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
Patricia Forde an opportunity to become Director of the Galway Arts Festival (proposed by Ollie Jennings in 1990) meant that she never returned to teaching. She left in 1995, subsequently working in "Ros na Rún", "Aifric" and RTÉ soap "Fair City". Forde's other work has included a creative programme for children at the festival, which developed into the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. She is married with two children and lives in Moycullen. Patricia Forde Patricia Forde, former Director of the Galway Arts Festival and children's author, born c. 1960. Forde was raised in Market Street, Galway, a fluent Irish speaker.