Comedy

Mutiny on the Buses

- Your Favourite BUSES Fun Gang... Back Again in Their SECOND Big Screen Comedy!

Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park

Release Date : 1972-06-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Anglo-EMIHammer Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Stan Butler

Original Name : Reg Varney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Butler

Original Name : Doris Hare

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arthur Rudge

Original Name : Michael Robbins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olive Rudge

Original Name : Anna Karen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jack Harper

Original Name : Bob Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector Blakey

Original Name : Stephen Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susy

Original Name : Janet Mahoney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Norah

Original Name : Pat Ashton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Jenkins

Original Name : Kevin Brennan

Gender : Male

Character Name : New Inspector

Original Name : Bob Todd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Safari Guard

Original Name : David Lodge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Tex Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandra

Original Name : Caroline Dowdeswell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gloria

Original Name : Jan Rennison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Jenkins

Original Name : Damaris Hayman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gladys

Original Name : Juliet Duncan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilot

Original Name : Michael Nightingale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (Safari Park)

Original Name : Roger Avon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (Mobile)

Original Name : Barry Linehan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (On Beat)

Original Name : David Rowlands

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Nicolette Chaffey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angry Passenger

Original Name : Dervis Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Arthur

Original Name : Wayne Westhorpe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Glenda Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bus Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Burns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman Getting Off Bus (uncredited)

Original Name : Shirley English

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Fielder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clippie (uncredited)

Original Name : Jill Goldston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Darts Match Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Alf Mangan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony O'Leary

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse with Wheelchair (uncredited)

Original Name : Sally Osborne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dart Team Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerald Paris

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You lecherous moron! The second of three film spin-offs from the very popular British situation comedy, On the Buses, is actually the best of the three. Of course this will mean nothing to any Brit who wasn't a fan of the format, or anyone perturbed by the absence of political correctness in movies from a different era. Falling in line with the wave of sex comedy based movies that surfaced in 1970s Britain, Mutiny on the Buses pitches our sex hungry bus depot workers against a new management regime determined to actually operate a bus company! Hence the mutiny when all and sundry do all they can to usurp the plans of Inspector Blakey (Stephen Lewis) and Mr. Jenkins (Kevin Brennan). What follows, in between the kissing and fondling - and the not so sly innuendo - are the usual pratfall scenarios played for energetic laughs, with the stand out being a fire drill training stint that descends into frothy chaos. Somewhat forgotten is that the snapshot of the era carries considerable value for those that lived it. The cramped housing arrangements, the sexual attitudes and the unemployment issues brought about by redundancy, these are here making a mark regardless of being played for laughs. The change over of ramshackle buses to the new type as a new era is ushered in - with the engine at the rear no less! And delightful old wives tales to help you to stop snoring. Yes, there's the harmless smut (this is hardly the "Confessions Of" or "Adventures Of" standard of sex comedy films), and a gentle smell of misogyny (though the girls are empowered to take control here), but time is a funny thing and so is nostalgia. Mutiny on the Buses, good fun with a wink and a nod to early 70s Britain. 7/10

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Almost better than the first film, if not for that messy ending. Still good. 'Mutiny on the Buses' is the second of three spin-off films from the 'On the Buses' television series. I think I've watched bits of this one before, certainly the safari parts, but not in full as far as I'm aware. Reg Varney, Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis are as good as they are in the original film, with Lewis again my personal standout. The sexism, which is prevalent in the 1971 film, is toned-down here, though there are still occurrences - as you'd expect. Any 'Laugh-O-Meter' would remain at the same level, nothing close to a full-on laugh but there are amusing moments. I found the plot, whilst still silly, an improvement on its predecessor. However, the ending feels too randomly stuck together in order to fill the run time; despite it still giving stuff to make for decent viewing.