The bane of Stan Butler’s life, who played the officious Inspector “Blakey” in the TV sitcom “On the Buses”?
"recover something of Jack's from a woman he had been seeing, he manages to inadvertently demolish both a telephone kiosk and a bus shelter in trying to avoid being caught by the woman's jealous husband. Despite his efforts to lie about why he caused the damage, Blakey (Stephen Lewis), the bus company's Inspector, takes delight in informing Stan that he has to undertake a driving test on a bus skid pan in order to keep his job. However Blakey soon regrets supervising the test when Stan gets his own back by beginning the test with Blakey still on the bus"
"Stephen Lewis (actor) Stephen Lewis (17 December 1926 – 12 August 2015), credited early in his career as Stephen Cato, was an English actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his television roles as Inspector Cyril ""Blakey"" Blake in the LWT sitcom ""On the Buses"", Clem ""Smiler"" Hemmingway in ""Last of the Summer Wine"", and Harry Lambert in BBC Television's ""Oh, Doctor Beeching!"", although he also appeared in numerous stage and film roles. Lewis was born at All Saints Maternity Hospital in Poplar, Middlesex, England. He worked as a bricklayer, electrician's mate and carpenter and also"
"Blakey, the Inspector). It was an instant success with the viewers, and led to three feature films ""On the Buses"" (1971), ""Mutiny on the Buses"" (1972) and ""Holiday on the Buses"" (1973). He was in a relationship with guest star Gaye Brown, until he broke up with her to date (and eventually marry) Kim Benwell. The series was the peak of his career; when Grant married for the third time in 1971, there were huge crowds outside the registry office, and the couple had to abandon their hired Rolls-Royce and walk to the reception. A double-decker bus had been provided"
"Frankie Howerd, Dora Bryan and George Cole. The world's first voucher-based cash dispensing machine was installed at the Enfield Town branch of Barclays Bank. Varney was living in Enfield at the time and for publicity purposes he was photographed making the first withdrawal from the machine on Tuesday 27 June 1967. Varney's most successful lead role was in the sitcom ""On the Buses"" (1969–73) as the bus driver Stan Butler, who never has much luck where romance is concerned. Varney took considerable lengths to research the role, even taking bus-driving lessons and a test to gain a public service vehicle"
"Michael Cronin as ""Bullet"" Baxter (the role that he had played in ""Grange Hill""); William Woollard as science teacher Mr Woollard; Elizabeth Berrington as a school inspector; Ron Atkinson as the manager of an opposing football team; Stephen Lewis playing a coach driver very similar to his character Inspector Blake in ""On The Buses""; Jim Bowen as a militant trade unionist; and Pam Ayres as herself. Series one and two features the same regular cast and runs in a continuous time frame, while series three is set later in the 1970s. Doug Digby's character is killed off in a gym"
"starring Barbara Windsor, Roy Kinnear and Lewis himself, as well as his future ""On the Buses"" co-star Bob Grant. He used the name Cato in his early stage career, but after writing ""Sparrows Can't Sing"" he was urged by his agent to use his real name. From 1969 Lewis starred in his best-remembered role as the gruff inspector Blakey in the British sitcom ""On the Buses"", which ran for 74 episodes and spawned three films: ""On the Buses"" (1971), ""Mutiny on the Buses"" (1972), and ""Holiday on the Buses"" (1973). He co-wrote 12 episodes with fellow star Bob Grant. Lewis"
"prevents women from being employed as bus drivers, much to the chagrin of both Stan and his long-time colleague and friend, Jack (Bob Grant). The loss of overtime that he was making forces Stan to persuade his sister Olive (Anna Karen) to get employment in the company's canteen. Following a disastrous start, she and her husband, Arthur, soon discover that she is pregnant, resulting in her losing her job and forcing the Butler family to send back the items they can't afford to pay for. At the same time Stan gets into trouble with the company when, while attempting to"
"cast appeared on ""Wogan"" to promote the new series. However, although a pilot script was written, it wasn't made. ""Back On The Buses"" was to feature Stan Butler, having run his own business for some years and made some money, starting his own bus company in the newly deregulated market, and hiring Jack to work with him. As they attempt to get the company off the ground, they discover a rival company has set up in the town, owned by none other than Blakey. The comedy in the series would have come from the conflict between the two businesses, and"
