Here Come the Double Deckers
★ 7 · 1970 · 30m · Family · Comedy
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.
Episodes
2. The Case of the Missing Doughnut30m · Doughnut eats an invisibility formula Brains invented.
3. Get a Movie On30m · The gang make a film to enter a contest.
4. Star-Struck30m · The gang are chased around Elstree Studios, as they look for a lost dog.
5. Happy Haunting30m · Albert takes them to a stately home for a day out.
6. Summer Camp30m · They camp in a field with a middle aged couple who get the worst of it.▶7. The Pop Singer30m · The group try to launch The Cool Cavalier's pop career with a disco.
8. Scooper Strikes Out30m · Scooper is knocked out by the baseball and dreams he is with Alice in Wonderland.
9. The Go-Karters30m · A biker sabotages the group's go-kart, so Spring ends up in court after a high speed police chase.
10. Robbie the Robot30m · Brains invents a robot which is sent to rescue Tiger's tiger from a neighbors garden.▶11. A Helping Hound30m · The gang unsuccessfully try to help a woman decorate her house, but a lost dog comes to their aid.▶12. Invaders from Space30m · Men in spacesuits are advertising a new sweet called Planet 7, but the gang think it is an alien invasion.▶13. Barney30m · Barney is a one-man band who keeps getting moved on by the police.▶14. Man's Best Friend30m · The gang put on a show with aluminium foil as an entry fee to buy a guide dog for the blind.▶15. United We Stand30m · 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 Scratch30m · Billie has to look after a dog named Scratch which runs off after a man with a flea circus turns up.
17. A Hit for a Miss30m · The boys fall for substitute teacher Miss Petit, which makes Billie jealous, and help her put on a show for an old folks home.More Like This
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