"of the 2006 BBC Four retrospective ""The Cult of ... Adam Adamant Lives!"" detected something more to the issue when Lambert and other principals were interviewed on camera: This latter view has been echoed by fans of ""The Avengers"". Indeed, an ""Avengers""-biased biography of ""Adamant"" star Gerald Harper, who also frequently guest-starred on the ITV show, flatly calls ""Adamant"" ""unashamedly modelled on ""The Avengers"""". It backs up this claim by demonstrating how individual episodes of ""Adamant"" parallel those of ""The Avengers"". Finally, it points out that in the programme's second series ""Adamant"" was scheduled in direct competition for ""Avengers"" in"
"14- or 15-year-old boys. There were 29 episodes of ""Adam Adamant"", spread over two series (1966–67) but, although the show was produced by Verity Lambert, it did not achieve the ratings, critical success or overseas sales for which the BBC had hoped. Lambert regarded it in retrospect as a failure, while reflecting that it had possessed essentially all the same ingredients as the highly successful ""The Avengers"". A third series was considered, but never commissioned. Harper recalled Harmer as ""a kooky, curious girl, but utterly beautiful and very nice"". The two met again at Pinewood Studios forty years later as"
"Georgina Jones Miss Georgina Jones is a fictional character played by Juliet Harmer in the BBC television adventure series, ""Adam Adamant Lives!"" (1966-7). ""Adam Adamant"" was created by Richard Harris and Donald Cotton, with significant creative input by script editor Tony Williamson and the BBC's Head of Television Drama, Sydney Newman. The series was produced by Verity Lambert. The female lead was originally to have been called Sandy, but the name Georgina Jones (sometimes ""George"" or ""Georgie"" to her friends) had been adopted by the time of a 1966 pilot in which the part was played by Ann Holloway. Holloway"
"turn of the century, fighting evil in his own inimitable way. Miss Jones also had a slightly awkward relationship with Adamant's manservant, a former music hall artist named William E. Simms (Jack May), who was acquired during an adventure in Blackpool. There were 29 episodes of ""Adam Adamant"", of which 17 survive. <br> Georgina Jones Miss Georgina Jones is a fictional character played by Juliet Harmer in the BBC television adventure series, ""Adam Adamant Lives!"" (1966-7). ""Adam Adamant"" was created by Richard Harris and Donald Cotton, with significant creative input by script editor Tony Williamson and the BBC's Head of"
"Alister Williamson Alister Williamson (17 June 1918 – 19 May 1999) was an Australian-born character actor, who appeared in many British films and television series of the 1960s and 1970s. A big, craggy-faced man, he would usually be found playing gruff police inspectors or henchmen in adventure series and police dramas of the period. He was also notable as a supporting player in a number of classic British horror films. He would typically be found in television series such as ""Adam Adamant Lives!"", ""The Avengers"", ""Paul Temple"", ""Police Surgeon"", ""Public Eye"", ""The Saint"", ""Softly, Softly"", ""Special Branch"", ""The Third Man"""
"member of Valderrama Golf Club and the MCC. He lived for a while with the actress Sarah Alexander. Gerald Harper Gerald Harper (born 15 February 1929) is an English actor, best known for his work on television, having played the title roles in ""Adam Adamant Lives!"" (1966–67) and ""Hadleigh"" (1969–76). He then returned to his main love, the theatre. His classical work includes playing on Broadway with the Old Vic company, playing Iago at the Bristol Old Vic and Benedick at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Other plays in London included ""Crucifer of Blood"" at the Haymarket Theatre, ""House Guest"", ""A"
"Gerald Harper Gerald Harper (born 15 February 1929) is an English actor, best known for his work on television, having played the title roles in ""Adam Adamant Lives!"" (1966–67) and ""Hadleigh"" (1969–76). He then returned to his main love, the theatre. His classical work includes playing on Broadway with the Old Vic company, playing Iago at the Bristol Old Vic and Benedick at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Other plays in London included ""Crucifer of Blood"" at the Haymarket Theatre, ""House Guest"", ""A Personal Affair"", ""Suddenly at Home"" and ""Baggage"". He has directed many plays, amongst them a production of ""Blithe"