"This belief developed in part from Braugher's poor experience playing Detective Winston Blake on the television series ""Kojak"", where he objected to the show's treatment of race. Ned Beatty, the best-known member of cast when the series debuted, was personally approached by Levinson and Fontana to play Stanley Bolander. Although Beatty respected the two men and liked the show, he was reluctant to take the role because he believed NBC would corrupt the series and change it to a typical police show. Beatty claimed his agents and managers ""pushed, dragged and hauled"" him into meeting with Levinson, but Beatty ultimately"
"five-episode run of the Tracey Ullman sketch comedy series ""State of the Union"" on Showtime. Bakula appeared in the dark comedy film ""The Informant!"" (2009) as Brian Shepard, an FBI agent working with the title character Mark Whitacre, (played by Matt Damon). In April 2009, he began a recurring role on the television series ""Chuck"" as Stephen J. Bartowski, the eponymous character's long-lost father. From July 31 to August 2, 2009, he starred as Nathan Detroit in three performances of ""Guys and Dolls"" at the Hollywood Bowl. Beginning in December 2009, Bakula began appearing as Terry, one of the three"
"and starred in the satirical play """" as George Brown, the Foreign Secretary in Harold Wilson’s Labour government; this play later transferred to the West End. When the real-life Brown resigned in 1968, Grant was so concerned that his unflattering portrayal of him as a drunk may have contributed to his resignation that he offered to stand down from the part, but reluctantly continued. Grant is best remembered as the bus conductor Jack Harper in the television sitcom ""On the Buses"", that ran for 74 episodes between 1969 and 1973; he co-wrote 12 episodes with co-star Stephen Lewis (who played"
"in trouble, which prompted a return visit for Kathryn Erbe as Lt. Alexandra Eames. This episode also guest starred: Emilio Rivera, Yul Vazquez and Cathy Moriarty. Richard Thomas starred in the May 15 episode, ""Brief Interlude"", as a husband and father, whose wife, Kerry Butler, was attacked while attending music festivals in New York City. Pablo Schreiber and Lauren Ambrose guest star in the season finale (May 22), that starts out as a routine arrest by Detective Rollins and ends up being some much worse. On January 10, 2013, NBC announced that former boxer Mike Tyson had been cast to"
"the subjects he pursues, although he universally condemns their behavior and never allows them to justify it. Following the birth of his son Jack, Hotch's work with the BAU began disrupting his family life. Following a two-week suspension in 2007 (engineered by office rival Section Chief Erin Strauss after a case at a college campus in Flagstaff, Arizona that ended in disaster when both serial killer Nathan Tubbs and copycat killer Anna Begley died), he requested a transfer to a different division, which pleased Haley, until Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) convinced him to help the team with a case in"
"later. However, the man who came back was a spirit (""Midnight Riders""). Jack served in World War II and nearly died in a Nazi death camp (""The Butcher""). He was engaged to a scientist, who left him to do field research in Kenya. She shows up in his life years later, but gets killed shortly after they get re-engaged (""Brain Drain""). Played by Steve Monarque The naïve ""kid"" Jonathan ""Johnny"" Ventura is introduced toward the end of season two and becomes a regular in season three. He is first introduced as a vain, sleazy skirt-chaser with an eye for Micki"
"Brian Grellis Brian Grellis (born 1937) is a British actor, best known for his role in the television series ""Z-Cars"" as Det. Sgt. Bowker. Other TV credits include: ""Softly, Softly"", ""Pathfinders"", ""The Regiment"", ""Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"", ""The Onedin Line"", ""The Good Life"", ""Last of the Summer Wine"", ""Survivors"", ""Enemy at the Door"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serials ""Revenge of the Cybermen"", ""The Invisible Enemy"" and ""Snakedance""), ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Minder"", ""Bergerac"" and ""Threads"". Grellis is also known for his role as Phidian, the aide to Sir Hilary Bray in the 1969 James Bond film ""On Her Majesty's"
"David Paetkau David E. Paetkau (born November 10, 1978) is a Canadian actor, known for his roles as Evan Lewis in ""Final Destination 2"" (2003), the customs officer in ""LAX"" (2004), Beck McKaye in ""Whistler"" (2006–2008), Ira Glatt in ""Goon"" (2011), and Sam Braddock in the CTV television series ""Flashpoint"" (2008–2012). Paetkau has appeared in """", ""I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer"", ""So Weird"" (as Brent on the episode ""Vampire""; May 20, 2000), ""For Heaven's Sake"", and a one episode appearance on ""Dexter"", as Lumen's fiancé, Owen. Paetkau has also lent his voice to Canadian commercials for Chevrolet"
"Bob Grant (actor) Robert St Clair Grant (21 April 1932 – 8 November 2003) was an English actor, comedian and writer, best known for playing bus conductor Jack Harper in the television sitcom ""On the Buses"", as well as its film spin-offs and stage version. He was born in Hammersmith, West London, the son of Albert George Grant (1909-1985) and Florence Grant (""née"" Burston) (born 1910). Grant trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, working in his spare time as a frozen food salesman and also (coincidentally, in view of his later career) as a bus"
