Bus Life

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Bus Life
Genre Sitcom
Created byBen Ward
Voices ofAshley Jones
Katie Angelou
James Bird
Nancy Wallinger
Daniel Bickerdike
Clare Thomas
Joseph Gritt
Daisy Evans
Elizabeth Holme-Gwillin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time5 minutes
Original release
Network Disney Channel
Release2003 (2003) 
2004 (2004)

Bus Life is an English mini-series that aired on Disney Channel in England from 2003-2004. [1]

Contents

Plot

Bus Life follows the trails and tribulations of secondary school pupils on the way home from school. The includes stereotypical 'gangs' (or cliques) of people of the bus, such as "The Brainy Kids", "The Skaters" and "The Goths". The show breaks the fourth wall throughout the series.

Characters

Episodes

Some of the adventures they had included:

Accolades

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References

  1. McGown, Alistair D. (28 December 2004). BFI Television Handbook 2005: The Essential Guide to UK TV 2005. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN   978-1-84457-027-0.
  2. 1 2 "Children's in 2004 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 18 November 2023.