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On the Buses

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6.3/10 • 33

1971-07-091h 28m

Comedy

From Telly Laughs To Belly Laughs!

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... just! 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

Directors
Harry Booth
Writters
Ronald Wolfe, Ronald Chesney
Editors
Ronald Wolfe, Ronald Chesney, Archie Ludski

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  1. Reg Varney

    Reg Varney

    Stan Butler

  2. Doris Hare

    Doris Hare

    Stan's Mum

  3. Michael Robbins

    Michael Robbins

    Arthur Rudge - Stan's Brother-in-Law

  4. Anna Karen

    Anna Karen

    Olive Rudge

  5. Stephen Lewis

    Stephen Lewis

    Blakey, Stan's Inspector

  6. Bob Grant

    Bob Grant

    Jack Harper, Stan's Conductor

  7. Andrea Lawrence

    Andrea Lawrence

    Betty

  8. Pat Ashton

    Pat Ashton

    Sally

  9. Brian Oulton

    Brian Oulton

    Manager

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r96sk

Dec 27, 2020

7/10

Enjoyable, even if it is undeniably sexist. I remember discovering the television series of 'On the Buses' when I was younger, via my grandparents, and loving it - admittedly at an age of not fully understanding the humour et al. I do remember watching this just about. It's amusing, nothing laugh-out-loud worthy but it's suitably entertaining. Reg Varney, Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis are a very good trio. Lewis' Blakey is arguably the good guy, despite being portrayed as the antagonist - especially in this plot, given he's the supporter of women bus drivers. I gotta say, Grant's Jack is incredibly creepy. The things you don't notice as a kid, eh? It does have charm, helped by it giving a nice exterior snapshot of 1960s/70s England and the buses of the time. The film, and series, is always most enjoyable - at least to me - when they are out on the road with the buses. Obviously misogynistic and all rather dumb, but there are things it does reasonably well.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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