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On The Buses

On The Buses

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1969 - 1973
  • 74 episodes (7 series)

Comedy following workshy bus driver Stan and his family; his conductor, Jack; and their depot boss, Inspector Blake. Stars Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Anna Karen, Cicely Courtneidge and more.

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Series 3, Episode 1 - First Aid

Stan fibs his way past the First Aid test but how will he cope with a real emergency?

Further details

After the hapless Inspector Blake is involved in an accident aboard Stan's bus, all crews are forced to carry medical kits on their vehicles and undergo First Aid training - failure is not an option! Stan has less than 24 hours to swot up on the subject and turns to Arthur and Olive for help. Will they co-operate, and might they actually set him back?

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 2nd January 1970
Time
8:30pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 16th July 2009 7:20pm ITV3
Wednesday 30th November 2011 5:10pm ITV3
Thursday 1st December 2011 2:00am ITV3
Monday 26th March 2012 9:10am ITV3
Thursday 24th May 2012 4:40pm ITV3
Friday 27th July 2012 5:15pm ITV3
Saturday 28th July 2012 6:10am ITV3
Sunday 13th January 2013 1:35am ITV3
Wednesday 20th February 2013 4:10pm ITV4
Saturday 23rd February 2013 6:10am ITV3
Sunday 3rd March 2013 2:25am ITV3
Tuesday 28th May 2013 10:00am ITV3
Monday 11th August 2014 5:25pm ITV3
Tuesday 12th August 2014 6:10am ITV3
Wednesday 29th October 2014 5:25pm ITV3
Tuesday 16th December 2014 4:50pm ITV3
Wednesday 17th December 2014 7:20am ITV3
Monday 5th January 2015 5:20pm ITV3
Thursday 26th March 2015 5:20pm ITV3
Monday 30th March 2015 6:00am ITV3
Tuesday 2nd June 2015 5:20pm ITV3
Friday 6th November 2015 4:50pm ITV3
Thursday 4th February 2016 5:20pm ITV3
Tuesday 27th September 2016 5:20pm ITV3
Saturday 1st October 2016 4:40am ITV3
Wednesday 25th January 2017 5:20pm ITV3
Sunday 29th January 2017 6:00am ITV3
Thursday 13th July 2017 4:35pm ITV3
Saturday 15th July 2017 5:15am ITV3
Thursday 14th September 2017 4:20pm ITV3
Friday 15th September 2017 11:05am ITV3
Monday 22nd January 2018 3:50pm ITV3
Sunday 28th January 2018 1:00am ITV3
Monday 5th March 2018 4:25pm ITV3
Saturday 10th March 2018 3:55am ITV3
Wednesday 25th April 2018 3:45pm ITV3
Thursday 12th July 2018 5:00pm ITV3
Saturday 21st July 2018 6:00am ITV3
Sunday 11th November 2018 1:45am ITV3
Thursday 3rd January 2019 11:00am ITV3
Saturday 5th January 2019 6:00am ITV3
Thursday 14th February 2019 11:00am ITV3
Monday 22nd April 2019 7:40am ITV3
Friday 7th June 2019 9:25am ITV3
Friday 19th March 2021 10:10am ITV3
Sunday 27th June 2021 6:25pm ITV3
Monday 29th November 2021 8:40am ITV3
Sunday 5th December 2021 6:00am ITV3
Wednesday 20th April 2022 9:05am ITV3
Saturday 23rd April 2022 6:00am ITV3
Monday 3rd October 2022 8:05am ITV3
Saturday 8th October 2022 6:00am ITV3
Wednesday 25th January 2023 8:40am ITV3
Sunday 29th January 2023 6:00am ITV3
Friday 19th May 2023 8:10am ITV3
Monday 28th August 2023 8:10am ITV3
Sunday 3rd September 2023 6:00am ITV3

Cast & crew

Cast
Reg Varney Stan Butler
Bob Grant Jack Harper
Stephen Lewis Inspector Blake
Anna Karen Olive
Doris Hare Mum
Michael Robbins Arthur Rudge
Guest cast
Ruth Kettlewell Nurse
Suzanne Vasey Eileen
Writing team
Ronald Chesney Writer
Ronald Wolfe Writer
Production team
Stuart Allen Director
Stuart Allen Producer
Roger Hall Production Designer

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