title: On the Buses (series 5)
text: # On the Buses (series 5)
  
  The fifth series of On the Buses originally aired between 19 September 1971 and 26 December 1971, beginning with "The Nursery". The series was produced and directed by Derrick Goodwin and designed by Alan Hunter-Craig. All the episodes in this series were written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe except for episodes thirteen and fourteen which were written by Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Reg Varney as Stan Butler
  * Bob Grant as Jack Harper
  * Anna Karen as Olive Rudge
  * Doris Hare as Mabel "Mum" Butler
  * Stephen Lewis as Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake
  * Michael Robbins as Arthur Rudge
  
  ## Episodes
  
  | Episode No. | Series No. | Title | Written by | Original air date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 40 | 1 | "The Nursery" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 19 September 1971 (1971-09-19) |
  | 41 | 2 | "Stan's Room" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 September 1971 (1971-09-26) |
  | 42 | 3 | "The Best Man" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 3 October 1971 (1971-10-03) |
  | 43 | 4 | "The Inspector's Pets" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 10 October 1971 (1971-10-10) |
  | 44 | 5 | "The Epidemic" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 17 October 1971 (1971-10-17) |
  | 45 | 6 | "The Busmen's Ball" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 24 October 1971 (1971-10-24) |
  | 46 | 7 | "Canteen Trouble" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 31 October 1971 (1971-10-31) |
  | 47 | 8 | "The New Nurse" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 7 November 1971 (1971-11-07) |
  | 48 | 9 | "Lost Property" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 14 November 1971 (1971-11-14) |
  | 49 | 10 | "Stan's Uniform" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 21 November 1971 (1971-11-21) |
  | 50 | 11 | "The Strain" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 28 November 1971 (1971-11-28) |
  | 51 | 12 | "The New Telly" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 5 December 1971 (1971-12-05) |
  | 52 | 13 | "Vacancy for Inspector" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 12 December 1971 (1971-12-12) |
  | 53 | 14 | "A Thin Time" | Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis | 19 December 1971 (1971-12-19) |
  | 54 | 15 | "Boxing Day Social" | Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe | 26 December 1971 (1971-12-26) |
  