"Raymond Adamson Raymond John Adamson (July 7, 1920 – March 20, 2002) was a British television actor. Born in Beckenham, then in Kent, he made his TV debut in 1956, playing a constable in ""David Copperfield"". He became typecast playing policemen or lawmen, also playing policeman in series such as ""Oliver Twist"" (1962), ""Out of This World"" (1962), ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1964), ""The Baron"" (1966), and ""New Scotland Yard"" (1972) and he also played a senator in ""Bergerac"" in the early 1980s. Other appearances include ""The Saint"" (1966), ""The Avengers"" (in the episodes ""The Decapod"" (1962), ""The Grandeur That"
"Jack May Jack Wynne May (23 April 1922 – 19 September 1997) was an English actor. Born in Henley-on-Thames, he was educated at Forest School in Walthamstow and, after war service with the Royal Indian Navy in British India, was offered a place at RADA, but he instead went to Merton College, Oxford. Here, with the OUDS, he played parts, which included John of Gaunt in ""Richard II"" and Polonius in ""Hamlet"". On television he became familiar as the butler William E. Simms in two series of the BBC 1 fantasy/adventure television series ""Adam Adamant Lives!"" from 1966–67. He provided"
"Arnold Diamond Arnold Diamond (18 April 1915 - 18 March 1992) was an English character actor, regularly cast in small parts on television. He graduated from RADA in 1936, and his stage work included the RSC, and three years in Agatha Christie's ""The Mousetrap"" in the West End (1954-1957). In a long career, he was cast in a variety of roles, but frequently in 'foreigner' roles, and often as policemen. Indeed, his most remembered role is probably that of Colonel Latignant in the 1960s ITC series ""The Saint"" with Roger Moore. The character of Latignant was one of the few"
"the father of Russell Harmer, the gold-medal winning British sailor, and great uncle of the actress and writer Juliet Harmer, best known for her role in the 1960s TV series ""Adam Adamant Lives!"" Sidney Frederic Harmer Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer KBE, FRS (9 March 1862 – 22 October 1950) was a British zoologist. He was President of the Linnean Society 1927-1931 and was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1934. Sidney Harmer was Superintendent of the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology from 1892-1908, Keeper of Zoology at the Natural History Museum from 1909 to 1921 and director of the Museum from"
"William Gaunt William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, Yorkshire) is an English actor. Gaunt's father was a lawyer. Gaunt attended Giggleswick School and Baylor University, Texas, and then at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He then spent three years working in repertory theatre at Worthing, Bath, Salisbury and Cheltenham. He then spent a year in America and returned to direct productions at Birmingham, Coventry and Cheltenham, interrupted by a spell in the army. After minor roles in 1960s series such as ""Z-Cars"" and ""The Avengers"", and the ""Edgar Wallace Mysteries"" movies ""The Sinister Man"" (1961)"
"John Adam (actor) John Adam is an Australian television and theatre actor. He has had three roles in the soap opera ""Home and Away"" as Dave Porter (1990), Luke Cunningham (1993–94) and Senior Detective Atticus Decker (2016). From 2009 until the series' cancellation, Adam starred as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan in ""City Homicide"". He has also appeared in ""Water Rats"", ""All Saints"" and ""Neighbours"", as well as various theatre productions. Following his graduation from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Adam appeared in various television shows, including ""A Country Practice"" and ""E Street"". From 1993 to 1994, Adam"
"Alex Scott (actor) Alex Scott (18 September 1929 – June 2015) was an Australian-British television actor best known for his appearances in British television productions of the 1960s, including ""The Avengers"", ""Danger Man"", ""The Saint"" and the final episode (""The Smile Behind the Veil"", 1969) of ""Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"". Scott had roles in such films as ""Darling"" (1965), ""Fahrenheit 451"" (1966), ""The Blue Max"" (1966), ""The Abominable Dr. Phibes"" (1971), ""Twins of Evil"" (1971) and ""The Asphyx"" (1972), and had been directed by Sir Laurence Olivier (""The Shifting Heart""), François Truffaut, John Sumner (""Godsend"") and John Schlesinger, among others."