"vol 1, part 1, by American Film Institute Gregg Barton Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000) was an American actor. A native of Long Island City, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for having played the role of Stan Richter in the syndicated television series ""The Gene Autry Show"". He appeared sixteen times on another syndicated series, ""The Range Rider"", eleven times on ""Annie Oakley"", seven times each on ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"" and ""The Lone Ranger"", six times on ""26 Men"", five times on ABC's ""The Life and Legend"
"the original ""On The Buses"" scripts were adapted by such American writers as Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. The American version was unsuccessful and has never been screened in Britain. Inspector Blake did not appear in the American version, as Stan worked at the lost property office at the bus depot rather than being a driver. Despite the popularity of ""On the Buses"" with sections of the public, TV reviewers and historians have generally held the show in lower regard. In its section on situation comedies, ""The Guinness Book of Classic British TV"" describes ""On the Buses"" as"
"Gregg Barton Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000) was an American actor. A native of Long Island City, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for having played the role of Stan Richter in the syndicated television series ""The Gene Autry Show"". He appeared sixteen times on another syndicated series, ""The Range Rider"", eleven times on ""Annie Oakley"", seven times each on ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"" and ""The Lone Ranger"", six times on ""26 Men"", five times on ABC's ""The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"", four times on NBC's ""Laramie"","
"before the rise of feminism; in particular, the derision of one of the main female characters (Olive Rudge) for being unattractive, and the fact that younger attractive bus staff would be regularly looking to have sex with the two main middle-aged male characters (Varney and Grant, who by the time of the first film in 1971, were 55 and 39 respectively). Some episodes of the show also featured a black character referred to as ""Chalky"" which could be construed in a negative light.. In 1990 there were plans to revive the series as ""Back on the Buses"", and the original"
"Brush Strokes Brush Strokes is a British television sitcom, broadcast on BBC television from 1986 to 1991. Written by Esmonde and Larbey and set in south London, it depicted the (mostly) amorous adventures of a wisecracking house painter, Jacko (Karl Howman). There were 40 episodes spread over five series. Jacko (Karl Howman) works as a house painter alongside his brother-in-law, Eric (Mike Walling), who was married to Jacko's sister Jean (Nicky Croydon). He lives with his sister and brother-in-law in a similar set up to Stan Butler's (Reg Varney) character in ""On the Buses"". Jacko also shares an anti-authority humour."
"Other members of the cast (in credits order) are Bill Smitrovich (Inspector Cramer), Ron Rifkin (Nikola Miltan), Colin Fox (Fritz Brenner), James Tolkan (Percy Ludlow), George Plimpton (John Barrett). Kari Matchett (Carla Lovchen), Debra Monk (Madame Zorka), Francie Swift (Neya Tormic), Trent McMullen (Orrie Cather), Conrad Dunn (Saul Panzer), Robert Bockstael (Agent Stahl), Nicky Guadagni (Jeanne Miltan), Hrant Alianak (Nat Driscoll), R.D. Reid (Sergeant Purley Stebbins), Richard Waugh (Rudolph Faber), Dina Barrington (Belinda Reade) and Boyd Banks (Duncan Barrett, the same character called ""Donald Barrett"" in the original novel, yet, oddly, still referred to as ""Donny-Bonny"" in the teleplay's dialog"
"the villain,"" which had apparently been missed. The actor portraying Batman in the OnStar spots is Bruce Thomas, Curtis Armstrong portrays The Joker in one of the ads, Vicki Vale is played by Brooke Burns, and The Riddler is played by Brian Stepanek in one of the ads. Michael Gough, who portrays Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, in the ""Batman"" films directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher, reprises his role in the OnStar ads. The voice of OnStar Representative, Karen Boyd, is that of Joanna Rubiner. OnStar began a $50 million ad campaign in February 2000, although it is"
"Bruce Thomas (actor) Bruce Thomas (born May 17, 1961) is an American actor known for portraying the character of Batman in a series of commercials for General Motors' OnStar service that aired from 2000 to 2002. He was featured in ""Legally Blonde"", as well as its sequel """", as the ""UPS guy"". He was featured in the 2008 film ""Babysitter Wanted"". He co-starred on the ABC Family original series ""Kyle XY"" as Stephen Trager from 2006–2009. He starred as JP Gratton in the episode ""The He in the She"" in the series ""Bones"" on October 8, 2008. Thomas has also"
