When was on the buses filmed

The Beeb, in fact, turned it down, and it took Frank Muir, a wonderful comic genius himself and at that time in charge of London Weekend Television, to welcome it with open arms. Bob Grant was well-liked, too. Varney even learned to drive the buses, getting his license. But two of his co-stars, Lewis and Grant, went even further and actually wrote several episodes. They felt it was either going to be all of them, or none of them. Stan was a bachelor and lived with his bingo-loving, widowed, super-smothering mum Doris Hare.

Home was sausages and cups of tea, and the telly flickering in the corner of the room. Also in the house were his plain sister Olive Anna Karen — a former stripper — who looked like she had fought a life-long battle against beauty treatment and had a permanent cough and a drooping fag — and his miserable, carping brother-in-law, Arthur Michael Robbins who spent all of his time reading the paper and avoiding having sex with Olive.

Arthur originally worked as a hospital porter in the city hospital but changed job and worked as a booking clerk for British Rail. On The Buses was primarily a vehicle no pun intended for Reg Varney, aged 47 when the series began, and previously best known for his role in The Rag Trade. Here he drew upon his working-class background to portray the wily bus driver. Varney failed to see the series out, leaving after seven episodes of the final Reputedly Stan went to the Midlands to work in a bus-making factory.

Ronald Wolfe Ronald Chesney. Top credits Director Harry Booth. See more at IMDbPro. Photos 4. Add image. Top cast Edit. Andrea Lawrence Betty as Betty. Pat Ashton Sally as Sally. Brian Oulton Manager as Manager. Pamela Cundell Ruby as Ruby.

Pat Coombs Vera as Vera. Peter Madden Mr. Brooks as Mr. David Lodge Busman as Busman. Brenda Gogan Bridget as Bridget. Caroline Dowdeswell Sandra as Sandra. Eunice Black Ada as Ada. Claire Davenport Peggy as Peggy. Harry Booth. More like this. Storyline Edit. Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire purchase, but the money he earns for overtime working as a bus driver means that he can afford it His job is secure, as bus drivers are hard to come by, and his overtime prospects are good, until the bus company decide to revoke a long standing rule and employ women bus drivers.

Aghast at the thought of no overtime and, therefore, less wages, he joins forces with his long time work colleague Jack to sabotage the new female employees. The original TV crew in their first hilarious movie.

Did you know Edit. Trivia At the British box-office in the movie out-performed the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever but this was only because the Bond movie did not launch until December whereas this picture had debuted in the UK in July. Goofs The positions of the women drivers eating in the canteen changes between shots. Quotes Blakey, Stan's Inspector : 'What's the matter with you, can't you drive?