Adam Adamant Redux

This is a clip that streamlines Adam Adamant's origin story.  For those not familiar with Adam Adamant Lives, this is the show that re-teamed the creators of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman and Verity Lambert.   Former Who script editor Donald Cotton co-wrote the first episode and is listed as a co-creator.

Having just seen said first episode, it's a show where you really have to throw your modern sensibilities as a viewer out the window.  Like Doctor Who, there are a lot of very interesting elements and ideas in Adam Adamant Lives, unfortunately it doesn't quite have that undefinable something that sixties' era Who still has to this day.  My take is this:  credit Gerald Harper, but he was no William Hartnell or Patrick Troughton, character actors whose interpretations of The Doctor had substantial doses of both gravity and magic that really elevated everyone's game, especially the writers.

That said, Adam Adamant is a lot of fun and Harper does possess a certain brittle quality that adds to his characterization of the quintessential Victorian super hero.



If you live in the UK and want to watch more Adam Adamant Lives, you can order it here.  If you live in the US, tough luck for now.  Cross your fingers and send an inquiry here.

Note:  Adam Adamant Lives is copyrighted by the BBC.  The posted video was not made for profit.  It's sole purpose is to promote a lost era of British Television.