Why did they leave ?
Can anyone tell me why Reg Varney and Michael Robbins left ?
Perkins...the Uncanny
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Reg Varney wanted to leave the show whilst it was still at the top and ill health could also have been a factor as I do believe he suffered a stroke whilst Michael Robbins left at the end of Series 6.The recent documentary says he left the great Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney writing team left to write the US version Lotsa Luck.
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Perkins...the Uncanny
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Reg Varney left to join his own TV show, the rega varney comedy hour (also renamed the other reg varney). As he was a natural entertainer, he jumped at the chance to get his own show. He suffered a heart attack in 1971, so I dont think that woudl have been an issue in 1973.
Michael Robbins left at the end of series 6, As said above Wolfe and chesney were writing the american spin-off of on the buses, Lotsa luck with Tom DeLouise. Guest writers were then brought in for the UK version, and michael didnt like the way the show was going so he left to purseu other tv and stage roles. Episode 1 of series 7, olive's divorce explains that he left as arthur when he 'went off with a bird' and left olive.
Hope this helps - any other questions, ask away. Glad to see so many fans of the great show on this board!
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Perkins...the Uncanny
"Zombies, man. Creep me out..."
Didn't Reg varney comeback for 'Holiday on the Buses'? That was filmed after the series had finished I believe.
shareSeries finished in 1973, the same year 'Holiday' came out, so it's possible he did return.
Perkins...the Uncanny
"Zombies, man. Creep me out..."
I looked it up and yes Reg Varney did return for the specials i thought he would they must have left room in case he did return
shareThere were three On The Buses films made - there was a thing back then for adapting television shows for the cinema - the films having almost no impact on the plotline of the series - just an extended episode.
The three films were set at some midway point in the series - but had no impact on the series proper - plots in the film included he following:
Arthur being made redundant;
The Rudges had a baby boy (they had no children in the series, what with "Arthur's operation", plus they divorced by the time of the final series);
There was an element of continuity in the three films - the first one, called "On The Buses", saw Olive and Arthur have a baby, by the second film, he had been made redundant (Holiday On The Buses) - and they all went on holiday - then a third film was made (Mutiny On The Buses) - but, in the series, Arthur left Olive and they subsequently got divorced, they had no offspring - and Stan left to work in a car factory - they said "up North", but it was the Midlands - to anybody from the area between Kent and Cornwall, even East Anglia or Wales can be regarded as "up North!".
Your wrong in one point "Mutiny On The Buses", is the middle film not the last. The order is "On The Buses (1971), "Mutiny On The Buses (1972), and finely "Holiday On The Buses (1973).
shareSorry - got the plots mixed up - I thought Holiday was the third film. That's the order that they are invariably screened on telly.
share to waterkid:
seasons 3 and 4 being available on dvd in the local library i've been watching
them lately.i remember watching the show in early '70's.it's actually better
than i expected.all the political incorrectness i find very,very refreshing.
it's also difficult to imagine a better cast for this show.
one of my many favorite scenes,Blakey speaking:
-Captain Butler,captain Harper?
-Captain of a jumbo? They can't even drive a number eleven bus to Cemetary Gates
and back!
-Oh,this has made my day....
This is from the episode New uniforms
LH,Tampere,Finland