List of On the Buses episodes

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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. The transmission dates listed are those for the LWT/London region. Some ITV regions transmitted episodes on different days.

Contents

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 728 February 1969 (1969-02-28)11 April 1969 (1969-04-11)
2 631 May 1969 (1969-05-31)5 July 1969 (1969-07-05)
3 132 January 1970 (1970-01-02)27 March 1970 (1970-03-27)
4 1327 November 1970 (1970-11-27)21 February 1971 (1971-02-21)
5 1519 September 1971 (1971-09-19)26 December 1971 (1971-12-26)
6 720 February 1972 (1972-02-20)2 April 1972 (1972-04-02)
7 1326 February 1973 (1973-02-26)20 May 1973 (1973-05-20)

Episodes

Series 1 (1969)

Episode No.Series No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"The Early Shift"Stuart Allen Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe 28 February 1969 (1969-02-28)
22"The New Conductor"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe7 March 1969 (1969-03-07)
33"Olive Takes a Trip"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe14 March 1969 (1969-03-14)
44"Bus Drivers' Stomach"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe21 March 1969 (1969-03-21)
55"The New Inspector"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe28 March 1969 (1969-03-28)
66"The Canteen"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe4 April 1969 (1969-04-04)
77"The Darts Match"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe11 April 1969 (1969-04-11)

Series 2 (1969)

Episode No.Series No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
81"Family Flu"Stuart Allen Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe 31 May 1969 (1969-05-31)
92"The Used Combination"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe7 June 1969 (1969-06-07)
103"Self Defence"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)
114"Aunt Maud"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe21 June 1969 (1969-06-21)
125"Late Again"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe28 June 1969 (1969-06-28)
136"Bon Voyage"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe5 July 1969 (1969-07-05)

Series 3 (1970)

Episode No.Series No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"First Aid"Stuart Allen Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe 2 January 1970 (1970-01-02)
152"The Cistern"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe9 January 1970 (1970-01-09)
163"The Inspector's Niece"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe16 January 1970 (1970-01-16)
174"Brew it Yourself"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe23 January 1970 (1970-01-23)
185"Busmen's Perks"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe30 January 1970 (1970-01-30)
196"The Snake"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe6 February 1970 (1970-02-06)
207"Mum's Last Fling"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe13 February 1970 (1970-02-13)
218"Radio Control"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe20 February 1970 (1970-02-20)
229"Foggy Night"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe27 February 1970 (1970-02-27)
2310"The New Uniforms"Stuart AllenRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe6 March 1970 (1970-03-06)
2411"Going Steady"Howard RossRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe13 March 1970 (1970-03-13)
2512"The Squeeze"Howard RossRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe20 March 1970 (1970-03-20)
2613"On the Make"Howard RossRonald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe27 March 1970 (1970-03-27)

Series 4 (1970–71)

Episode No.Series No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
271"Nowhere to Go" Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe 27 November 1970 (1970-11-27)
282"The Canteen Girl"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe4 December 1970 (1970-12-04)
293"Dangerous Driving"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe11 December 1970 (1970-12-11)
304"The Other Woman"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe18 December 1970 (1970-12-18)
315"Christmas Duty"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe25 December 1970 (1970-12-25)
326"The 'L' Bus"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)
337"The Kids' Outing"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe10 January 1971 (1971-01-10)
348"The Anniversary"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe17 January 1971 (1971-01-17)
359"Cover Up"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe24 January 1971 (1971-01-24)
3610"Safety First"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe31 January 1971 (1971-01-31)
3711"The Lodger"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe7 February 1971 (1971-02-07)
3812"The Injury"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe14 February 1971 (1971-02-14)
3913"Not Tonight"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe21 February 1971 (1971-02-21)

Series 5 (1971)

Episode No.Series No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
401"The Nursery" Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe 19 September 1971 (1971-09-19)
412"Stan's Room"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe26 September 1971 (1971-09-26)
423"The Best Man"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe3 October 1971 (1971-10-03)
434"The Inspector's Pets"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe10 October 1971 (1971-10-10)
445"The Epidemic"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe17 October 1971 (1971-10-17)
456"The Busmen's Ball"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe24 October 1971 (1971-10-24)
467"Canteen Trouble"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe31 October 1971 (1971-10-31)
478"The New Nurse"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe7 November 1971 (1971-11-07)
489"Lost Property"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe14 November 1971 (1971-11-14)
4910"Stan's Uniform"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe21 November 1971 (1971-11-21)
5011"The Strain"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe28 November 1971 (1971-11-28)
5112"The New Telly"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe5 December 1971 (1971-12-05)
5213"Vacancy for Inspector" Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis 12 December 1971 (1971-12-12)
5314"A Thin Time"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis19 December 1971 (1971-12-19)
5415"Boxing Day Social"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe26 December 1971 (1971-12-26)

Series 6 (1972)

Episode No.Series No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
551"No Smoke Without Fire" Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis 20 February 1972 (1972-02-20)
562"Love Is What You Make It" George Layton and Jonathan Lynn 27 February 1972 (1972-02-27)
573"Private Hire"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis5 March 1972 (1972-03-05)
584"Stan's Worst Day"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis12 March 1972 (1972-03-12)
595"Union Trouble"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis19 March 1972 (1972-03-19)
606"Bye Bye Blakey"George Layton and Jonathan Lynn26 March 1972 (1972-03-26)
617"The Prize"George Layton and Jonathan Lynn2 April 1972 (1972-04-02)

Series 7 (1973)

Episode No.Series No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
621"Olive's Divorce" Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe 26 February 1973 (1973-02-26)
632"The Perfect Clippie" George Layton and Jonathan Lynn 4 March 1973 (1973-03-04)
643"The Ticket Machine" Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis 11 March 1973 (1973-03-11)
654"The Poster"Wally Malston and Garry Chambers18 March 1973 (1973-03-18)
665"The Football Match"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis25 March 1973 (1973-03-25)
676"On the Omnibuses"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis1 April 1973 (1973-04-01)
687"Goodbye Stan"Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe8 April 1973 (1973-04-08)
698"Hot Water"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis15 April 1973 (1973-04-15)
709"The Visit"George Layton and Jonathan Lynn22 April 1973 (1973-04-22)
7110"What the Stars Foretell"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis29 April 1973 (1973-04-29)
7211"The Allowance" Myles Rudge 6 May 1973 (1973-05-06)
7312"Friends in High Places"George Layton and Jonathan Lynn13 May 1973 (1973-05-13)
7413"Gardening Time"Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis20 May 1973 (1973-05-20)

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