On The Buses 'Jack' Dies

[Dazza]

Star of On The Buses Bob Grant, who played lecherous, toothy Jack alongside Reg Varney, has been found dead. He was 71 and committed suicide.

BBC News Online link has the details

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3283503.stm

[Chris Singh]

Been looking into On The Buses cast other work. Cant work out how to do a search on lost shows, does anybody know if Milk-o (Bob Grant) and a 1970 playhouse episode with Bob Grant and Steven Lewis exist ?

[Richard Bignell]

Aug 17, 2023 12:15:16 GMT Chris Singh said:

Been looking into On The Buses cast other work. Cant work out how to do a search on lost shows, does anybody know if Milk-o (Bob Grant) and a 1970 playhouse episode with Bob Grant and Steven Lewis exist ?

Milk-o is missing. You need to search under the programme title of "Comedy Premiere" rather than the individual edition.

Likewise, Comedy Playhouse: The Jugg Brothers is also missing.

[Chris Singh]

Thanks for that and shame that they are both lost.

[John Green]

For years I was under the impression that Milk=O! because a friend had said he was sure that it would turn up as an extra on the On the Buses boxset. I even 'upgraded' from one boxset to another. Sad really.

(The thread-title took me by surprise, and could do with a change).