On the Buses (TV series)
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On the Buses is a British sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of bus driver Stan Butler, his conductor friend Jack, and their clashes with inspector Blakey at a suburban bus depot.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| On the Buses | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British sitcom
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | On the Buses (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| character |
Arthur Rudge
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Inspector Cyril Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel "Mum" Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Olive Rudge NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Ronald Chesney
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Ronald Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| firstAired | 1969 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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sitcom ⓘ |
| hasConductorCharacter | Jack Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDriverCharacter | Stan Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | On the Buses (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInspectorCharacter | Blakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Holiday on the Buses
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Mutiny on the Buses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1973 ⓘ |
| locationOfFictionalSetting | suburban England ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake
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Jack Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of bus depot workers in Britain ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 74 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 7 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ITV
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London Weekend Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Weekend Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Luxton bus depot ⓘ |
| starring |
Anna Karen
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Bob Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Doris Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Reg Varney NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
public transport
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working-class life ⓘ workplace comedy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
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