Here Come the Double Deckers
1970 · 1 season · 17 eps · ★ 6.8 · Family, Comedy
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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.
Created by Roy Simpson, Harry Booth
Network: ABC
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Melvyn Hayes Albert -
Peter Firth Scooper - B Bruce Clark Sticks
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Gillian Bailey Billie - M Michael Audreson Brains
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Debbie Russ Tiger - D Douglas Simmonds Doughnut
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Brinsley Forde Spring
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