On the Yorkshire Buses

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On the Yorkshire Buses
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Genre Documentary
Narrated by Simon Farnaby
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Production location Yorkshire
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesThe Garden and Motion Content Group
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release11 July (2014-07-11) 
29 August 2014 (2014-08-29)

On the Yorkshire Buses is a British television documentary programme narrated by Simon Farnaby, [1] first broadcast on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom between 11 July and 29 August 2014. [2] The show follows various staff from the East Yorkshire Motor Services, a bus and coach operator operating throughout Kingston upon Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, the North Yorkshire coast and the North York Moors, as they overcome problems to perform their daily jobs.

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Episode list

No.TitleOriginal air dateViewers [3]
1"Summer Holiday"11 July 2014 (2014-07-11)1,300,000 (#10)
2"The Heat Is On!"18 July 2014 (2014-07-18)990,000 (#16)
3"Back to School"25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)830,000 (#13)
4"Breaking Buses"1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)980,000 (#14)
5"Life in the Bus Lane"8 August 2014 (2014-08-08)930,000 (#17)
6"The Road to Hull"15 August 2014 (2014-08-15)900,000 (#20)
7"All Aboard the Night Bus"22 August 2014 (2014-08-22) [lower-alpha 1] Below 770,000
8"The End of the Road"29 August 2014 (2014-08-29) [lower-alpha 1] Below 750,000

Notes

  1. 1 2 Episodes 7 and 8 were first broadcast at 19:00, whereas episodes 1 to 6 were first broadcast at 20:00.

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