STARS OF ON THE BUSES IN THEIR YOUNGER DAYS
Reg Varney (Stan)
Bob Grant (Jack)
Stephen Lewis (Blakey)
Anna Karen (Olive)
The world's first ATM was installed in a branch of Barclays
in Enfield, North London.
Reg Varney, star of "On the Buses", became the first person in the country to use a cash machine at Barclays Enfield on June 27th 1967.
They got a bigger turn out than expected as fans wanted to see Reg as he was already a well know star before he became famous for playing Stan Butler
Reg Varney appeared in 'THE PLANK'
The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy short film made by Associated London Films.
The film had many stars of the day in it including;
Tommy Cooper,Jimmy Edwards, Roy Castle
Just for fun can you name the other stars in the photo.
Reg also starred in the The Great St.Trinian's Train Robbery 1966 movie'
It was the 4th of 5 St.Trinian's films from the era.
St Trinian's was a fictional girls' boarding school, the creation of English cartoonist Ronald Searle
Doris Hare was to appear in the CONFESSION FILMS.
Here we see her in 'Confessions from a Holiday Camp.'
The 1977 comedy film.was the last in the series which began with
'Confessions of a Window Cleaner'
Sadlly the plaque does not mention Reg.
The fan club will start a petition to get the plaque to include Reg Varney's name.
The real 'Wood Green Bus Depot' in North London was changed into' Luxton Bus Depot; for the making of ON THE BUSES. The Depot was owned by Easter National Bus Company at the time.
Sadly the depot is no longer there but many of the streets around the area look the same as the 70's.
One of the boxes for containing the entire series of ON THE BUSES on DVD.
A few items from my ON THE BUSES collection
Blakey doesn't take kindly to the Lord Mayor showering the bus in champagne
The trio pose for a publicity photo
Blakey (Stephen Lewis) poses for a photo after filming his scene in the foam pit in Mutiny ON THE BUSES
A cinema publicity still for the film 'Mutiny ON THE BSUES'
Steve Luxton and Stephen Lewis revisit Ponitns Prestatyn
The 'HOLIDAY ON THE BUSES' open top bus
Blakey smiles to have his photo taken
Rehersal for the episode "Foggy Night"
Four of the cast make an appearance and enjoy a game of darts
Arthur and Nympho Nora,
what will Olive make of this photo?
Reg Varney takes time out to visit a childrens hospital ward in 1971
Reg and his wife attend a TV event in the early 1970's
Reg and Barbara Windsor
Another selection of photos from my collection
Here we see Bob with his wife Kim attending an event
Stan and Jack's life in THE BUS DEPOT with Blakey around
Working with 'The Birds'
Reg in his own show with Pat Coombs and a few other well known faces from the 70's
The cast of ON THE BUSES in an open top bus out and about in Australia
Anna Karen, Stephen Lewis and Wendy Richard on a BBC Brakfast show 'This Morning'
Reg and Claire Sutcliffe who starred in the movie 'Best Pair of Legs in The Business'
Reg Varney at home in his office
Reg touring abroad meets the local police
Bob Grant appears in 'It's a Knockout' seen here with Nicholas Parsons
Stephen Lewis as Blakey at the Holiday ON THE BUSES plaque event Pontins Prestatyn. Stephen came on the bus tour with us around Prestatyn & Dyserth
Holiday Makers had to do a double take when they saw Blakey on the open top bus
Stephen Lewis as 'Smiler' taking a break during 'Last of The Summer Wine' in what was the worlds longest running sitcom.
Stephen Lewis/Blakey during a promotion event in Bournemouth
Doris early in her career seen here in a publicity photo in the 1930s
Doris Hare was a forces sweetheart during the war and one of the stars of The Merchant Navy radio show "Shipmates Ashore" Doris is seen here in the radio studio during a braodcast (left of the microphone)
Earning her an MBE in 1941
Doris was to appear in 'Coronation Street' as Mavis Pickles after previously turning down the role of Ena Sharples before it was offered to Violet Carson
Olive and Arthur the happily married couple (well at least on the wedding day)
During the 1970's the stars of ON THE BUSES were in great demand to make guest appearances at events
The cast take a break during rehersals for Holiday ON THE BUSES. Here we see Reg Varney, Micheal Robbins and Stephen Lewis at the entrance to Pontins Prestatyn
More memories............Just been looking at the 'New Photo Album' Last photo on left, bottom of page, "The cast take a break during rehearsals"..."Entrance to main gate"
The end of this building (as in photo) was the personnel dept/wages office. The other end of this building was the main gate security office.
Darryl
Thanks Darryl
Here we see Wilfred Brambell as 'Bert' with Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis and and Producer/Director Bryan Izzard (the one in the cap)
