Here Come the Double Deckers addition, future "Double Deckers" cast members Brinsley Forde and Michael Audreson were among the stars of "Six and a Half", and Melvyn Hayes appeared in a few episodes. "Six and a Half" also featured several gags and plotlines that would later be reused in "Double Deckers". Here Come the Double Deckers Here Come the Double Deckers was a 17-part British children's TV series from 1970 to 1971, revolving around the adventures of seven children whose den was an old red double-decker London bus in an unused junk yard. A co-production between British independent film company Century Films and the television
Emergency (1959 TV series) highly negative article on the series in a Sydney newspaper caused BP to withdraw sponsorship 16 weeks into the series run. Faced with having to carry the production expenses alone, GTV-9 discontinued production, with the final episode airing in Melbourne on 1 June 1959. Following the series demise, Brian James went on to lead roles in the ABC serial "Stormy Petrel" in 1960, and ATN-7's period drama "Jonah" in 1962, later appearing as George Tippit in the drama serial "Skyways" (1979–81). Conabere and Carleton appeared in guest roles in most of the Australian TV dramas on the 1960s and 1970s.