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A less than wonderful episode from the third series of 'On The Buses'.

Both Stan and Jack have their eyes on Fatima, the young canteen girl from India. Unbeknownst to them, she is actually an exotic dancer. One night, the busmen are invited to an Indian dance night at the depot and to their surprise they learn she uses a boa constrictor as part of her act.

Jack secures a date with Fatima but she insists on taking her snake with them. Jack in desperation hides the snake in his laundry bag and asks Stan to take the bag home for him. Stan does not suspect anything until the snake gets loose at home, trapping himself, mum, Olive and Arthur in the bathroom!

The first half of the episode is rather light on laughs, though the snake dance is well staged by Julia Mendez, who plays Fatima. The laughs do pick up however with the scenes at home, particularly when the family try to call for help when they are stranded in the bathroom.

Spot the mistake - When Stan looks through the bathroom keyhole to spy on the snake, he sees it slithering along at the end of the landing. Stan would only be able to see what was in front of the door when he looked through the keyhole, not at the end of the landing. Very bad editing!

Funniest bit - whilst calling for help from the bathroom window, mum starts gagging and spluttering. It turns out it is because she has swallowed a moth!