Here Come The Double Deckers - The Magnificent Six and A Half

The Magnificent Six and A Half

Prior to "Here Come the Double Deckers", Century Films produced a film serial for the Children's Film Foundation called The Magnificent Six and a Half. The series was very similar to the Double Deckers, and essentially acted as a blueprint for the latter. Like the Double Deckers, "Six and a Half" centred around the adventures of seven children, who had similar personalities to the Double Deckers. Many of the crew members from "Six and a Half" also worked on the Double Deckers, including producer Roy Simpson, director and writer Harry Booth, writer Glyn Jones, and choreographer Arnold Taraborrelli (who designed the title cards for "Six and a Half"). In addition, future Double Deckers Brinsley Forde and Michael Audreson were among the stars of "Six and a Half", and Melvyn Hayes appeared in a few episodes. "Six and a Half" also featured several gags and plotlines that would later be reused in "Double Deckers".