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Actor stephen lewis, who played blakey in the hit tv sitcom on the buses, has died aged 88. Lewis also played smiler in the bbcs last of the summer wine. Mr grants fame during this period was such that when he married in 1971 the buses booked. Reg varney, star of on the buses, became the first person in the country to use a cash machine at barclays enfield on june 27th 1967. Acclaimed british situation comedy created by ronald wolfe and ronald chesney broadcast in the uk from 1969 to 1973 running for 74 episodes and seven series. Stephen lewis 17 december 1926 12 august 2015, credited early in his career as stephen cato, was an english actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, playwright. With reg varney as the chirpy bus driver stan butler. Stan and his conductor pal jack give the inspector all kinds of trouble. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Because the topic is so broad, author donald wood cannot go into great detail into specific. In its section on situation comedies, the guinness book of classic british tv describes on the buses as itvs longest running and most. He is best known for his roles as inspector cyril blakey blake in the lwt sitcom.

On the buses is a british television sitcom that was broadcast on itv from 1969 to 1973. He wore a very convincing wig and died his hair coal black for ages he was in his mid to late fifties when he was on the buses but didnt look it. He was briefly known as abdullah ibn buhaina after he converted to islam for a short. His daughter, jeanne marley, 59, said he died peacefully just before 2pm. Varney, who played main character stan butler in the 1970s sitcom.

Bob grant became known to millions as the lothario conductor, jack, in one of british televisions most popular sitcoms, on the buses. When blakey slips up on a chip on stans bus the company decrees that all staff should go on a first aid course which they are obliged to pass. Despite the writers previous successes with the rag trade and meet the wife with the bbc, the corporation rejected on the buses, not seeing much comedy potential. His family said he passed peacefully away in the early hours of. Lastly, butlers tormentor inspector blakey who they insulted all the time, whose. On the buses actor stephen lewis has died aged 88, his family have confirmed the star died peacefully at 1. At the start of the day you could have stan butler getting into trouble at work, then he got home and had the. He featured in all four series of the hit itv sitcom, which spawned three bigscreen spinoffs, on the buses, mutiny on the buses and holiday on the buses. Blakey impersonation of oh i hate you butler, get that bus out and his awkward laugh still remain a massive hit with fans today.

The infamous episode where the boys pull a couple of swedish. Including on buses, and at the dinner table foreign people are sexy. Lewis, born in poplar in east london, played inspector cyril blakey blake in on the buses alongside conductors reg varney and bob grant. See more ideas about british comedy, british tv, comedy tv. On the buses is must see tv for any fan of classic and not politically correct british comedy. For a general history of buses built and operated in the united states, this is a good place to start. It spawned three spinoff feature films and a stage version. Mum tries to explain to blakey on the buses youtube. He is best known for his roles as inspector cyril blakey blake on the buses, and clem smiler hemmingway in last of the summer wine, and harry lambert in oh, doctor beeching. With money tight as ever in the butler home stan asks blakey to employ olive on the buses and eventually he relents. He died peacefully at the cambridge nursing home in wanstead, east. Stephen lewis born stephen cato 14 november 1936 in london is an english actor.

The show, which ran from 19705 also spawned three films the first one, on. All in the family, based on the bbc series till death do us part, was visually. The veteran, famous for his role in the 1970s tv series, had been admitted to a nursing home a few weeks earlier after developing a chest. It was created by ronald chesney and ronald wolfe, who wrote most of the episodes.

Stephen lewis later known as smiler on last of the summmer wine is great as inspector blakey. Reg varney is great as stan and i love the banter between arthur and olive. On the buses actor reg varney has died at the age of 92. We had such a laugh doing it, and it was a real family atmosphere on set. Mutiny on the buses 1972 hammerangloemi, 88 minutes when.

See more ideas about stephen lewis, british comedy and comedy tv. Born in east london in 1926, he got his start at the theatre royal stratford east under joan littlewood. Actor stephen lewis, known for his role in sitcom on the buses, has died aged 88, his family said. Whenever there is a brilliant idea at the bus depot, it is usually blakeys. Olives last excursion into being a conductress was a disaster but now she is. On the buses and last of the summer wine star stephen. Tv star best known for role as inspector cyril blakey blake, and as.

Although to a large extent he played himself in on the buses, varney went to. Actor stephen lewis, famous for playing blakey on tv show on the buses, has died at the age of 88, his family have confirmed. They got a bigger turn out than expected as fans wanted to. Bbc news entertainment on the buses tv star found dead. On the buses was the subject of a board game by denys fisher games. Actor stephen lewis, best known for his role as officious inspector blakey in the 1970s itv sitcom on the buses, has died aged 88, his family has announced. After a tour of australia in 1988 in an on the buses stage play, a revival of the television series, back on the buses was mooted in. The star died peacefully in the cambridge nursing home, in wanstead, east london, and. On the buses was a clever new mix and managed to squeeze two situations out of one. Actor stephen lewis best known as blakey in tv sitcom on the buses and smiler in last of the summer wine has died, aged 88 the star died peacefully at in the early hours of. The actor stephen lewis, best known for his role as blakey in the sitcom on the buses, has died at the age of 88. He makes a number of contentious statements, such as the first buses movie having outgrossed diamonds are forever at the u. On the buses 1971 hammermgmemi, 88 minutes the employment of women drivers causes trouble at the bus depot. You could almost have stephen lewis as blakey again.

Lionel white was a crime reporter who wrote around 38 suspenseful thrillers beginning with the snatchers in 1953 and ending with the walled yard in 1978. Reg varney, who died yesterday aged 92, was an actor, comedian and singer. Retiring to devon, varney wrote a series of books about his life. He doesnt look that different now, to what he did back in. She tweeted a final photo of her uncle, and wrote to his fans.