Series 5
Episode 1 - The Nursery
A job opportunity arises when the bus depot opens a nursery for the clippies children and the Sister in charge needs a helper.Stan puts forward Olive for the job but her lack of experience with children,broken spectacles and other mis-fortunes make for a disasterous shift for Olive,Stan,Jack and Inspector Blake.
First Transmitted:- 19th of September 1971 at 7.25pm
Episode 2 - Stan's Room
Stan takes a clippie home for a snog on the sofa only to find that the family are still up watching a late film on TV which greatly disrupts his plans.Something must be done if he wants to get any further with women but what?
First Transmitted:- 26th of September 1971 at 7.25pm
Episode 3 - The Best Man
Inspector Blake's niece is marrying a busman but if that isn't bad enough Stan has been asked to be the best man.Stan is confident he can perform the task but after a boisterous stag night when he,the groom and Jack get drunk the problems begin.Getting the groom to the church on time proves to be far from easy.
First Transmitted:- 3rd of October 1971 at 7.25pm
Episode 4 - The Inspector's Pets
Blakey is going on holiday with his mother but his plans may be on hold unless he can get someone to look after his large pet dog and tropical fish.To ensure that Blakey goes away meaning that he and Jack get some peace for a while, Stan agrees to look after his pets for him.
First Transmitted:- 10th of October 1971 at 7.30pm
Episode 5 - The Epidemic
Flu is rife at the bus depot and bus crews are falling ill but that is good news for a fit Stan and Jack who reap the rewards of overtime.Stan has flu jabs at work but with his family all catching flu Stan does everything to avoid their germs especially as he has a date lined up with an available clippie.Will Stan's luck hold out though?
First Transmitted:- 17th of October 1971 at 9.25pm
Episode 6 - The Busmen's Ball
It's time for the annual Busmen's Ball at the bus depot but Arthur and Olive decide to break with tradition and not go to the ball after previous bad experiences.Arthur's mind seems to be made up until he hears an exotic dancer has been lined up as entertainment.
First Transmitted:- 24th of October 1971 at 7.25pm
Episode 7 - Canteen Trouble
Stan and Jack are benefiting from a very generous canteen girl who always serves them a big portion in the canteen but charges them very little which doesn't go unnoticed by Inspector Blake.He sets about putting things straight and sets out to trap them.
First Transmitted:- 31st of October 1971 at 7.25pm
Episode 8 - The New Nurse
The bus depot has a new nurse who needs somewhere to stay.She ends up as a lodger in the Butler household which is sure to cause problems for more than one member of the family.
First Transmitted:- 7th of November 1971 at 7.25pm
Episode 9 - Lost Property
When Stan and Jack find some fish and chips on their bus but instead of handing it in to lost property they decide to eat them.That proves to be a foolish move when a woman comes into the depot to report the loss.The whole affair leads to the bus company being more strenuous about matters of lost property.
First Transmitted:- 14th of November 1971 at 7.25pm |
