🚌 On The Buses Series 7 Guide
🚌 SERIES 7 — 1973
📺 13 episodes | 25 February–20 May 1973
🎥 Producer: Bryan Izzard
🎬 Director: Bryan Izzard
✍️ Writers: Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, George Layton and Jonathan Lynn, with additional writing credits elsewhere in the series.
Series 7 was the final series. Arthur Rudge no longer appeared, and Stan Butler was written out part-way through the run when Reg Varney left the programme.
👥 Principal cast
- 🎫 Bob Grant — Jack Harper
- 👮 Stephen Lewis — Inspector Blakey
- 👩 Anna Karen — Olive
- 👵 Doris Hare — Mum
- 🚌 Reg Varney — Stan Butler, until his departure
1️⃣ Olive's Divorce
📅 25 February 1973
📖 Synopsis: Arthur has left Olive, and after six months she goes to divorce court armed with a list of grievances prepared by Mum and Stan. After the divorce she struggles with being alone. Mum goes to stay with Aunt Maud, leaving Olive accompanying Stan and his girlfriend Sandra to the cinema. She eventually turns up at Stan's date after forgetting her house key.
🎭 Cast: Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Anna Karen, Doris Hare, Sandra Bryant
✍️ Writer: Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Director: Bryan Izzard
🎥 Producer: Bryan Izzard.
2️⃣ The Perfect Clippie
📅 4 March 1973
📖 Synopsis: Stan and Jack encounter a new female conductor who appears to be almost perfect at the job. Her arrival creates romantic interest and professional rivalry among the busmen.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
3️⃣ The Ticket Machine
📅 11 March 1973
📖 Synopsis: Problems with a ticket machine cause trouble for the bus crew. Stan and Jack attempt to deal with the machinery while trying to avoid blame for anything that goes wrong.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
4️⃣ The Poster
📅 18 March 1973
📖 Synopsis: A poster creates problems for Stan and the bus company. What should be an ordinary piece of publicity becomes the source of embarrassment and confusion.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
5️⃣ The Football Match
📅 25 March 1973
📖 Synopsis: Football rivalry takes over the depot. Stan and the busmen become caught up in the excitement of the match, with the usual arguments and competitive spirit.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
6️⃣ On The Omnibuses
📅 1 April 1973
📖 Synopsis: The bus company becomes the subject of attention as the characters find themselves caught up in a spoof of the world of busmen and public transport.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
7️⃣ Goodbye Stan
📅 8 April 1973
📖 Synopsis: Stan decides that he has had enough of his job and prepares to leave the bus company. His departure causes a major change at the depot and leaves Jack facing the prospect of continuing without his old friend.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
8️⃣ Hot Water
📅 15 April 1973
📖 Synopsis: Domestic problems involving hot water create difficulties for the family. Olive and Mum become involved while Jack and Blakey continue their own battles.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
9️⃣ The Visit
📅 22 April 1973
📖 Synopsis: A visit from an unexpected guest causes disruption. The characters attempt to behave properly, but their complicated relationships soon produce the usual misunderstandings.
✍️ Ronald Chesney & Ronald Wolfe
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
🔟 What The Stars Foretell
📅 29 April 1973
📖 Synopsis: Astrology and fortune-telling influence the characters' decisions. The busmen become fascinated by predictions about their futures, with comic consequences.
✍️ George Layton & Jonathan Lynn
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
1️⃣1️⃣ The Allowance
📅 6 May 1973
📖 Synopsis: Money and allowances become the source of family disputes. The characters look for ways to improve their financial position while trying to keep their schemes hidden.
✍️ Bob Grant & Stephen Lewis
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
1️⃣2️⃣ Friends In High Places
📅 13 May 1973
📖 Synopsis: Having influential friends appears to offer a solution to the characters' problems. Jack and the others attempt to use connections to their advantage, only to discover that influence can create as many problems as it solves.
✍️ George Layton & Jonathan Lynn
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard
1️⃣3️⃣ Gardening Time
📅 20 May 1973
📖 Synopsis: Gardening becomes the latest source of domestic conflict and comedy. The final episode brings the long-running sitcom to a close with the familiar mixture of family arguments, romance and everyday bus-company chaos.
🎬 Bryan Izzard
🎥 Bryan Izzard