Busman's Holiday: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Busman's Holiday (1985): Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Busman's Holiday is a British television game show produced by Granada for the ITV network from 26 February 1985 to 28 June 1993.
Contestants were divided into competing teams of three based upon career, at first three teams and later in the series just two teams. They were dressed in their regular work clothes. The winning team went on an exotic holiday where they had to work, to learn how their jobs were performed in other locations.
Series details
- Title: Busman's Holiday
- Format: Game Show
- Language: English
- Premiere date: 1985-02-26
- Final broadcast date listed: 1993-06-28
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 9158
Cast and credited roles
- Sarah Kennedy — Presenter 1989-91
- Julian Pettifer — Presenter 1985-88
- Elton Welsby — Presenter 1993
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1985-02-26; final listed air date 1985-05-21; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 1986-01-07; final listed air date 1986-04-01; episode order: 13.
- Season 3: premiered 1987-01-06; final listed air date 1987-03-24; episode order: 12.
- Season 4: premiered 1988-02-11; final listed air date 1988-05-05; episode order: 13.
- Season 5: premiered 1989-03-08; final listed air date 1989-05-31; episode order: 13.
- Season 6: premiered 1990-04-25; final listed air date 1990-07-18; episode order: 13.
- Season 7: premiered 1991-06-12; final listed air date 1991-09-04; episode order: 13.
- Season 8: premiered 1993-04-05; final listed air date 1993-06-28; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from Busman's Holiday on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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