In the first episode of the series, the school holidays have arrived. Many of the drivers at East Yorkshire Motor Services HQ in Hull are away, resulting in a shortage of drivers for the busy Saturday shift. Controller Simon juggles timetables and drivers to keep the services going. However, he hits a problem – with no driver available for one of the rural routes, it may have to be cancelled. For the communities out in the sticks, these routes are a lifeline, so Simon calls in ex-bank manager Rod to cover.
Rod normally drives buses along Hull’s city routes, but armed with a hand-drawn map and a bus full of ‘the village people,’ he heads into the great unknown. As the signposts disappear and the roads become more winding and narrow, Rod gets lost, and the locals are not happy.
Back in Hull, a busy Saturday lunchtime is in full swing. Queues are forming, the pressure is on and controller Simon has to call into action East Yorkshire’s secret weapon: customer relations supervisor Brian. Brian’s job is to bust the queues and get all of the buses out on time. But even with Brian charging around at top speed, will the buses run to schedule?
