In this episode, Hull’s bus drivers are facing the hottest summer for seven years, and in the control room in East Yorkshire Motor Services the heat is on as they struggle to cope with a breakdown in the air-conditioning unit. Worse still, a persistent leaking pipe has brought down ceiling tiles in both East Yorkshire’s office and the neighbouring office belonging to fellow bus company Stagecoach. With no let-up in the heat wave and with the plumbers struggling to fix the problem, East Yorkshire’s control room becomes so subtropical that controller Simon Cowie thinks it can only be a matter of time before they get some serious rain.
An air-conditioning breakdown is not the only thing getting Hull’s busmen hot under the collar – a forthcoming charity football match between the busmen of East Yorkshire and their neighbours and rivals Stagecoach puts company pride at stake.
Ex-infantryman Jamie is leading the charge for East Yorkshire and has assembled a crack unit of footballers including their secret weapon – customer services representative, Brian. Will Brian’s enthusiasm be enough to win the battle of the bus companies on the football pitch?
In Scarborough, things are also hotting up in the battle of the open-top bus tours as East Yorkshire’s seafront supervisor Paul and rival Shoreline Sun cruisers boss Tom go head to head in preparation for the busiest weekend of the year – August bank holiday. Paul thinks that one of the Shoreline drivers is spending 90 seconds too long at the bus stops and potentially poaching his passengers. As temperatures soar and the crowds flock to the beaches, open-top warfare breaks out.
