November 16, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Reg Varney has passed away aged 92, He played Stan Butler in the 1970’s comedy “On the Buses”.
RIP mate ripe old age to get to.
By: Propstrike - 24th November 2008 at 23:01
‘Plenty of room up top!’
By: Pete Truman - 24th November 2008 at 12:45
Is anybody here old enough.. apart from Pete Truman and myself.. to remember the Rag Trade with Reg and the late Miriam Carlin..now that was a funny show
Thanks Steve, back with a bang as usual, I’ve been really worrying about you, I don’t know why I had reason to even contemplate possibly missing your praises of naff films and crappy programmes.
Yes, I remember the Rag Trade, I wonder if they saved any copies as they tended to re-use old video tape, in this case, quite right too, they should have got rid of them, it was an awfull programme.
Reg Varney was a good old trooper, but come on, On the Buses, what a terrible programme, they’ve shown the spin off films a few times recently and they were an embarrasment, the best part about it was seeing all those old vintage Bristol Loddeckas, yes times have changed and comedy with it, but I reckon old Reg was a better advert for Brylcreeme than comedy, bless him.
Nice to see you back on form Steve, look after yourself, no surfing for a few weeks I reckon.
By: 91Regal - 22nd November 2008 at 21:09
Is anybody here old enough.. apart from Pete Truman and myself.. to remember the Rag Trade with Reg and the late Miriam Carlin..now that was a funny show
Yes, Steve, I’m old enough – I still reckon the funniest character in that show was a dithering little old lady played by, I think, a veteran actress called Esme Cannon. Magic.
By: Joglo - 22nd November 2008 at 12:44
Is anybody here old enough.. apart from Pete Truman and myself.. to remember the Rag Trade with Reg and the late Miriam Carlin..now that was a funny show
😀 I remember watching Café Continental on Saturday nights, Sunday Night at the London Palladium and even earlier listening to Dick Barton and Tommy Handley on steam radio.
Having lived through those times, I later decided it was time to get choosy as to which programmes were worth watching and discovered a life away from the idiot’s lantern.
By: duxfordhawk - 21st November 2008 at 23:17
Is anybody here old enough.. apart from Pete Truman and myself.. to remember the Rag Trade with Reg and the late Miriam Carlin..now that was a funny show
Before my time mate, I have heard off though. Never seen.
By: steve rowell - 21st November 2008 at 23:05
Everybody Out!!! 😀

By: Grey Area - 21st November 2008 at 21:44
Is anybody her old enough.. apart from Pete Truman and myself.. to remember the Rag Trade with Reg and the late Miriam Carlin..now that was a funny show
Everybody Out!!! 😀
By: steve rowell - 21st November 2008 at 21:40
Is anybody here old enough.. apart from Pete Truman and myself.. to remember the Rag Trade with Reg and the late Miriam Carlin..now that was a funny show
By: critter592 - 21st November 2008 at 20:26
On The Buses was, and still is, one of my favourite classic comedy series.
R.I.P. Reg.
By: Mr Creosote - 17th November 2008 at 20:13
In the words of the immortal Berek, “I feel like I’ve lost a friend.”
RIP Reg.
Ahh, Berek. Think he’s even given up on the other place’s other place.
Never knew that about the first ATM Moggy, so thanks for leading me into wasting half an hour of my life here- 😀
By: Moggy C - 17th November 2008 at 11:51
Trivia.
He was the first customer in the UK ever to use an ATM
Moggy
By: Joglo - 17th November 2008 at 09:57
In the words of the immortal Berek, “I feel like I’ve lost a friend.”
RIP Reg.
By: Mr Creosote - 17th November 2008 at 09:31
Didn’t he use to sing and play the old joanna too?
By: steve rowell - 16th November 2008 at 22:35
A comedian from the old school..On the Buses was a must see on the box every night in the seventies.. and how can we forget The Rag Trade… Vale Reg Varney
By: old shape - 16th November 2008 at 20:09
Reg Varney has passed away aged 92, He played Stan Butler in the 1970’s comedy “On the Buses”.
RIP mate ripe old age to get to.
Yeah, 92…good innings.
Is his old boss “I’ll get you Butler” still in Summer Wine?
And that girl in On the Buses, Olive? She was the thing that nightmares are made of.