On the Buses (series 6)

The sixth series of On the Buses originally aired between 20 February 1972 and 2 April 1972, beginning with "No Smoke Without Fire". The series was produced and directed by Derrick Goodwin for episodes one, four and six and Bryan Izzard for the other episodes. The series designer was Alan Hunter-Craig. Episodes one, three, four and five were written by Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis. Episodes two, six and seven were written by George Layton and Jonathan Lynn.[1][2]

On the Buses
Series 6
On the Buses series 6 DVD
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	20 February (1972-02-20) – 2 April 1972 (1972-04-02)
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
• Maurice Bush as Basher

Episodes

See also: List of On the Buses episodes

Episode No.	Series No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
55	1	"No Smoke Without Fire"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	20 February 1972 (1972-02-20)
56	2	"Love Is What You Make It"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	27 February 1972 (1972-02-27)
57	3	"Private Hire"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	5 March 1972 (1972-03-05)
58	4	"Stan's Worst Day"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	12 March 1972 (1972-03-12)
59	5	"Union Trouble"	Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis	19 March 1972 (1972-03-19)
60	6	"Bye Bye Blakey"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	26 March 1972 (1972-03-26)
61	7	"The Prize"	George Layton and Jonathan Lynn	2 April 1972 (1972-04-02)

See also

• 1972 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 6 at TV.com
• Series 6 at the Internet Movie Database