"facing the brutal daily life of being a detective, Hawk's native heritage and ancestry also cause him to be subjected to discrimination and racism, both on the streets and in the office. Many of the scenes were filmed on location in New York City, with some interior scenes filmed at the Filmways Studios in East Harlem. The series also co-stars Bruce Glover as Assistant D.A. Murray Slaken, and Leon Janney as Assistant D.A. Ed Gorton. Notable guest stars who appeared in this series include Gene Hackman, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Diana Muldaur, Scott Glenn, Diane Baker, James Best, Bert Convy,"
"the series as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson. Next to join the series was Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector. Archie Panjabi, Emmett Scanlan and Karen Hassan were next to be cast, with Panjabi playing Reed Smith, Scanlan playing DC Glen Martin and Hassan playing Annie Brawley. It was later announced that Niamh McGrady, Bronagh Waugh, John Lynch, and Séainín Brennan had joined the series. In 2014, it was announced that Colin Morgan and Bronagh Taggart had joined the cast in starring roles as Tom Anderson and Gail McNally, respectively. Jonjo O'Neill later joined the main cast,"
"and Wynne Baxter. The firm has eight offices across Sussex employing about 250 staff. In 2005 the Brighton and Hove Bus Company named their number 657 bus 'Wynne Baxter'. The name on the bus was unveiled during the 'Jack the Ripper' Conference, which that year was held in Brighton. In the 1988 TV mini-series ""Jack the Ripper"", starring Michael Caine as Inspector Abberline, Baxter was played by veteran actor Harry Andrews. Wynne Edwin Baxter Wynne Edwin Baxter FRMS, FGS LL.B (1 May 1844 – 1 October 1920) was an English lawyer, translator, antiquarian and botanist, but is best known as"
"Hitchin, where he and his family lived at the time. He took part in the 1951 Hitchin Pageant dressed as a gladiator. Robbins made his television debut as the cockney soldier in ""Roll-on Bloomin' Death"". Primarily a comedy actor, he is best remembered for the role of Arthur Rudge, the persistently sarcastic husband of Olive (Anna Karen), in the popular sitcom ""On the Buses"" (1969–73). Robbins and Karen provided the secondary comic storyline to Reg Varney's comedy capers at the bus depot. Robbins also appeared in the series film spin-offs, ""On the Buses"", ""Mutiny on the Buses"", and ""Holiday on"
"the Buses"". His other comedy credits include non-recurring roles in ""Man About the House"", ""Oh Brother!"", ""The Good Life"", ""One Foot in the Grave"", ""The New Statesman"", ""George and Mildred"", ""Hi-de-Hi!"" and ""You Rang, M'Lord?"" He appeared as a rather humorously portrayed police sergeant in the TV adaptation of ""Brendon Chase"". As well as these comic roles, he assumed various straight roles in some of the major British television shows of the 1960s and 1970s: including the role of the hard-drinking old sea dog Harry Baxter in ""The Saint"" episode ""The People Importers"". He also made appearances in ""Minder"", ""The"
"the ITV sitcom ""On The Buses"", appearing in three different roles. Her first appearance was as a traffic warden in 'Mum's Last Fling', series 3, and she reappeared as a 'clippie' called Rosie in two episodes of series 4 titled 'Dangerous Driving' and 'Christmas Day.' She also played clippies called Gladys in series 6 ('No Smoke Without Fire') and Ada in the first spin-off film ""On the Buses"" (1971); and played Mrs Hudson in ""Holiday on the Buses"" (1973). These made her one of the ""On the Buses"" franchise's most regularly used guest actors. In addition to this, she appeared"
"James McEachin James McEachin (born May 20, 1930) is an American actor, award-winning author, and known for his many character roles such as portraying police Lieutenant Brock in several ""Perry Mason"" television movies. As the star of the television detective series ""Tenafly"", he is (along with Susan Saint James of ""McMillan & Wife"") one of the last surviving actors to have starred as a title character from a series featured on the ""NBC Mystery Movie"". He is alive today in 2018 McEachin served in the United States Army before, and then during, the Korean War. Serving in King Company, 9th"
"the role of Mrs Butler in ""On the Buses"", taking over the part from Cicely Courtneidge in the second series of the ITV comedy. The series ran until 1973 and spawned three spin-off films ""On the Buses"" (1971), ""Mutiny on the Buses"" (1972) and ""Holiday on the Buses"" (1973) in which Hare recreated her small-screen role. The cast also performed a stage version of the popular series in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1988. In 1974 Hare spent a year in the West End farce ""No Sex Please, We're British"" and made her final stage appearance, aged 87, at the"