- "Where Adam Stood" is "based on" the 1907 autobiography, "Father and Son", by Christian fundamentalist and naturalist Edmund Gosse, but Dennis Potter adapted only one section of the book, adding much material of his own invention. The drama was filmed on the Devon coast near Torquay, not far from where Gosse lived. With a literal belief in the Old Testament, Philip Gosse is opposed to the new theories of Charles Darwin, espoused here by biologist Brackley. Assuming "the Lord's will" determines the fate of his ailing son Edmund, Philip Gosse creates a life-threatening situation, even suggesting the illness is God's punishment because of Edmund's desire for a toy ship. While looking at the ship in a shop window, Edmund is approached by the village's mad Mary Teague, and the deranged woman lures the child into the forest for an attempted sexual attack. He resists, throws a stone at her and flees. Later, he also resists and challenges his father's belief system by stating, "The Good Lord says I am to have the ship."—Bhob Stewart <bhob2@earthlink.net>
- As I remember it, Philip Gosse has a 'Eureka Moment' that enables him to reconcile his scientific enquiry with his stern religious faith. If one was to stand with Adam in Eden before the Fall, he realises, one would be without knowledge of good and evil and immortal. But one would also be 'out of time'. Without any sense of time, it would be impossible to compute the passage of time. Therefore a day in the Genesis narrative is merely signifying a division, not a measurement of twenty four hours. He does not know how long these biblical days existed. Thus, for him, the computation of geological time does not undermine Genesis.—Barry Worthington
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Where Adam Stood (1976) in Australia?
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