This was never going to win any oscars nor was it going to ever provoke thought or emotions. The comedy, smuttiness and sheer predictability of it all is classic 70s British cinema in the mould of the carry on films. The film itself is largely daft, the script is weak and the storyline non existent but I somehow still loved watching it. If nothing else it's a great reminder of how we were back then and how simple holidays were. I actually went to Pontins in Prestatyn where this was filmed around 15years after the film was made and it was an absolute dump of a place even in the eighties so it's nice to see it was once a thriving place for families to enjoy themselves. If you want nostalgia and slapstick gags then give it a crack, if you want slick scripts, emotional excitement and gritty action then look elsewhere - Holiday on the buses doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't and you have to love it for that.
Review of Holiday on the Buses
