Playing the Field
(BBC drama serial, 1998-2002)
Drama about a women's football team. One character becomes a bus driver; she trains on a Leyland-National, and later drives an Optare StarRider MCW Metrorider. (thanks Ewood Eddie)
The bus garage seen in this show appears also to be Trent's Belper garage used in Peak Practice, but seen from a different angle.
Episode 1.4
Optare City Pacer L611WCC in the livery of Mills Coaches provides team transport:
We also see H80EJF, a Toyota HB31R with Caetano body:
Episode 2.2
Camm, Nottingham RKA886T, Leyland-National new as Merseyside PTE 1886, with 'Bron Line' fleetnames, is on driver training duty. This was seen in the Peak Practice episode 'Running to Hide' with 'Peak Bus' fleetnames.
Episode 2.4
Our hero now has her licence, and she's driving Camm, Nottingham M744LUC (a reregistration), Mercedes 811D/Optare StarRider with 'Bron Line' fleetnames.
Episode 2.5
A Leyland Atlantean is glimpsed at the bus garage behind a StarRider:
A second Camm, Nottingham StarRider, MIL8325 with 'Bron Line' fleetnames. This was new to London Buses as SR81 (F181FWY)
Brief scenes at the garage include this Plaxton Elite bodied coach:
Episode 2.6
A Nottingham style Leyland Atlantean in Camm livery passes the garage:
A StarRider passes in the other direction:
Another Atlantean inside the garage in Camm livery:
Leyland-National and Atlanteans in Camm livery, one appears to be still in Nottingham colours:
LUG96P, a Leyland Atlantean/Roe new as West Yorkshire PTE 6096.
Episode 3.02
Another StarRider, in the livery of Goldstar Travel - PIB5768
Episode 3.06
Is this RKA886T again?
Reflected London Transport AEC Routemaster:
National Express Volvo B10M/Plaxton:
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Camm ex Nottingham Leyland Atlantean with Bron fleetnames:
Unclear whether this is the same National Express coach as earlier: