HERE COME THE DOUBLE DECKERS! (ABC 1971-72) RARE!!!

HERE COME THE DOUBLE DECKERS! (ABC 1971-72) RARE!!!Talk about a retro trip; here is a DVD release worth bragging about. "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 (junk) yard. A co production between British independent film company Century Films and American TV company 20th Century Fox, it was a children's comedy adventure sitcom. Each week

Talk about a retro trip; here is a DVD release worth bragging about. "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 (junk) yard. A co-production between British independent film company Century Films and American TV company 20th Century Fox, it was a children's comedy adventure sitcom.

Each week saw the gang in a separate adventure including episodes based around a runaway homemade hovercraft, a chocolate factory and invading 'Martians' with guns that shoot out chocolate candy, a disastrous camping holiday, collecting tin foil for a guide dog, becoming pop moguls with their protégé 'The Cool Cavalier', and a haunted stately home.

Some of the cast were unknown, though Melvyn Hayes was an established adult actor, Gillian Bailey was fairly experienced for a child actor and both Brinsley Forde and Michael Audreson had appeared in The Magnificent Six and a Half, a series of Children's Film Foundation films on which the Double Deckers were based. Hayes also wrote the episode "Man's Best Friend", co-wrote the episode "Get a Movie On!", co-wrote 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 (known in some territories as MI-5). Co-star Brinsley Forde later became the lead singer in Aswad.

All 17 episodes are included in this 4-disc DVD set, plus the 20-minute bonus feature “Double Decker Memories” with Brinsley Forde and Michael Audreson. A great way to relive a time-gone-by.

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Number of DVDs: 4

Quality: 9.5/10

Running Time: 394 min (approx)

Aspect Ratio: Full Screen

NOTES: This is a fan-made DVD set. Not    a studio release. Video/audio is from digital source with no logos or commercials. DVD come in white sleeves with no art work.