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 chart hit, "Give A Little Love". The band continued to feature in the top 20 on the British charts with the album "Distant Thunder", and the tracks "On and On", "Next to You" and "Shine". In September 2009, Forde appeared with Dizzee Rascal performing "We can't tek no more of that" from Dizzee's album "Tongue n' Cheek" on the BBC2 show "Later... with Jools Holland". Forde followed this up with a repeat performance as part of the BBC Electric Proms in October 2009. Forde was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year