"Adam Ant Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard; 3 November 1954) is an English singer and musician. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No. 1 singles. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003. Since 2010, Ant has undertaken an intense reactivation of his musical career, performing live regularly in his hometown of London and beyond, recording and releasing a"
"Jimmy Gardner (actor) Edward Charles James Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was an English actor. During World War II, Gardner served in the Royal Air Force as an air gunner with No. 10 Squadron. He completed 30 sorties as a Halifax rear gunner and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. His first film appearance was in ""The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb"" released during 1964. Thereafter he appeared in over 30 films and also made extensive TV and theatre appearances. Some of his best known Shakespearean roles such as Adam in ""As You Like It"", and"
"Richard had a brilliant sense of humour and he will be missed by every single member of our production whose lives he touched."" Richard Thorp Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for portraying Alan Turner in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"" from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as ""The Dam Busters"" (1955) and ""The Barretts of Wimpole Street"" (1957). Thorp was born in Purley, Surrey. Thorp's leading television roles included Dr. John Rennie in ""Emergency – Ward 10"" from 1957 to 1961, and Doug"
"playing the adult Tom. He left TV acting and spent much of his time in India, while also maintaining a base in Brixton. He returned to acting in 2009 to play Edward Heath in the TV drama ""Margaret"". Nigel Le Vaillant Nigel Le Vaillant (born 11 June 1958) is a Pakistan-born British actor known for his prominent roles on British television during the 1990s. Le Vaillant's father, an Englishman, moved to Pakistan after service during the Second World War, and worked in shipping there, eventually becoming head of Brooke Bond's shipping operation in the country. Le Vaillant was born in"
"first musical theatre role. In 2016, Adam rejoined ""Home and Away"" in the recurring role of Atticus Decker. John Adam (actor) John Adam is an Australian television and theatre actor. He has had three roles in the soap opera ""Home and Away"" as Dave Porter (1990), Luke Cunningham (1993–94) and Senior Detective Atticus Decker (2016). From 2009 until the series' cancellation, Adam starred as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan in ""City Homicide"". He has also appeared in ""Water Rats"", ""All Saints"" and ""Neighbours"", as well as various theatre productions. Following his graduation from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA),"
"Adam West William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor known primarily for his role as Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film. West began acting in films in the 1950s. He played opposite Chuck Connors in ""Geronimo"" (1962) and The Three Stooges in ""The Outlaws Is Coming"" (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film ""Robinson Crusoe on Mars"" (1964) and performed voice work on ""The Fairly OddParents"" (2003–2017), ""The Simpsons"" (1992, 2002), and ""Family Guy"" (2000–2018), playing"
"Mat Stevenson Mat Stevenson (born 15 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing the long running regular role of Adam Cameron in the television soap opera ""Home and Away"" from 1989 to 1994, making a return appearance in 1999. Prior to Home and Away, Stevenson played the part of ""Skinner"", a treacherous petty criminal whom Todd Landers had befriended on Network Ten's ""Neighbours"". Before his fame in ""Home and Away"", Stevenson has worked as a swimming pool cleaner. Television roles have included Blue Heelers, MDA, City Homicide and Offspring. In 2010, Stevenson appeared in three"
"Was Rome"" (1963), ""The Avengers"" (1969)), ""Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"" (in the episode ""Murder Ain't What It Used to Be"") (1969), ""Within These Walls"" (1974-5) and the short film ""The Orchard End Murder"" (1980). His final appearance was as an auction porter in ""Seen a Ghost"" (1997). Raymond Adamson Raymond John Adamson (July 7, 1920 – March 20, 2002) was a British television actor. Born in Beckenham, then in Kent, he made his TV debut in 1956, playing a constable in ""David Copperfield"". He became typecast playing policemen or lawmen, also playing policeman in series such as ""Oliver Twist"" (1962),"
"Jonas Armstrong William Jonas Armstrong (born 1 January 1981) is an Irish-born English actor known for playing the title role in the BBC One drama series ""Robin Hood"". Born in Dublin, Ireland, his family moved to Lytham St. Annes when he was six years old. He attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2003 with a BA in acting. After graduating, he appeared in ""Quartermaine's Terms"" at the Royal Theatre in Northampton as Derek Meadle. In 2004, he appeared in seven episodes of the fourth series of the British television comedy-drama, ""Teachers"" on Channel 4, as Anthony Millington. In"
"John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose screen and stage career spanned more than 50 years. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as ""simply the greatest actor in the world"". Hurt came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film ""A Man for All Seasons"" (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in ""10 Rillington Place"" (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film ""The Naked Civil Servant"" (1975) – winning his first BAFTA"
"episodes of Network Ten's ""Rush"" as Inspector Cox. Mat Stevenson Mat Stevenson (born 15 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing the long running regular role of Adam Cameron in the television soap opera ""Home and Away"" from 1989 to 1994, making a return appearance in 1999. Prior to Home and Away, Stevenson played the part of ""Skinner"", a treacherous petty criminal whom Todd Landers had befriended on Network Ten's ""Neighbours"". Before his fame in ""Home and Away"", Stevenson has worked as a swimming pool cleaner. Television roles have included Blue Heelers, MDA, City Homicide"
"James Elliott (actor) James Elliott (11 June 1928 – 12 February 2011) was a Scottish Australian radio, theatre, television and film actor and best known for his long-running role of Alf Sutcliffe an original character in the 1970s television soap opera ""Number 96"". James Elliott was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was an original cast member of television soap opera ""Number 96"" which premiered March 1972. The show became Australia's highest-rated television program in 1973 and 1974. Alf and his wife Lucy (Elisabeth Kirkby) were immigrants from Yorkshire, England and Alf was presented as an archetypal ""whinging Pom"" who complained"
"two episodes of ""The Avengers"" (in 1963 ""Intercrime"" and in 1969 ""Who Was That Man I Saw You With ?"") and ""Big Breadwinner Hog"" (1969). His film credits included ""Feet of Clay"" (1960), ""Fury at Smugglers' Bay"" (1961), ""Cleopatra"" (1963), ""Guns at Batasi"" (1964), and ""Julius Caesar"" (1970). His final credit was in a 1978 episode of ""Return of the Saint"". He is survived by his first wife, Anne, and their two children Jeremy (b. 1956) and Mary (b. 1958). Alan Browning Alan Brown (23 March 1926 – 7 September 1979), known professionally as Alan Browning, was an English actor."
