Here Come the Double Deckers
Here Come the Double Deckers

Here Come the Double Deckers (1970)

6.6 (7 votes)
1 Season
September 12, 1970
English
Family Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Network

ABC

Episodes

Tiger Takes Off
E1

Tiger Takes Off

Sep 12, 1970
30 min

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

The Case of the Missing Doughnut
E2

The Case of the Missing Doughnut

Sep 19, 1970
30 min

Doughnut eats an invisibility formula Brains invented.

Get a Movie On
E3

Get a Movie On

Sep 26, 1970
30 min

The gang make a film to enter a contest.

Star-Struck
E4

Star-Struck

Oct 3, 1970
30 min

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

Happy Haunting
E5

Happy Haunting

Oct 10, 1970
30 min

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

Summer Camp
E6

Summer Camp

Oct 17, 1970
30 min

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

The Pop Singer
E7

The Pop Singer

Oct 24, 1970
30 min

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

Scooper Strikes Out
E8

Scooper Strikes Out

Oct 31, 1970
30 min

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

The Go-Karters
E9

The Go-Karters

Nov 7, 1970
30 min

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

Robbie the Robot
E10

Robbie the Robot

Nov 14, 1970
30 min

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

A Helping Hound
E11

A Helping Hound

Nov 21, 1970
30 min

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

Invaders from Space
E12

Invaders from Space

Nov 28, 1970
30 min

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

Barney
E13

Barney

Dec 5, 1970
30 min

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

Man's Best Friend
E14

Man's Best Friend

Dec 12, 1970
30 min

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

United We Stand
E15

United We Stand

Dec 19, 1970
30 min

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.

Up to Scratch
E16

Up to Scratch

Dec 26, 1970
30 min

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
E17

A Hit for a Miss

Jan 2, 1971
30 min

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

Cast

Details

Original Title

Here Come the Double Deckers

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

17

Production

ABC Productions, BBC