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
Here Come the Double Deckers the series' theme song, and acted as a dialogue coach for the series. Bailey is now head of the drama department at Royal Holloway, University of London. Peter Firth has gone on to a prominent acting career, appearing in "Equus", "The Hunt for Red October", "Tess", "Pearl Harbor" and "Spooks" ("MI-5"). Co-star Brinsley Forde later became the lead singer in Aswad. The programme made its debut on 12 September 1970 at 10:30 am ET in the US on ABC, and at 4:55 pm on 1 January 1971 in Britain on BBC 1. In the US, the series was repeated on