{"id":2502,"date":"2026-08-14T16:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:00:28","slug":"lautobus-a-imperiale-here-come-the-double-deckers-est-une-serie-televisee-britannico-americaine-devenue-culte-pour-toute-une-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/lautobus-a-imperiale-here-come-the-double-deckers-est-une-serie-televisee-britannico-americaine-devenue-culte-pour-toute-une-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"L&rsquo;Autobus \u00e0 imp\u00e9riale (Here Come the Double Deckers!) est une s\u00e9rie t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9e britannico-am\u00e9ricaine devenue culte pour toute une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">\u00c0 Londres, une bande de cinq gar\u00e7ons et de deux filles, a choisi pour terrain de jeux et quartier g\u00e9n\u00e9ral un autobus \u00e0 imp\u00e9riale (bus \u00e0 \u00e9tage, en anglais : double decker) abandonn\u00e9 dans un hangar d\u00e9saffect\u00e9. Pour \u00e9loigner d&rsquo;\u00e9ventuels intrus, Prof&rsquo;, l&rsquo;intellectuel de la bande, a invent\u00e9 un ing\u00e9nieux m\u00e9canisme de poulies \u00e0 combinaison secr\u00e8te qui permet d&rsquo;acc\u00e9der au hangar et au bus. Les jeunes gens passent leur temps \u00e0 danser et \u00e0 chanter, \u00e0 inventer de dr\u00f4les de machines et \u00e0 faire parfois des b\u00eatises. Mais voici qu&rsquo;un homme d&rsquo;affaires sans scrupule, Monsieur Beaumont, veut raser le hangar o\u00f9 se trouve le bus pour y construire un parking &#8230; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"l'autobus a imperiale ( glouton a disparu (1969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6frvwG8afs\" width=\"1071\" height=\"803\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_cd344c33420fd528-23\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-15\">L&rsquo;Autobus \u00e0 imp\u00e9riale<\/span><\/i><\/b><span class=\"citation-15\"> (<\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"23\"><span class=\"citation-15\">Here Come the Double Deckers!<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-15 citation-end-15\">) est une s\u00e9rie t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9e britannico-am\u00e9ricaine devenue culte pour toute une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"attachment-container search-images\"><\/div>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Historique de la s\u00e9rie<\/h2>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\">Origine et production<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">La s\u00e9rie a \u00e9t\u00e9 coproduite par la <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"33\">BBC<\/b> au Royaume-Uni et <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"55\">20th Century Fox \/ ABC<\/b> aux \u00c9tats-Unis entre <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"99\">1970 et 1971<\/b>. Compos\u00e9e d&rsquo;une seule saison de <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"144\">17 \u00e9pisodes<\/b> de 21 minutes, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9e et produite par Harry Booth et Roy Simpson.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_cd344c33420fd528-24\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"><span class=\"citation-14\">En France, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 diffus\u00e9e pour la premi\u00e8re fois \u00e0 partir de <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"65\"><span class=\"citation-14\">octobre 1972<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-14\"> sur la Premi\u00e8re cha\u00eene de l&rsquo;ORTF, puis multi-rediffus\u00e9e sur TF1, Antenne 2, RTL T\u00e9l\u00e9vision et Canal J dans les ann\u00e9es 80 et 90. Au Qu\u00e9bec, elle est connue sous le titre <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"247\"><span class=\"citation-14\">Les Espi\u00e8gles rient<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-14 citation-end-14\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">Le concept et les personnages<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">L&rsquo;histoire suit une bande de sept enfants londoniens qui ont am\u00e9nag\u00e9 un v\u00e9ritable autobus rouge \u00e0 deux \u00e9tages (<i data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"111\">Double Decker<\/i>), stationn\u00e9 dans un terrain vague, pour en faire leur quartier g\u00e9n\u00e9ral :<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Cap&rsquo;tain<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">Scooper<\/i>) : le chef de la bande.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Prof<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">Brains<\/i>) : l&rsquo;intellectuel de la bande, avec ses lunettes et sa cravate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_cd344c33420fd528-25\" data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-13 citation-end-13\">Glouton<\/span><\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">Doughnut<\/i>) : le gourmand toujours en train de grignoter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Bambou<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">Sticks<\/i>) : le batteur passionn\u00e9 de musique.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ressort<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">Spring<\/i>) : le dynamique gymnaste.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,5,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Billie<\/b> : la fille gar\u00e7on manqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,6,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Tigre<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"9,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">Tiger<\/i>) : la plus jeune du groupe, accompagn\u00e9e de sa peluche.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Leur complice adulte le plus fid\u00e8le est <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"40\">Albert<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">Seymour<\/i> dans la version originale), l&rsquo;agent de voirie interpr\u00e9t\u00e9 par l&rsquo;acteur Melvyn Hayes, qui se retrouve souvent embarrass\u00e9 malgr\u00e9 lui par les inventions ou les b\u00eatises de la bande.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"12\">O\u00f9 voir des extraits et \u00e9pisodes en fran\u00e7ais ?<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_cd344c33420fd528-26\" data-path-to-node=\"13\"><span class=\"citation-12 citation-end-12\">1. Sur YouTube<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">Plusieurs extraits, g\u00e9n\u00e9riques et \u00e9pisodes complets en version fran\u00e7aise (VF) sont disponibles gratuitement :<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Le g\u00e9n\u00e9rique en fran\u00e7ais<\/b> : Disponible en tapant <code data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">L'autobus \u00e0 imp\u00e9riale g\u00e9n\u00e9rique fran\u00e7ais<\/code>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u00c9pisodes complets en VF<\/b> : Des cha\u00eenes nostalgiques ont mis en ligne plusieurs \u00e9pisodes doubl\u00e9s en fran\u00e7ais (par exemple l&rsquo;\u00e9pisode <i data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"130\">\u00ab Glouton a disparu \u00bb<\/i> ou <i data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"155\">\u00ab Voyage au pays de la magie \u00bb<\/i>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"16\">2. En DVD<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">La s\u00e9rie a fait l&rsquo;objet d&rsquo;une \u00e9dition int\u00e9grale en coffret DVD en France (\u00e9dit\u00e9e par LCJ \u00c9ditions), regroupant l&rsquo;ensemble des 17 \u00e9pisodes remasteris\u00e9s avec la piste audio fran\u00e7aise d&rsquo;\u00e9poque.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Production : Titre original : Here Come the Double Deckers <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">R\u00e9alisateurs : Harry Booth, Charles Crichton, Jeremy Summers <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Sc\u00e9naristes : <\/span><\/span><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Glyn Jones, Harry Booth, Peter Miller, Melvyn Hayes, Roy Simpson <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Musique : Alan Willis <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">G\u00e9n\u00e9rique : musique et paroles de Harry Booth, Melvyn Hayes et Johnny Anthey ; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Compositeur : Ivor Slaney <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Production : Roy Simpson <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de production : 20th Century Fox Television <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Pays d&rsquo;origine : Royaume-Uni, \u00c9tats-Unis <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Langue : anglais Nombre d&rsquo;\u00e9pisodes : 17 \u00e9pisodes (1 saison) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Dur\u00e9e : 21 minutes <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Distribution : Peter Firth : Cap&rsquo;taine (Scooper en VO) Brinsley Forde : Youpla (Spring en VO) Gillian Bailey : Belle (Billie en VO) Michael Audreson : Prof&rsquo; 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