Adam Adamant Lives!

2 Seasons 1966 - 1967 NR 50m 7

In 1902, Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is frozen alive in a block of ice by his archnemesis, the Face. In 1966, workmen discover him and he is revived, perfectly preserved but completely bewildered by his new environment, "swinging...

In 1902, Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is frozen alive in a block of ice by his archnemesis, the Face. In 1966, workmen discover him and he is revived, perfectly preserved but completely bewildered by his new environment, "swinging '60s" London, until he meets beautiful Georgina Jones, who helps him adapt. Before long, he is back to adventuring, solving crime, and fighting evil wherever it lurks.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 A Vintage Year for Scoundrels

1. A Vintage Year for Scoundrels

Aired: Jun 23, 1966

In 1902, Adam Adamant is lured into a trap by his arch nemesis 'The Face' and...

Episode 2 Death Has a Thousand Faces

2. Death Has a Thousand Faces

Aired: Jun 30, 1966

Adamant rescues Georgie from two motorcyclists who were chasing her because o...

Episode 3 More Deadly Than the Sword

3. More Deadly Than the Sword

Aired: Jul 7, 1966

A highly placed intelligence officer has been Jeopardised by oriental blackma...

Episode 4 The Sweet Smell of Disaster

4. The Sweet Smell of Disaster

Aired: Jul 14, 1966

Benjamin Kinthly steals a secret formula with the intention of making the ent...

Episode 5 Allah Is Not Always with You

5. Allah Is Not Always with You

Aired: Jul 21, 1966

After a strange girl comes to Adam, dying, from a gambling club, he goes ther...

Episode 6 The Terribly Happy Embalmers

6. The Terribly Happy Embalmers

Aired: Aug 4, 1966

The conveniently-timed deaths of a number of rich businessmen appear to have ...

Episode 7 To Set a Deadly Fashion

7. To Set a Deadly Fashion

Aired: Aug 11, 1966

The Italian Vice Consul's wife drops dead in Adam Adamant's arms, leading him...

Episode 8 The Last Sacrifice

8. The Last Sacrifice

Aired: Aug 18, 1966

Lord Pearmains exclusive parties routinely end with sacrificial ceremonies an...

Episode 9 Sing a Song of Murder

9. Sing a Song of Murder

Aired: Aug 25, 1966

Georgie's afternoon bottled party turns into a group bank robbery followed by...

Episode 10 The Doomsday Plan

10. The Doomsday Plan

Aired: Sep 1, 1966

BBC equipment is being stolen and some newscasters are kidnapped, only to ret...

Episode 11 Death by Appointment Only

11. Death by Appointment Only

Aired: Sep 8, 1966

Adamant's investigation of the murder of several businessmen leads him to inv...

Episode 12 Beauty Is an Ugly Word

12. Beauty Is an Ugly Word

Aired: Sep 15, 1966

A deadly virus has been discovered by accident and naturally it is almost imm...

Episode 13 The League of Uncharitable Ladies

13. The League of Uncharitable Ladies

Aired: Sep 22, 1966

The deaths of several important men leads Adamant to the Gentlewomen's Charit...

Episode 14 Ticket to Terror

14. Ticket to Terror

Aired: Sep 29, 1966

Four hundred commuters - including Simms - disappear without trace on an unde...

Episode 15 The Village of Evil

15. The Village of Evil

Aired: Oct 6, 1966

On holiday in the country, Adam comes to a mysterious old inn near a rundown ...

Episode 16 D for Destruction

16. D for Destruction

Aired: Oct 13, 1966

His old regiment plagued by mysterious deaths, Adamant is made C.O., when he ...

Main Cast

Juliet Harmer Georgina Jones

Freda Jackson Margo Kane

Mary Webster

Mary Webster Madame Nagata

Fanny Carby

Fanny Carby Dolly

William Dexter Lord Rufus Pearmain

Christine Finn Pamela Wentworth-Howe

Max Adrian Dr. Klein

Tracey Crisp

Tracey Crisp Susan

Ivor Salter Hoggett

Philip Anthony Reporter

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell Benjamin Kinthly

Harold Bennett Pop Williams

Colin Jeavons Roger Clair

Gladys Cooper Grand Duchess Vorokhov

Peter Vaughan Dr. Mort

Andy Ho Ikezawa

John Carson Randolph

Michael Ripper Sergeant Major Jeffers

John Le Mesurier Velmer

Kenneth Benda Sir James

T.P. McKenna Jason Lang

Joe Cornelius

Joe Cornelius Chauffeur

Jerome Willis Melville

Stephanie Bidmead Madame Delvario

Peter Jeffrey Sinoda

George Benson Timothy Henshaw

John Bailey Dr. Craigshaw

Jennifer Jayne Helen

Frank Jarvis

Frank Jarvis Hicks

Edward Brayshaw Gladwin

Adrienne Corri Shani Mathieson

Judy Parfitt Ireyna

Ruth Trouncer Mylene

Isobel Black Samantha

Amelia Bayntun

Amelia Bayntun Charity

Iain Cuthbertson Colonel Mannering

Erik Chitty Critchley

Geoffrey Chater Commissioner Hobson

Deryck Guyler Grantham

John Cazabon

John Cazabon Simpson

Frances Cuka Sandra Verrel

Alex Scott Carson

Elroy Josephs

Elroy Josephs Dancer

Annette Andre Paula

Sheila Burrell Matron Mavis Unsworth

Colette O'Neil Myra Bamford

Kevin Brennan

Kevin Brennan Vargos

Hilda Barry

Hilda Barry Mrs. Simms

Annette Carell Monique

Jennifer Daniel Esta Canfield

Michael Robbins Jeffreys

Patricia Haines Sandra Webb

Sally Bazely Carol Shelley

Michael Barrington

Michael Barrington Armitage

Peter Ducrow

Peter Ducrow The Face

Creators

Sydney Newman Creator

Info about Adam Adamant Lives!

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi