On The Buses/Mutiny On The Buses/Holiday On The Buses [DVD]

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Grant was born in Hammersmith, West London, on 14 April 1932, the son of Albert George Grant (1909–1985) and Florence (1909–2001), néeBurston. He was educated at Aldenham School. [1] Early career [ edit ] Joan Littlewood directed Grant, as Kitely, in Every Man in His Humour, at the Fourth International Season of the Theatre of the Nations Festival in 1960. Get that bus out! - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. 6 September 2011 . Retrieved 1 June 2018. This particular spin-off is probably the best of the three movies. the plot, such that it is, concerns the arrival of a new manager at the bus depot who is hellbent on making a profit for the company. So he introduces a number of efficiency drives including; the installation of radio control in the cabs, fire safety training, and extension of the bus services to include excursion tours. Naturally, everything that can go wrong does go wrong. As with the previous movie, there are many subplots: A jealous Olive calls Nymphy Norah a fat cow, despite the fact that her own weight has always been a source of humour throughout On the Buses. Marriott, Anthony; Grant, Bob (1991). Home is where your clothes are: a comedy in two acts. London: Samuel French. ISBN 978-0-573-01789-6. OCLC 26310819.

Among the best scenes were the cat-fight between Olive and 'Nymphie Norah' ( a clippie who Arthur seems to have a thing going with, played by Pat Asthon ), which culminates in Norah getting a jug of water tipped over her head by Mrs. Butler, a botched fire drill at the depot in which the whole depot is engulfed in foam, Stan reversing into the bus company's new van, crushing it like a beer can and Olive falling off of Arthur's bike and down a manhole. The film's catchy theme tune was an accordion arrangement composed by Ron Grainer. Here we have an engagement plot involving the usual twenty something who is lusting after middle aged Stan Butler. Lots of very funny scenes around this and a there is a good strong storyline involving the plot around them finding somewhere to live. Ann Harrison McCall (19 September 1936 – 22 February 2022), professionally known as Anna Karen, was a British actress best known for playing Olive Rudge in the ITV sitcom On the Buses from 1969 to 1973 including its film spin-offs and stage version and Aunt Sal in the BBC soap opera EastEnders on a recurring basis from 1996 to 2017. She also reprised the role of Olive Rudge in The Rag Trade from 1977 to 1978, while her film roles included parts in two Carry On films: Carry On Camping (1969) and Carry On Loving (1970). a b c "Bob Grant". The Times. 24 November 2003. p.27. ISSN 0140-0460. ProQuest 318985488 . Retrieved 7 April 2021. Bob Grant's obituary. During the fire drill, Arthur pulls out the firehose, which catches Stan between the legs and causes him a great deal of pain.Poor George Brown". Daily Mirror. 1 April 1968. p.11. OCLC 11996384 . Retrieved 7 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive. A total of 74 episodes of On the Buses were broadcast over seven series. Three spin-off films were also released. We also have the usual antics around Stan Butlers cramped home with a good chunk of time spent dealing with Olive and Arthur and their very flatulent toddler ' little Arthur'.

a b "Till Death Us Do Part (1969)". British Film Institute. 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023 . Retrieved 16 October 2023. Roadside Wave: Just like in On the Buses, Blakey gets sprayed with water from a passing vehicle during the opening credits.Weekend Broadcasting". The Times. 16 May 1964. p.12. ISSN 0140-0460. Gale CS202729136. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021 . Retrieved 4 June 2021.

Deane Potter, John (23 October 1971). "The Beauty Inside A Fat Girl". TV Times . Retrieved 18 June 2021.White, Leonard (2003). Armchair Theatre: The Lost Years. Tiverton: Kelly Publications. p.116. ISBN 978-1-903053-18-8. OCLC 53030738 . Retrieved 5 April 2021.

Windsor, Barbara (2000). All of Me: My Extraordinary Life. Headline Book Publishing. p.165. ISBN 978-0-7472-7007-2. The Door Slams You: When rushing Stan into the cab so he can get his bus away from the growing flames, Mr. Jenkins slams the door on his face.Plank Gag: During the fire drill, Arthur turns around while holding a ladder and swings it into Blakey. As a Hammer completist I was dreading the time when I would have to raise the courage to watch this film and the one following it, Holiday on the Buses. I had seen One the Buses the film and thought it one of the worst films I have ever seen. It was full of all the awful comedy that plagued British TV screens around the early 70's. Grant, Bob (1960). The Criminal ( Motion picture trailer). StudioCanal Ltd. Event occurs at 1 minute 56 seconds. In 1957, Karen married Richard Smart with whom she lived in Italy for several years while he trained to be an opera singer; however the pair divorced and Karen returned to England. [3] In 1996, she played a supporting role in the film Beautiful Thing, as a neighbour of the main characters, Ste and Jamie. That same year, she reunited with Barbara Windsor, this time in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Karen played Aunt Sal, the sister of Windsor's Peggy Mitchell. Although she was never a permanent cast member in the soap, she appeared as Aunt Sal occasionally, usually for only one or two episodes at a time. [22] Alongside EastEnders, in the late 1990s, Karen appeared in a number of educational films as well as an episode of Goodnight Sweetheart.