Mutiny On the Buses

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

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

Panning over the rooftops of Borehamwood.

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.

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)

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.

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

Gateshead Road looking towards Stanborough Avenue roundabout. NR/Google

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

Antony fights with the afternoon sun for this one.

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

Simon Edwards recreates the shot.

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

And again, by Simon Edwards.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

It is revealed that a bus is towing the motorcycle.

Bullhead Road, Borehamwood. NR/Google

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

A bus approaches and Stan runs to catch it.

Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood WD6 4EG. NR/Google

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.

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

Antony Blair captures the same location.

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.