Mutiny On the Buses

Date: 1972
Director: Harry Booth
Production Company: Anglo-EMI, Hammer Film Productions

Stars: Reg Varney, Doris Hare, Michael Robbins, Anna Karen, Stephen Lewis, Bob Grant
Location(s): Berkshire, Hertfordshire

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Storyline:

Stan agrees to marry Suzy much to the anguish his family who can’t live without his wage. When his brother in law Arthur is sacked, Stan agrees to postpone the wedding and teach him to drive a bus.

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Screen captures uploaded by Phil Wilkinson from source material provided by John Tunstill

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  • 24 Jul 2012

Panning shot at the start of the film. Canterbury House on Canterbury Road, Borehamwood . . .

. . . found by Neil Rigby. Image copyright Bing.

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Panning over the rooftops of Borehamwood.

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  • 24 Jul 2012

The shot settles on two 'Town & District' buses at the terminus. Brook Road by Broughinge Road, Borehamwood located by Neil Rigby.

Neil provides this view of the area. Image copyright Bing.

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  • 02 Sep 2015

A third bus arrives whilst Stan Butler is upstairs with the conductor off the second bus.

Neil Rigby, with the help of Google Earth has tracked this down to Brodewater Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. (RL)

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  • 02 Feb 2019

During the titles. A No. 11 bus on Shenley Road, Borehamwood. The often seen street appears in many films including ‘On the Buses’, 'Percy's Progress’, ‘Bedazzled’, ‘The Scamp’, ‘Confessions of a Driving Instructor’, ‘The Glitterball’, ‘Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World’, ‘The Boys in Blue’, ‘Kontiki Kids’ and ‘Love Thy Neighbour’.

This comparison is provided by Antony Blair.

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  • 24 Jul 2012

Arthur Rudge (Michael Robbins), Olive (Anna Karen) and Stan's Mum (Doris Hare).

Gateshead Road looking towards Stanborough Avenue roundabout. NR/Google

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  • 02 Feb 2019

Stan's family on Shenley Road, Borehamwood with All Saints church in the background.

Antony fights with the afternoon sun for this one.

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  • 28 Mar 2022

Stan and Jack's bus crawls up a hill. Manor Way by Arundel Drive, Borehamwood identified by Neil Rigby.

Simon Edwards recreates the shot.

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  • 28 Mar 2022

Jack Harper (Bob Grant), Stan's conductor. Manor Way in Borehamwood again.

And again, by Simon Edwards.

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Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis) appears about to get soaked in a replay from 'On the Buses' - not by the bus this time though! Thirsk Road by Pursley Gardens, Borehamwood.

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  • 02 Feb 2019

Jack chases after the bus as Stan teaches Arthur to drive. Rectory Lane by Pound Lane, Shenley identified by Neil Rigby.

No bus shelters in Antony Blair's shot.

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  • 24 Jul 2012

Stan guides Arthur into a bus stop as Jack and Olive look on.

Rectory Lane by Pound Lane, Shenley WD7. NR/Google

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  • 28 Mar 2022

Arthur and Olive make their way home after the driving lesson. Bullhead Road, Borehamwood in Hertfordshire located by Neil Rigby.

The trees and foliage to the left in Simon Edwards' view has grown since 1972, which meant that only the telegraph pole and the lamppost identified the precise location.

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  • 24 Jul 2012

It is revealed that a bus is towing the motorcycle.

Bullhead Road, Borehamwood. NR/Google

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  • 24 Jul 2012

Cue for a bit of comic slapstick as the motorcycle and bus head towards someone painting lines in the middle of the road.

Bullhead Road near Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood. NR/Google

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  • 28 Mar 2022

Further along after the motorcycle has broken away from the bus. Yet another opportunity for an obvious outcome. Bullhead Road, Borehamwood identified by Neil Rigby.

Simon Edwards can only imagine that the director thought filmgoers wouldn't notice that the bus and combination were driving up and down the same road!

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  • 28 Mar 2022

Olive somehow ends up stuck in a manhole. Found by Neil Rigby, yet another view of Bullhead Road.

Simon Edwards found that there are far more cars parked on the road than in 1972 when only one or two vehicles stood at the kerb.

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  • 27 Aug 2015

After Blakey installs radio control it is sabotaged by Jack and interferes with police transmissions. Jason Evans advises that this is Torworth road off Aycliffe Road in Borehamwood. The location was also seen in the Children's Film Foundation's 'Peewee's Pianola'.

And Jason also provides the proof.

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  • 28 Mar 2022

A constable on the beat also picks up the bus company's radio transmissions. Manor Way, Borehamwood identified by Neil Rigby.

The pharmacy to the left is still in the same use, but the cleaners next door has been replaced by a take away in Simon Edwards' comparison.

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  • 24 Jul 2012

The police car is sent to the gas works by Blakey. Neil Rigby found Station Road in Borehamwood. The gas holders and water tower also appear in' Home and Away'.

NR/Google

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  • 24 Jul 2012

A bus approaches and Stan runs to catch it.

Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood WD6 4EG. NR/Google

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  • 28 Mar 2022

Olive about to go 'solo' on Arthur's motorcycle. Kevin Bailey advises that this is Malden Road at the corner of Clarendon Road, Borehamwood which also features in 'On the Buses', 'Love Thy Neighbour' and 'Home and Away'.

Simon Edwards returned to the street fifty years later.

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  • 02 Feb 2019

Guess what happens to the dustbins. Malden Road, Borehamwood.

Antony Blair captures the same location.

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Stan and Blakey take a bus on a trial trip to Windsor Safari Park. St. Leonards Hill, Windsor in Berkshire. The park closed in 1992 and is now the site of Legoland, Windsor.