On the Buses (series 5)

The fifth series of On the Buses originally aired between 19 September 1971 and 26 December 1971, beginning with "The Nursery". The series was produced and directed by Derrick Goodwin and designed by Alan Hunter-Craig. All the episodes in this series were written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe except for episodes thirteen and fourteen which were written by Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis.[1][2]

On the Buses
Series 5
On the Buses series 5 DVD
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	19 September (1971-09-19) – 26 December 1971 (1971-12-26)
Series chronology

Cast

• Reg Varney as Stan Butler
• Bob Grant as Jack Harper
• Anna Karen as Olive Rudge
• Doris Hare as Mabel "Mum" Butler
• Stephen Lewis as Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake
• Michael Robbins as Arthur Rudge

Episodes

See also: List of On the Buses episodes

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"The Nursery"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	19 September 1971 (1971-09-19)
41	2	"Stan's Room"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	26 September 1971 (1971-09-26)
42	3	"The Best Man"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	3 October 1971 (1971-10-03)
43	4	"The Inspector's Pets"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	10 October 1971 (1971-10-10)
44	5	"The Epidemic"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	17 October 1971 (1971-10-17)
45	6	"The Busmen's Ball"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	24 October 1971 (1971-10-24)
46	7	"Canteen Trouble"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	31 October 1971 (1971-10-31)
47	8	"The New Nurse"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	7 November 1971 (1971-11-07)
48	9	"Lost Property"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	14 November 1971 (1971-11-14)
49	10	"Stan's Uniform"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	21 November 1971 (1971-11-21)
50	11	"The Strain"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	28 November 1971 (1971-11-28)
51	12	"The New Telly"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	5 December 1971 (1971-12-05)
52	13	"Vacancy for Inspector"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	12 December 1971 (1971-12-12)
53	14	"A Thin Time"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	19 December 1971 (1971-12-19)
54	15	"Boxing Day Social"	Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe	26 December 1971 (1971-12-26)

See also

• 1971 in British television

References

1. Walker, Craig (2009). On the Buses: The Complete Story. Apex Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781906358693.
2. Fisher, Tex (2011). I 'Ate You Butler! - The Making of On the Buses: Behind the Scenes of Britain's Favourite Sitcom. Deck Chair Publishing. ISBN 9780956563415.

External links

• Series 5 at TV.com
• Series 5 at the Internet Movie Database