On the buses is a classic situation comedy that first aired in the late sixties early seventies.
The series consists of 74 half hour episodes and is based around a typical working-class family. Stan works as a bus driver for the Luxton & District Traction Company and lives at home with his ... Read review
Seven series they made of the classic British situation comedy,On The Buses. And that ... more
means this collected boxset of the television adventures of Blakey, Butler and co runs to in excess of a staggering 1900 minutes. Thats a lot of buses, a lot of enter...
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Without a doubt one of the most long-lasting and endearing of ITV sit-coms, On The Buses ... more
lasted for a tremendous seven series - from 1969 to 1973.Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad Stan Butler and Bob Grant as 'clippie' Jack Harper, their unwavering objective is to get through the day with the minimum of work and the maximum ogling of birds. Determined to thwart this cunning masterplan at every opportunity is the slow but devious Inspector Blake (Blakey to his enemies). Not only does Butler have to contend with Blakey but he also has to put up with living at home and 'enjoying' the company of his mum, sister Olive (dearie me) and her husband Arthur - a lazy skiver if ever there was one.This complete-series set contains all 74 shows from each of the seven series.
All aboard for more laughs in the complete and uncut seventh series of On the Buses, the ... more
classic ITV sitcom that took the nation by storm.Arthur has finally left Olive, which has its good points and bad points, one of them being that Stan has to grovel to Blakey to get her job as a clippie. This isn't Blakey's only problem - he has to try and create a works football team out of only one good player and a bunch of layabouts whilst arranging for an exhibition to celebrate the works 'fiftieth anniversary. Stan, meanwhile, feels the pinch and moves up North to build buses rather than drive them Blakey moves into his room as a lodger!Disc One:Olive's Divorce.The Perfect Clippie.The Ticket Machine.The Poster.The Football Match.On The Omnibuses.Goodbye Stan.Hot Water.Disc Two.The Visit.What The Stars Foretell.The Allowance.Friends In High Places.Gardening Time.
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Advantages: Perfect blend of subtle and slapstick Disadvantages: Main character leaves in the final series
On the buses is a classic situation comedy that first aired in the late sixties early seventies.
The series consists of 74 half hour episodes and is based around a typical working-class family. Stan works as a bus driver for the Luxton & District Traction Company and lives at home with his over bearing mum, sister Olive, who also works for a short-time on the buses and her husband Arthur who work in the ticket office at the Railway. ... ...Their bus is never out on time and rarely stops to pick up passengers and even when they do take onboard passengers the journey is rarely pleasant.
The characters are superbly written and attempt to depict in a comical way what life was really like. Although the character of mum was originally written for Doris Hare the first series sees it played by Cicely Courtneidge, due to other commitments on Doris' part. Later in the series ... more
On the buses is a classic situation comedy that first aired in the late sixties early seventies.
The series consists of 74 half hour episodes and is based around a typical working-class family. Stan works as a bus driver for the Luxton & District Traction Company and lives at home with his over bearing mum, sister Olive, who also works for a short-time on the buses and her husband Arthur who work in the ticket office at the Railway. Next door lives Stan's conductor Jack Harper.
Stan's home-life isn't the best it could possibly be; money's tight, food sometimes short and Olive and Arthur will not stop arguing. Sometimes he's happy just to go to work, that is until he walks through the depot doors and sees Inspector Blake, affectionately called Dracula by Jack and Stan, turning round and going home then seems like the best option.
Stan and Jack are together notably lazy and generally cause chaos around the depot, chatting-up the clippies and the canteen staff and pinching odds and sods from around the garage. Their bus is never out on time and rarely stops to pick up passengers and even when they do take onboard passengers the journey is rarely pleasant.
The characters are superbly written and attempt to depict in a comical way what life was really like. Although the character of mum was originally written for Doris Hare the first series sees it played by Cicely Courtneidge, due to other commitments on Doris' part. Later in the series both Arthur and Stan also leave, which does somewhat spoil the rapport between the existing characters. The storylines however remain as funny as ever and once you've heard "I 'ate you Butler" once you'll never forget it.
In my opinion on the buses is a classic. It's funny without the need to be vulgar and the comedy both subtle and slapstick. It is definitely a comedy series that should be seen by everyone
CAST Stan Butler - REG VARNEY Mum - Cicely Courtneidge & Doris Hare Olive - Anna Karen Arthur - Michael Robbins Jack Harper - Bob Grant Inspector Blake - Stephen Lewis
MI9to5 30.08.2008 (30.08.2008)
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Review of On The Buses: The Complete Series (Box-set) (DVD)
Complete collection featuring every episode of hugely popular 70s sitcom. The series follows the comedic adventures of London's laziest bus drivers, Stan and Jack, as they make a career out of not working--except when it involves flirting with the ladies or plotting against their villainous manager, Blakey.
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DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
NETWORK; FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date
13/11/2006
No of Discs
11
Catalogue No
7952559
Barcode
5027626255947
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Scene selection
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Full Frame
Sound
Dolby Digital Mono
DVD Description
Complete collection featuring every episode of hugely popular 70s sitcom. The series follows the comedic adventures of London's laziest bus drivers, Stan (Reg Varney) and Jack (Bob Grant), as they make a career out of not working--except when it involves flirting with the ladies or plotting against their villainous manager, Blakey (Stephen Lewis).
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