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I recently got Adam Adamant Lives! on DVD.
Adam Adamant Lives was a BBC TV series between 1966 and 1967 and was intended to be the BBC's answer to the ITV's The Avengers.
Reading from Wikipedia, Adam Adamant Lives was created by Donald Cotton and Richard Harris and developed by Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman (who ironically had created The Avengers himself) and Tony Williamson.
The series was produced by Verity Lambert.
From Wikipedia:
"Adam Adamant Lives! has been called by modern observers "what Doctor Who did next", due to the fact that at least three Doctor Who alumni had key positions on the pilot. Most obviously, it re-teamed producer Verity Lambert with Head of Television Drama, Sydney Newman. Together, they had been at the core of decision makers who launched Doctor Who. But the series also brought Donald Cotton, who had the same year written two serials for Doctor Who".
A Vintage Year for Scoundrels:
Season 1, Episode 1.
A very good start to the series with good leads in Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer.
With Adam Adamant cryogenically frozen and not revived until much later it is without a doubt that Adam Adamant became the inspiration for Austin Powers.
Interestingly the credits says that additional material was by co-creator Donald Cotton and this episode featured Ivor Salter who had appeared as Odysseus in the Doctor Who serial The Myth Makers and that was written by Cotton as well.
Adam Adamant Lives was a BBC TV series between 1966 and 1967 and was intended to be the BBC's answer to the ITV's The Avengers.
Reading from Wikipedia, Adam Adamant Lives was created by Donald Cotton and Richard Harris and developed by Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman (who ironically had created The Avengers himself) and Tony Williamson.
The series was produced by Verity Lambert.
From Wikipedia:
"Adam Adamant Lives! has been called by modern observers "what Doctor Who did next", due to the fact that at least three Doctor Who alumni had key positions on the pilot. Most obviously, it re-teamed producer Verity Lambert with Head of Television Drama, Sydney Newman. Together, they had been at the core of decision makers who launched Doctor Who. But the series also brought Donald Cotton, who had the same year written two serials for Doctor Who".
A Vintage Year for Scoundrels:
Season 1, Episode 1.
A very good start to the series with good leads in Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer.
With Adam Adamant cryogenically frozen and not revived until much later it is without a doubt that Adam Adamant became the inspiration for Austin Powers.
Interestingly the credits says that additional material was by co-creator Donald Cotton and this episode featured Ivor Salter who had appeared as Odysseus in the Doctor Who serial The Myth Makers and that was written by Cotton as well.