |
| 26 | 13 | "On the Make" | Howard Ross | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 27 March 1970 (1970-03-27) |
Series 4 (1970–71)
Main article: On the Buses (series 4)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Nowhere to Go" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 27 November 1970 (1970-11-27) |
| 28 | 2 | "The Canteen Girl" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 4 December 1970 (1970-12-04) |
| 29 | 3 | "Dangerous Driving" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 11 December 1970 (1970-12-11) |
| 30 | 4 | "The Other Woman" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 18 December 1970 (1970-12-18) |
| 31 | 5 | "Christmas Duty" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 25 December 1970 (1970-12-25) |
| 32 | 6 | "The 'L' Bus" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 1 January 1971 (1971-01-01) |
| 33 | 7 | "The Kids' Outing" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 10 January 1971 (1971-01-10) |
| 34 | 8 | "The Anniversary" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 17 January 1971 (1971-01-17) |
| 35 | 9 | "Cover Up" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 24 January 1971 (1971-01-24) |
| 36 | 10 | "Safety First" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 January 1971 (1971-01-31) |
| 37 | 11 | "The Lodger" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 February 1971 (1971-02-07) |
| 38 | 12 | "The Injury" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 February 1971 (1971-02-14) |
| 39 | 13 | "Not Tonight" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 February 1971 (1971-02-21) |
Series 5 (1971)
Main article: On the Buses (series 5)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "The Nursery" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 19 September 1971 (1971-09-19) |
| 41 | 2 | "Stan's Room" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 September 1971 (1971-09-26) |
| 42 | 3 | "The Best Man" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 3 October 1971 (1971-10-03) |
| 43 | 4 | "The Inspector's Pets" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 10 October 1971 (1971-10-10) |
| 44 | 5 | "The Epidemic" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 17 October 1971 (1971-10-17) |
| 45 | 6 | "The Busmen's Ball" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 24 October 1971 (1971-10-24) |
| 46 | 7 | "Canteen Trouble" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 October 1971 (1971-10-31) |
| 47 | 8 | "The New Nurse" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 November 1971 (1971-11-07) |
| 48 | 9 | "Lost Property" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 November 1971 (1971-11-14) |
| 49 | 10 | "Stan's Uniform" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 November 1971 (1971-11-21) |
| 50 | 11 | "The Strain" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 November 1971 (1971-11-28) |
| 51 | 12 | "The New Telly" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 5 December 1971 (1971-12-05) |
| 52 | 13 | "Vacancy for Inspector" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 12 December 1971 (1971-12-12) |
| 53 | 14 | "A Thin Time" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 19 December 1971 (1971-12-19) |
| 54 | 15 | "Boxing Day Social" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 December 1971 (1971-12-26) |
Series 6 (1972)
Main article: On the Buses (series 6)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 1 | "No Smoke Without Fire" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 20 February 1972 (1972-02-20) |
| 56 | 2 | "Love Is What You Make It" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 27 February 1972 (1972-02-27) |
| 57 | 3 | "Private Hire" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 5 March 1972 (1972-03-05) |
| 58 | 4 | "Stan's Worst Day" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 12 March 1972 (1972-03-12) |
| 59 | 5 | "Union Trouble" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 19 March 1972 (1972-03-19) |
| 60 | 6 | "Bye Bye Blakey" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 26 March 1972 (1972-03-26) |
| 61 | 7 | "The Prize" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 2 April 1972 (1972-04-02) |
Series 7 (1973)
Main article: On the Buses (series 7)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1 | "Olive's Divorce" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 February 1973 (1973-02-26) |
| 63 | 2 | "The Perfect Clippie" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 4 March 1973 (1973-03-04) |
| 64 | 3 | "The Ticket Machine" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 11 March 1973 (1973-03-11) |
| 65 | 4 | "The Poster" | Wally Malston and Garry Chambers | 18 March 1973 (1973-03-18) |
| 66 | 5 | "The Football Match" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 25 March 1973 (1973-03-25) |
| 67 | 6 | "On the Omnibuses" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 1 April 1973 (1973-04-01) |
| 68 | 7 | "Goodbye Stan" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 8 April 1973 (1973-04-08) |
| 69 | 8 | "Hot Water" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 15 April 1973 (1973-04-15) |
| 70 | 9 | "The Visit" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 22 April 1973 (1973-04-22) |
| 71 | 10 | "What the Stars Foretell" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 29 April 1973 (1973-04-29) |
| 72 | 11 | "The Allowance" | Myles Rudge | 6 May 1973 (1973-05-06) |
| 73 | 12 | "Friends in High Places" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 13 May 1973 (1973-05-13) |
| 74 | 13 | "Gardening Time" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 20 May 1973 (1973-05-20) |
References
External links
- On the Buses at British Comedy Guide
- On the Buses at IMDb
- Official On the Buses Fanclub
- Official On the Buses page on Facebook
- Official On the Buses account on Twitter
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