Synopsis
An interesting take on London Buses intended for overseas distribution. London bus travel. Double-Decker bus.
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- 8 minutes
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★★★★★ · Interesting for a bus buff · R. Freedman · 2006-02-24
Never mind the politically correct part. It is a great movie of the RT type of London bus. Despite what the previous reviewer said, the buses are not the Routemaster which did not enter service until some years after this movie ws made.
★★★★ · The Colonial Film Unit shows Africans how to use a bus · rgs_uk · 2005-10-12
There was famously one of these films that showed new-arrivals to Britain how to turn on an electric light. But maybe the British Government is holding back some of those really bad films? This one isn't quite so patronising. Although, produced by the 'Colonial Film Unit', the aim seems to be to 'educate' Africans on how to travel on a double decker bus. Indeed it features a journey by two African students. The irony is, the script seems to have been written by someone who had never used public transport. Buses always arrive on time and the staff are always polite apparently! Or maybe things…
★★★★ · Bit of background · kris1999 · 2009-01-26
Just to give a bit of background, post-war Britain invited a lot of people from its colonies in the West Indies to come and live to the UK, due to a massive labour shortage. Apparently most black Britons can trace their heritage to parents or grandparents who came across the Atlantic during the 1950s. It may be that these 1950s immigrants are who the film was aimed at, or perhaps it was aimed at a white audience, trying to help promote racial harmony. The white child happily playing with the black student does imply a sort of "we're all the same under our skin" message. It's also worth noting…
★★★★ · You Are A Fool If You Don't Ride This Bus This Very Minute. · Spuzz · 2008-06-03
Lovely and bizarre trip by a London Doubledecker that is "always on time", polite, and all sorts of other strange claims. I am not too sure why the Brits were almost standing on their heads to tell us that the busses are like the best thing that will ever happen to you, but here it is. Odd too that the film would go out of it's way to say how welcome black passengers are. Maybe this was made for black audiences in the US? A very odd odd film, and, I havent said this in a while, have I? HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!