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.
Series overview
editEpisodes
editSeries 1 (1969)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "The Early Shift" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 February 1969 |
2 | 2 | "The New Conductor" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 March 1969 |
3 | 3 | "Olive Takes a Trip" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 March 1969 |
4 | 4 | "Bus Drivers' Stomach" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 March 1969 |
5 | 5 | "The New Inspector" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 March 1969 |
6 | 6 | "The Canteen" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 4 April 1969 |
7 | 7 | "The Darts Match" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 11 April 1969 |
Series 2 (1969)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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8 | 1 | "Family Flu" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 May 1969 |
9 | 2 | "The Used Combination" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 June 1969 |
10 | 3 | "Self Defence" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 June 1969 |
11 | 4 | "Aunt Maud" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 June 1969 |
12 | 5 | "Late Again" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 June 1969 |
13 | 6 | "Bon Voyage" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 5 July 1969 |
Series 3 (1970)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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14 | 1 | "First Aid" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 2 January 1970 |
15 | 2 | "The Cistern" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 9 January 1970 |
16 | 3 | "The Inspector's Niece" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 16 January 1970 |
17 | 4 | "Brew it Yourself" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 23 January 1970 |
18 | 5 | "Busmen's Perks" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 30 January 1970 |
19 | 6 | "The Snake" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 6 February 1970 |
20 | 7 | "Mum's Last Fling" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 13 February 1970 |
21 | 8 | "Radio Control" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 20 February 1970 |
22 | 9 | "Foggy Night" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 27 February 1970 |
23 | 10 | "The New Uniforms" | Stuart Allen | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 6 March 1970 |
24 | 11 | "Going Steady" | Howard Ross | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 13 March 1970 |
25 | 12 | "The Squeeze" | Howard Ross | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 20 March 1970 |
26 | 13 | "On the Make" | Howard Ross | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 27 March 1970 |
Series 4 (1970–71)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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27 | 1 | "Nowhere to Go" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 27 November 1970 |
28 | 2 | "The Canteen Girl" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 4 December 1970 |
29 | 3 | "Dangerous Driving" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 11 December 1970 |
30 | 4 | "The Other Woman" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 18 December 1970 |
31 | 5 | "Christmas Duty" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 25 December 1970 |
32 | 6 | "The 'L' Bus" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 1 January 1971 |
33 | 7 | "The Kids' Outing" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 10 January 1971 |
34 | 8 | "The Anniversary" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 17 January 1971 |
35 | 9 | "Cover Up" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 24 January 1971 |
36 | 10 | "Safety First" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 January 1971 |
37 | 11 | "The Lodger" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 February 1971 |
38 | 12 | "The Injury" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 February 1971 |
39 | 13 | "Not Tonight" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 February 1971 |
Series 5 (1971)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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40 | 1 | "The Nursery" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 19 September 1971 |
41 | 2 | "Stan's Room" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 September 1971 |
42 | 3 | "The Best Man" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 3 October 1971 |
43 | 4 | "The Inspector's Pets" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 10 October 1971 |
44 | 5 | "The Epidemic" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 17 October 1971 |
45 | 6 | "The Busmen's Ball" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 24 October 1971 |
46 | 7 | "Canteen Trouble" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 October 1971 |
47 | 8 | "The New Nurse" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 November 1971 |
48 | 9 | "Lost Property" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 November 1971 |
49 | 10 | "Stan's Uniform" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 November 1971 |
50 | 11 | "The Strain" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 November 1971 |
51 | 12 | "The New Telly" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 5 December 1971 |
52 | 13 | "Vacancy for Inspector" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 12 December 1971 |
53 | 14 | "A Thin Time" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 19 December 1971 |
54 | 15 | "Boxing Day Social" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 December 1971 |
Series 6 (1972)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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55 | 1 | "No Smoke Without Fire" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 20 February 1972 |
56 | 2 | "Love Is What You Make It" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 27 February 1972 |
57 | 3 | "Private Hire" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 5 March 1972 |
58 | 4 | "Stan's Worst Day" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 12 March 1972 |
59 | 5 | "Union Trouble" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 19 March 1972 |
60 | 6 | "Bye Bye Blakey" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 26 March 1972 |
61 | 7 | "The Prize" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 2 April 1972 |
Series 7 (1973)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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62 | 1 | "Olive's Divorce" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 February 1973 |
63 | 2 | "The Perfect Clippie" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 4 March 1973 |
64 | 3 | "The Ticket Machine" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 11 March 1973 |
65 | 4 | "The Poster" | Wally Malston and Garry Chambers | 18 March 1973 |
66 | 5 | "The Football Match" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 25 March 1973 |
67 | 6 | "On the Omnibuses" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 1 April 1973 |
68 | 7 | "Goodbye Stan" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 8 April 1973 |
69 | 8 | "Hot Water" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 15 April 1973 |
70 | 9 | "The Visit" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 22 April 1973 |
71 | 10 | "What the Stars Foretell" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 29 April 1973 |
72 | 11 | "The Allowance" | Myles Rudge | 6 May 1973 |
73 | 12 | "Friends in High Places" | George Layton and Jonathan Lynn | 13 May 1973 |
74 | 13 | "Gardening Time" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 20 May 1973 |