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Adam Adamant Lives! (1966-1967)

posted 8 years ago by Maddyclassicfilms
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Just started watching this for the first time and I love it!

Edwardian Adam Adamant(Gerald Harper)is frozen in 1902. In 1960's London, he is found by workmen and revived. Aided by Georgina Jones (Juliet Harmer), Adam tackles criminals and tries to adjust to a much changed world.

Harper is superb as Adamant, in this character and his performance you can find traces of John Steed and Simon Templar. He is so suave and classy, he can defend himself very well and you certainly don't want to get into a fight with him.

I love the relationship between him and Georgina, scenes between them are my favourites in the series.

I'm not a fan of remakes, but I think a new series of this set today would work well. Keep him as an Edwardian man and set it today. I think Jeremy Northam or Tom Ellis would be a perfect choice for the role of Adam.

Any other fans here?

Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly .

[–] darryl-tahirali 8 years ago

Sorry, I am in the States and have never seen this. However, I have heard mention of it through Doctor Who, as DW creator Sydney Newman and DW producer Verity Lambert had some involvement in AAL!'s development; and, supposedly, Third Doctor Jon Pertwee's "dandy" appearance stems from AAL!.

Also, I suspect that pop singer Adam Ant figures into the lore somewhere along the line.

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"The past is never dead. It isn't even past." -- William Faulkner

[–] Maddyclassicfilms 8 years ago

It's on YouTube if you want to check it out. If you do get to see it, please let me know what you think.

That's right, Verity Lambert was the producer of this series. I didn't know that about Pertwee's look being inspired by Adam's, that's cool. Pertwee is my favourite Doctor, I like many of the others but I love his portrayal the best.

Glad to meet another Doctor Who fan. Who's your favourite Doctor?

Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly .

[–] amyghost 8 years ago

Oh, I want to download these. I've heard of the show for years and seen some stills from it, but never had the chance to see any episodes. Wasn't this supposedly one of the inspirations for Mike Meyers' Austin Powers character and plot setup?

At any rate, thanks for unearthing this little gem and sharing, Maddy.

[–] darryl-tahirali 8 years ago

It's on YouTube if you want to check it out. If you do get to see it, please let me know what you think.
Thank you for the tip!

Glad to meet another Doctor Who fan. Who's your favourite Doctor?
I love Jon Pertwee, but my Doctor is Tom Baker, which is pretty predictable, I suppose, although it's as much that he happened to be the Doctor during the time producer Philip Hinchcliffe and script editor Robert Holmes were running the show in the mid-1970s, and that is when I think classic DW was at its best.

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"The past is never dead. It isn't even past." -- William Faulkner