On the Buses
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When the bus company finds itself short-staffed, Inspector Blake comes up with the brilliant idea of employing female drivers. The company is delighted, but the bus crews are horrified and try to get rid of the women.
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- ርልዪረ1 sierpnia 2025On the Buses is a powerful adaptation of a short story written by Leo Tolstoy called On the Troikas. The story explores the existential philosophy surrounding the lives of a group of intellectual free thinkers working within the 19th century Russian transport system. The main character Stanislas Butlerovich is a working class hero who is hounded and bullied incessantly by an authoritarian figure in the shape of Inspector Blakov. Many literary critics have compared the story favourably to Melville's Billy Budd. The whole concept is a metaphor for the struggle of liberalism against a dystopian establishment. The British sitcom captures the essence of Tolstoy's serious message, while at the same time achieving a brand of sardonic humour that lifts it to the pinnacle of creative art.
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On the Buses was released on 1 sierpnia 1971.
On the Buses was directed by Harry Booth.
On the Buses has a runtime of 88 min.
On the Buses was produced by Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe.
When the bus company finds itself short-staffed, Inspector Blake comes up with the brilliant idea of employing female drivers. The company is delighted, but the bus crews are horrified and try to get rid of the women.
The key characters in On the Buses are Stan Butler (Reg Varney), Mrs. Butler (Doris Hare), Arthur Rudge (Michael Robbins).
On the Buses is rated PG.
On the Buses is a Komedia film.
On the Buses has an audience rating of 6 out of 10.