Three Men in a Boat a typical boating holiday of the time in a Thames camping skiff. This was just after commercial boat traffic on the Upper Thames had died out, replaced by the 1880s craze for boating as a leisure activity. Following the overwhelming success of "Three Men in a Boat", Jerome later published a sequel, about a cycling tour in Germany, titled "Three Men on the Bummel" (also known as "Three Men on Wheels", 1900). The story begins by introducing George, Harris, Jerome (always referred to as "J."), and Jerome's dog, named Montmorency. The men are spending an evening in J.'s room, smoking
Holiday on the Buses year. Scenes were also filmed at Dyserth, at the Waterfall Shop. Other locations include Rhuddlan and Rhyl. The open top bus was XFM 229, a Bristol LD new to Crosville Motor Services. Fans of the television show often regard this film as the best of the "On the Buses" film trilogy. A review from the Radio Times magazine, shortly after the film was released said "Holiday on the Buses is a classic British movie. With plenty of jokes and comic references, this truly is up there with the "Carry On" movies. Superb - 10/10 - not too be missed! "On