TV series
On the Buses
1969–1973 · 7 seasons
A cheerful, cheeky workplace sitcom full of broad innuendo and working-class banter, easy to dip into and chuckle along with.
- Created by
- Bryan Izzard, Derrick Goodwin
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis
- Overview
- On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to a friend, Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.
- How it feels
- Light, campy, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Work, family, class, friendship
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Bryan Izzard, Derrick Goodwin
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis
