Here Come the Double Deckers

Here Come the Double Deckers

Here Come the Double Deckers was a 17-part British children's TV series from 1970-71 revolving around the adventures of seven children whose den was an old red double-decker London bus in an unused works yard.

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Seasons

1. Tiger Takes Off

Air Date: 1970-09-12

Tiger accidentally goes for a trip on a hovercraft Brains created.

The Case of the Missing Doughnut

2. The Case of the Missing Doughnut

Air Date: 1970-09-19

Doughnut eats an invisibility formula Brains invented.

Get a Movie On

3. Get a Movie On

Air Date: 1970-09-26

The gang make a film to enter a contest.

Star-Struck

4. Star-Struck

Air Date: 1970-10-03

The gang are chased around Elstree Studios, as they look for a lost dog.

Happy Haunting

5. Happy Haunting

Air Date: 1970-10-10

Albert takes them to a stately home for a day out.

Summer Camp

6. Summer Camp

Air Date: 1970-10-17

They camp in a field with a middle aged couple who get the worst of it.

7. The Pop Singer

Air Date: 1970-10-24

The group try to launch The Cool Cavalier's pop career with a disco.

Scooper Strikes Out

8. Scooper Strikes Out

Air Date: 1970-10-31

Scooper is knocked out by the baseball and dreams he is with Alice in Wonderland.

The Go-Karters

9. The Go-Karters

Air Date: 1970-11-07

A biker sabotages the group's go-kart, so Spring ends up in court after a high speed police chase.

Robbie the Robot

10. Robbie the Robot

Air Date: 1970-11-14

Brains invents a robot which is sent to rescue Tiger's tiger from a neighbors garden.

11. A Helping Hound

Air Date: 1970-11-21

The gang unsuccessfully try to help a woman decorate her house, but a lost dog comes to their aid.

12. Invaders from Space

Air Date: 1970-11-28

Men in spacesuits are advertising a new sweet called Planet 7, but the gang think it is an alien invasion.

13. Barney

Air Date: 1970-12-05

Barney is a one-man band who keeps getting moved on by the police.

14. Man's Best Friend

Air Date: 1970-12-12

The gang put on a show with aluminium foil as an entry fee to buy a guide dog for the blind.

15. United We Stand

Air Date: 1970-12-19

The owner of the yard that the gang use wants to turn it into a car park, but the kids sabotage his meeting with the Mayor.

16. Up to Scratch

Air Date: 1970-12-26

Billie has to look after a dog named Scratch which runs off after a man with a flea circus turns up.

A Hit for a Miss

17. A Hit for a Miss

Air Date: 1971-01-02

The boys fall for substitute teacher Miss Petit, which makes Billie jealous, and help her put on a show for an old folks home.

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Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

1970-09-12

Episodes

17 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

ABC Productions

BBC

BBC