The Magnificent Six and 1/2 to its predecessor, following the adventures of seven children (with very similar personalities to the "Six and 1/2" group) who used a double decker bus as their clubhouse. However, unlike "Six and 1/2", the television series was produced on a much higher budget, and often contained musical numbers. 20th Century Fox wanted a completely different cast for the television series, rather than the same cast from the "Six and 1/2" series, but nevertheless, both Brinsley Forde and Michael Audreson starred in the series. "The Double Deckers" made its American premiere on 12 September 1970, and its United Kingdom premiere on
Brinsley Forde a deejay on a South London reggae soundsystem. Forde presented VH1 "Soul Vibrations", BBC's "Ebony & Ebony" on the road, and was one of the radio presenters to open the BBC's first digital station 6 Music with his radio show "Lively Up Yourself" and "Dub Bashment". Forde can be heard presenting the radio documentaries "Behind The Smile: The Real Life of Bob Marley" and "Island Rock" to mark the 40th anniversary of Jamaican independence. A two-time Grammy Award nominee with Aswad, Forde scored a British number one chart hit with "Don't Turn Around" in 1988, followed by another top 20