List of On the Buses episodes

The following is a list of episodes for On the Buses, a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 28 February 1969 to 20 May 1973.

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	7		28 February 1969 (1969-02-28)	11 April 1969 (1969-04-11)
2	6		31 May 1969 (1969-05-31)	5 July 1969 (1969-07-05)
3	13		2 January 1970 (1970-01-02)	27 March 1970 (1970-03-27)
4	13		27 November 1970 (1970-11-27)	21 February 1971 (1971-02-21)
5	15		19 September 1971 (1971-09-19)	26 December 1971 (1971-12-26)
6	7		20 February 1972 (1972-02-20)	2 April 1972 (1972-04-02)
7	13		26 February 1973 (1973-02-26)	20 May 1973 (1973-05-20)

Episodes

Series 1 (1969)

Main article: On the Buses (series 1)

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Early Shift"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	28 February 1969 (1969-02-28)
2	2	"The New Conductor"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	7 March 1969 (1969-03-07)
3	3	"Olive Takes a Trip"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	14 March 1969 (1969-03-14)
4	4	"Bus Drivers' Stomach"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	21 March 1969 (1969-03-21)
5	5	"The New Inspector"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	28 March 1969 (1969-03-28)
6	6	"The Canteen"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	4 April 1969 (1969-04-04)
7	7	"The Darts Match"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	11 April 1969 (1969-04-11)

Series 2 (1969)

Main article: On the Buses (series 2)

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
8	1	"Family Flu"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	31 May 1969 (1969-05-31)
9	2	"The Used Combination"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	7 June 1969 (1969-06-07)
10	3	"Self Defence"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)
11	4	"Aunt Maud"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	21 June 1969 (1969-06-21)
12	5	"Late Again"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	28 June 1969 (1969-06-28)
13	6	"Bon Voyage"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	5 July 1969 (1969-07-05)

Series 3 (1970)

Main article: On the Buses (series 3)

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"First Aid"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	2 January 1970 (1970-01-02)
15	2	"The Cistern"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	9 January 1970 (1970-01-09)
16	3	"The Inspector's Niece"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	16 January 1970 (1970-01-16)
17	4	"Brew it Yourself"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	23 January 1970 (1970-01-23)
18	5	"Busmen's Perks"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	30 January 1970 (1970-01-30)
19	6	"The Snake"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	6 February 1970 (1970-02-06)
20	7	"Mum's Last Fling"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	13 February 1970 (1970-02-13)
21	8	"Radio Control"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	20 February 1970 (1970-02-20)
22	9	"Foggy Night"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	27 February 1970 (1970-02-27)
23	10	"The New Uniforms"	Stuart Allen	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	6 March 1970 (1970-03-06)
24	11	"Going Steady"	Howard Ross	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	13 March 1970 (1970-03-13)
25	12	"The Squeeze"	Howard Ross	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	20 March 1970 (1970-03-20)
26	13	"On the Make"	Howard Ross	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	27 March 1970 (1970-03-27)

Series 4 (1970–71)

Main article: On the Buses (series 4)

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"Nowhere to Go"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	27 November 1970 (1970-11-27)
28	2	"The Canteen Girl"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	4 December 1970 (1970-12-04)
29	3	"Dangerous Driving"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	11 December 1970 (1970-12-11)
30	4	"The Other Woman"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	18 December 1970 (1970-12-18)
31	5	"Christmas Duty"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	25 December 1970 (1970-12-25)
32	6	"The 'L' Bus"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)
33	7	"The Kids' Outing"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	10 January 1971 (1971-01-10)
34	8	"The Anniversary"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	17 January 1971 (1971-01-17)
35	9	"Cover Up"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	24 January 1971 (1971-01-24)
36	10	"Safety First"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	31 January 1971 (1971-01-31)
37	11	"The Lodger"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	7 February 1971 (1971-02-07)
38	12	"The Injury"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	14 February 1971 (1971-02-14)
39	13	"Not Tonight"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	21 February 1971 (1971-02-21)

Series 5 (1971)

Main article: On the Buses (series 5)

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"The Nursery"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	19 September 1971 (1971-09-19)
41	2	"Stan's Room"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	26 September 1971 (1971-09-26)
42	3	"The Best Man"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	3 October 1971 (1971-10-03)
43	4	"The Inspector's Pets"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	10 October 1971 (1971-10-10)
44	5	"The Epidemic"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	17 October 1971 (1971-10-17)
45	6	"The Busmen's Ball"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	24 October 1971 (1971-10-24)
46	7	"Canteen Trouble"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	31 October 1971 (1971-10-31)
47	8	"The New Nurse"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	7 November 1971 (1971-11-07)
48	9	"Lost Property"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	14 November 1971 (1971-11-14)
49	10	"Stan's Uniform"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	21 November 1971 (1971-11-21)
50	11	"The Strain"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	28 November 1971 (1971-11-28)
51	12	"The New Telly"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	5 December 1971 (1971-12-05)
52	13	"Vacancy for Inspector"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	12 December 1971 (1971-12-12)
53	14	"A Thin Time"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	19 December 1971 (1971-12-19)
54	15	"Boxing Day Social"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	26 December 1971 (1971-12-26)

Series 6 (1972)

Main article: On the Buses (series 6)

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
55	1	"No Smoke Without Fire"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	20 February 1972 (1972-02-20)
56	2	"Love Is What You Make It"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	27 February 1972 (1972-02-27)
57	3	"Private Hire"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	5 March 1972 (1972-03-05)
58	4	"Stan's Worst Day"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	12 March 1972 (1972-03-12)
59	5	"Union Trouble"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	19 March 1972 (1972-03-19)
60	6	"Bye Bye Blakey"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	26 March 1972 (1972-03-26)
61	7	"The Prize"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	2 April 1972 (1972-04-02)

Series 7 (1973)

Main article: On the Buses (series 7)

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
62	1	"Olive's Divorce"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	26 February 1973 (1973-02-26)
63	2	"The Perfect Clippie"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	4 March 1973 (1973-03-04)
64	3	"The Ticket Machine"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	11 March 1973 (1973-03-11)
65	4	"The Poster"	Wally Malston and Garry Chambers	18 March 1973 (1973-03-18)
66	5	"The Football Match"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	25 March 1973 (1973-03-25)
67	6	"On the Omnibuses"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	1 April 1973 (1973-04-01)
68	7	"Goodbye Stan"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	8 April 1973 (1973-04-08)
69	8	"Hot Water"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	15 April 1973 (1973-04-15)
70	9	"The Visit"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	22 April 1973 (1973-04-22)
71	10	"What the Stars Foretell"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	29 April 1973 (1973-04-29)
72	11	"The Allowance"	Myles Rudge	6 May 1973 (1973-05-06)
73	12	"Friends in High Places"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	13 May 1973 (1973-05-13)
74	13	"Gardening Time"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	20 May 1973 (1973-05-20)

External links

• On the Buses at British Comedy Guide
• On the Buses at IMDb
• Official On the Buses Fanclub
• Official On the Buses page on Facebook
• Official On the Buses account on Twitter