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On the Buses

Season 6 1972
TV-PG

  • 1972-02-20T00:00:00Z on London Weekend Television
  • 30m
  • 3h 30m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Running from 1969 to 1973, with three spin-off movies, 'On the Buses' was made by London Weekend Television. Stan Butler lives at home with his overbearing mother, his frumpy sister Olive and his lazy brother in law Arthur. Stan works as a bus driver for the Luxton & District Bus Company, with his conductor Jack. The bane of their lives Inspector 'Blakey' Blake who often checks up on them and threatens them with the sack for lateness and untidiness.

7 episodes

Season Premiere

1972-02-20T00:00:00Z

6x01 No Smoke Without Fire

Season Premiere

6x01 No Smoke Without Fire

  • 1972-02-20T00:00:00Z30m

After a carelessly discarded cigarette end causes a fire at the depot, it is decided that all the staff must undergo fire fighting training.

1972-02-27T00:00:00Z

6x02 Love Is What You Make It

6x02 Love Is What You Make It

  • 1972-02-27T00:00:00Z30m

Olive tries to make Arthur jealous by pretending to seduce another man.

1972-03-05T00:00:00Z

6x03 Private Hire

6x03 Private Hire

  • 1972-03-05T00:00:00Z30m

After a bit of unlucky gambling, Stan borrows some money off Basher, but when Basher wants it back Stan hasn't got it so Jack suggests that they borrow a bus to take the old folks out on a trip, as paying customers.

1972-03-12T00:00:00Z

6x04 Stan's Worst Day

6x04 Stan's Worst Day

  • 1972-03-12T00:00:00Z30m

It's been a pretty bad week for Stan, Arthur and Olive are constantly arguing and keeping him awake which also makes him late for work and so tired that he falls asleep and crashes the bus.

1972-03-19T00:00:00Z

6x05 Union Trouble

6x05 Union Trouble

  • 1972-03-19T00:00:00Z30m

When the management sacks Elsie the canteen lady, Stan stages a one man hunger strike.

1972-03-25T23:00:00Z

6x06 Bye Bye Blakey

6x06 Bye Bye Blakey

  • 1972-03-25T23:00:00Z30m

Stan and Jack mistakenly think that Blakey might be dying, after he has a medical at the depot.

Season Finale

1972-04-01T23:00:00Z

6x07 The Prize

Season Finale

6x07 The Prize

  • 1972-04-01T23:00:00Z30m

When the raffle ticket that Stan buys for Mum wins second prize of a holiday for two in Spain, the family are extra nice to her, in an effort to be the one picked to go on holiday with her.

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