London's Burning Hijacked Bus Crash

[@imcallingjapan2178]

7:06 I seem to recall the driver calling the guy a bastard before they take him away

[@scousertom0388]

He did, but UKTV edited out all the swearing.

[@wheelie_1988]

He did. Or he said something to him? Can't remember what though?

[@scousertom0388]

@@wheelie_1988 Nah, he definitely said "You bastard".

[@Hampstead343]

These punks must've received some pretty harsh prison sentences.

[@BlueTGM40]

A bunch of loonies learned their lesson the hard way, not the brightest idea, and could have been more polite or so, and they wouldn't have crashed under the bridge.

[@cupcakefairy87]

These hooligans obviously took lessons in bus driving from Stan Butler.

[@Oscarstrainspotting]

HA

[@Glenn1967ful]

When football is referred to as a game for yobs around 2.00, it's interesting John Alford, who sticks up for the game, became a football hooligan in series 13 of Grange Hill.

[@davelane6176]

has anyone noticed that the bus driver was played by the same actor who played Sid in only fools and horses

[@MikeGMcDermott]

The late Roy Heather.

[@graemekornicki6810]

In jolly boys outing he said he & denzil worked on the buses!

[@JoeStudd96]

Yes, Roy Heather. This was his second role in London's Burning, having previously played a caretaker in Series 2, Episode 7.

[@MarcsCupofTea]

Yes and as Sid was an ex bus driver this might suggest both Only Fools and London's Burning might be in the same universe

[@mrsmchistory]

I never got to see this episode when I was growing up as I'm sure they didn't air it on Scottish TV. This was largely down to a bus crash into a low bridge that involved a group of Girl Guides and their leaders from Drumchapel in September 1994. A friend of mine died that day and, after watching this several years later, this still haunts me!

[@sambee8982]

I don't understand why on earth would a bunch of criminals want to hijack a bus, but I've only seen buses get stolen in London...

[@flashstudiosguy]

As you saw, much bigger than anything the Old Bill has in their fleet so forming a roadblock would be pointless, unless you used either vans or a couple of tanks!

[@graemekornicki6810]

Who cast john alford in this hes too small & weedy to be a fireman !

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I heard about two teenage joyriders who stole a bus and crashed it, their excuse was they did not have enough money for the bus fare home.

[@MikeGMcDermott]

Sid from Only Fools and Horses as the bus driver.

[@thequietestengine]

4:19 I thought Scasce had put in for a new job for a second!

[@HenryNorfolk-wc3xn]

That's not him

[@Ian20232]

Anyone else notice after being told to let the air out of the tyres that they were still fully inflated when they were pulling the bus back!!

[@wheelie_1988]

This was one of my favourite scene's when I was younger.

[@dylanhernandez-ty7nc]

it so great to see old londons burring

[@danielfennessey]

Well done, Geoff!

[@patrickcannell2258]

Interested to see old methods like grinders being used. By those pumps it was the 80s. Did London not surely have jaws by then?

[@dmc41987]

Sunday nights were great

[@Westlondontransportguy7045]

Was buses really like that before oyster in the 1980s and 1990s

[@Redchannelconditions]

Yeah. Outside of London a lot of buses still you pay the driver

[@Dave-ko2pr]

Oyster came in about 2003..

[@jadwigalubinska7145]

Bloody hell!

[@simongreer6179]

Bus vs Bridge, Who will win?

[@allthekingshorses7178]

A bus is a vehicle that's used to transport passengers

[@Dave-ko2pr]

What year was this ?

[@Guy_WithNoName587]

​@@Dave-ko2pr1995

[@RPBeamont]

@@Dave-ko2pr 1995

[@TurnerN4tor500]

Is that Rikki Harnett?

[@simonkalavazides6422]

Yes that’s him, the one who hijacked the bus.

[@Dave-ko2pr]

What year was this ?

[@MILOPREMIER]

1995. First episode of that series

[@hayleywilliams8750]

Poor john 😂 11:09

[@bradleyfinn3452]

I don’t really like their hairstyles

[@FinnTheHuman-01]

Of Bus Crash Low Bridge UK 1 HK 2

[@michaelstock1463]

It's Carlton fackin Leach

[@jadwigalubinska7145]

Blokady hell