On the Buses
Released: July 9, 1971Runtime: 88 min
Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire purchase, but the money he earns for overtime working as a bus driver means that he can afford it... just! His job is secure, as bus drivers are hard to come by, and his overtime prospects are good, until the bus company decide to revoke a long standing rule and employ women bus drivers. Aghast at the thought of
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Reg Varney
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Doris Hare
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Michael Robbins
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Anna Karen
as Olive Rudge, Stan's Sister
Stephen Lewis
as Blakey, Stan's Inspector
Bob Grant
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Andria Lawrence
as Betty
Pat Ashton
as Sally
Brian Oulton
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Pamela Cundell
as Ruby
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