"Gordon Thomson (actor) Gordon Thomson (born March 2, 1945) is a Canadian actor widely known for his role as Adam Carrington on the American prime-time soap opera ""Dynasty"". Thomson began acting while studying English at McGill University in Montreal. One of his earliest roles was ""Sir Robin the Brave"" in the 1971 version of the Muppets' ""The Frog Prince"". He went on to appear in Canadian television and stage roles, including a stint in ""Godspell"" opposite Gilda Radner, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy. In his twenties he also worked as a catalogue model to supplement his acting earnings. His first"
"Kenneth Ives Kenneth Ives (born 26 March 1934) is a British actor turned director with a number of 1960s and 1970s television credits. As an actor, he appeared in the 1968 film version of ""The Lion in Winter"" as Queen Eleanor's guard, the 1971 BBC serial ""The Last of the Mohicans"" as Hawkeye, and had roles in ""Adam Adamant Lives!"", ""The First Churchills"", and as one of the eponymous villains in the ""Doctor Who"" story ""The Dominators"". In later years, he focused on directing, with credits for television productions of Strindberg's ""The Father"" (1985) and Pinter's ""The Birthday Party"" (1987)"
"an hour-long series, which premiered in 1960. The 1960 version featured Paul Burke as Detective Adam Flint, a sensitive and cerebral policeman in his early thirties. Horace McMahon returned as Lt. Parker as did Harry Bellaver as Sgt. Arcaro. Nancy Malone appeared regularly (for about half the newly produced episodes) as Adam Flint's aspiring actress girlfriend, Libby Kingston. The hour-long version of the show was broadcast by ABC in the 10:00 p.m. slot on Wednesday nights. For this iteration of the series, writer Silliphant was forced to reduce his involvement considerably, as he was simultaneously working as the main scriptwriter"
"a fantasy about a beautiful young woman's sensual passion for peaches written by Gill's wife, Yvonne Gilan, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964. The original choice for the role of Georgina Jones in ""Adam Adamant"" had been Ann Holloway (later Karen Glover in the comedy series ""Father, Dear Father""), who played the part in an untransmitted pilot in April 1966. However, Holloway’s performance was deemed ""not to fit the series"" and Harmer was cast at short notice from some 300 applicants. She did not even have a screen test and admitted over twenty years later that"
"Richard Thorp Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for portraying Alan Turner in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"" from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as ""The Dam Busters"" (1955) and ""The Barretts of Wimpole Street"" (1957). Thorp was born in Purley, Surrey. Thorp's leading television roles included Dr. John Rennie in ""Emergency – Ward 10"" from 1957 to 1961, and Doug Randall in ""Crossroads"" in 1975. He also appeared in a 1982 episode of ""Strangers"". He was the longest-serving member of ""Emmerdale"" since the"
"Gary Bond Gary James Bond (7 February 1940 – 12 October 1995) was an English actor and singer. He is known for his roles in several high profile West End plays and musicals, as well as his portrayal of protagonist John Grant in the 1971 cult Australian film ""Wake in Fright"". Bond was born in Liss, Hampshire, England. The son of a soldier, he trained at London's ""Central School of Speech & Drama"", and his first acting job was with the Connaught Theatre, Worthing. An early leading role was as Pip in the Royal Court's production of Arnold Wesker's ""Chips"