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  The TV Series - The Fourth Series  

Series 04 Episodes Guide
 
 
 
(Click on the images below to see pictures from each episode.)
 
Series 04 Episode 01

Episode 2727.  Nowhere To Go
(27th November 1970)
Stan and Jack are courting a couple of clippies but have a big problem. They have nowhere to take the girls back to as the Butler household has prying eyes and a nosy mother. Even resorting to a snog aboard their bus in the depot is impossible with Inspector Blake alert and on patrol.

 
Series 04 Episode 02

Episode 2828.  The Canteen Girl
(4th December 1970)
Things couldn't look better for Blakey as he has himself a girlfriend and is thinking of moving away to the countryside with her. This sounds like heaven for Stan and Jack until they meet his would be-replacement who makes Blakey look tame. They decide something must be done to keep Blakey from leaving and so stoop to sabotaging his relationship.

 
Series 04 Episode 03

Episode 2929.  Dangerous Living
(11th December 1970)
A newspaper article warning of the perils and shortened life-span of overweight bus drivers leads to a lot of fussing over him by his family leaving Stan feeling uneasy. Jibes from Arthur and the Inspector forces Stan into taking action but will it all be worthwhile?

 
Series 04 Episode 04

Episode 3030.  The Other Woman
(18th December 1970)
Trouble is brewing in the Butler household as Jack introduces Arthur to a new clippie which leads to late nights out for Arthur without Olive. Their marriage threatens to come off the rails as Olive demands to know where he has been all night.Eventually, Arthur walks out but where is he really staying?

 
Series 04 Episode 05

Episode 3131.  Christmas Duty **
(25th December 1970)
Its Christmas but there is no rest for the wicked. Stan and Jack are on duty but how will this affect their festivities and Christmas lunch in the Butler household?

 
Series 04 Episode 06
Episode 3232.  The L Bus
(1st January 1971)
The 'L' (or learner) bus is left with Stan and Jack in charge. Attractive clippies to teach but will they be getting tuition in the proper areas? Also Stan sees it as an opportunity to use the bus to help out his household.
 
Series 04 Episode 07

Episode 3333.  The Kid`s Outing
(10th January 1971)
Its Stan's turn to drive the bus on the annual kids outing but instead of a quiet shift Stan and Jack get mayhem. Rowdy schoolchildren make a mess of the bus and to make matters worse Blakeys nephew is amongst them.

 
Series 04 Episode 08

Episode 3434.  The Anniversary **
(17th January 1971)
It's Arthur and Olive's 10th wedding anniversary but will there be any celebrations in the Butler household to celebrate the occasion? Stan even predicts that Arthur will forget but is proven wrong but Olive needn't get excited..

 
Series 04 Episode 09

Episode 3535.  Cover Up **
(24th January 1971)
Furniture in the Butler household are looking the worse for wear and mum wants them re-upholstered, Stan agrees but insists the material that will be used is the ones used on the buses at the depot where he can get his hands on some. Problems arise as to how Stan will smuggle the material out of the depot but things get worse when Blakey calls in at the Butlers.

 
Series 04 Episode 10

Episode 3636.  Safety First **
(31st January 1971)
Inspector Blake introduces a new system for the buses to enter and exit the depot in the hope of preventing accidents. It turns out that the system causes more accidents than there were before with Stan and Jack involved in their share of them.

 
Series 04 Episode 11

Episode 3737.  The Lodger **
(7th February 1971)
Times are hard with decimalisation sending prices up so the Butlers take in a lodger who happens to be the depot's Traffic Manager. To hike up the price of the lodgings Arthur takes it upon himself to put Stan's bed, wardobe and bed linen in the lodgers room leaving Stan in a furnitureless room with a camp bed to sleep on!

 
Series 04 Episode 12

Episode 3838.  The Injury **
(14th February 1971)
Whilst decorating the bathroom Stan has an accident injuring his foot leaving him unfit for work. This means no sick pay but Jack has an idea which involves Stan having an accident at work which could see him get compensation and full sick pay.

 
Series 04 Episode 13

Episode 3939.  Not Tonight **
(21st February 1971)
Stan's love life is at an all-time low as his girlfriends have dried up until a new canteen girl catches his eye and he takes her out on a date. Sadly, Stan is to find the date a very expensive and painful experience.

 
 
Series 04 Bloopers And Mistakes
EPISODE 27: In the episode "Nowhere To Go", when Blakey touches the motorbike forks that Jack and Stan have just welded, he drops them off the back of the bench, when Stan picks them up he gets them from the front of the bench.
EPISODE 28: A good blooper is in the episode “The Canteen Girl”. The scene when Stan is snogging Blakey’s intended on the bus at the depot whilst the Busmans’ Ball is going on. Blakey gets on the bus and sees what is going on and as he approaches Stan, Stan actually calls Blakey “Butler”! He says to Blakey "Now, come on Butler".
EPISODE 29: The opening titles of 'Dangerous Living' show 'Dangerous Driving' by mistake!
 
** - Though normally filmed in colour from series 3, due to industrial action during production, seven episodes from this series 4 of On The Buses were recorded in black and white - no colour versions have ever existed.
 
 
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