"Adam Adamant Lives!" (1966) TV series 1966-1967

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creators:

Donald Cotton
Richard Harris

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

3 June 1966 (UK)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is frozen alive in a block of ice by his arch-nemesis The Face in...

Plot Keywords:

Hero From The Past | Partially Lost TV Series | Exclamation Point In Title | Character Name In Title

Cast

Gerald Harper	...	Adam Adamant (29 episodes, 1966-1967)
Juliet Harmer	...	Georgina Jones (29 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jack May	...	William E. Simms (27 episodes, 1966-1967)

Runtime:

50 min (29 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

In the series' original pilot episode the part of Georgie was played by Ann Holloway. Although elements of the pilot were used in the existing opening instalment, there is currently no known copy of this untransmitted edition in existence.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Cult of...: Adam Adamant Lives! (#1.1)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Adam Adamant Theme

First Episode

Having just turned off half way through the first episode, I'm afraid in my opinion Adam Adamant Lives was badly acted and had an appalling script. Adamant is meant to be an Edwardian gent, but has never come across underground trains, escalators, cars, electric lights or telephones. Of course this is a fantasy but I do expect a certain amount of internal consistency. Why not have Adamant as a Victorian detective (say having been frozen for 100 years instead of 60)? I don't feel I need to make allowances for the budget or the production values that British TV had at the time - it costs nothing to have a decent standard of script writing or acting.