You've all heard of the "Austin Powers" movies i'm sure, but did you
know the basic idea of a super hero getting frozen and being awoken
years later was first (I believe?) dreamt up by the same team at the
BBC who created Doctor Who.

And the show in question was called "Adam Adamant Lives" and it was
broadcast on BBC1 during 1966/1967.  It was also the BBC's answer to
the popular show "The Avengers", but the BBC did embrace the swinging
60's in the UK/London more but where as "The Avengers" went colour
during the mid 1960's, "Adam Adamant Lives" was only ever made in black
& white as BBC1 didn't start transmitting in colour until 1970 (again I
believe, well January 1970 was when Doctor Who first appeared in colour
with the first story to feature the 3rd Doctor as played by the late
great Jon Pertwee!).

Okay I've waffled on enough but the reason i'm posting all this here is
because Adam, the hero from that classic BBC1 series doesn't drive a
stuffy Bentley? like what John Steed did in "The Avengers" or a dull
Volvo like what "The Saint" drove, no Adam blasted about in a MKI Mini
Cooper S (registration AA1000) and it was an expensive Radford
converted model similar to that owned by top celebrities of the day
like Peter Sellers, all The Beatles, The Monkees Mike Nesmith and Mick
Jaggers etc, etc.  In fact it features in the current issue of
MiniWorld Magazine and the 2 main stars are photographed alongside it
and the Mini definitely looks in better condition than they do!  ;O)

Unfortunately like many black & white shows from the 1960's made by the
BBC (including Doctor Who) not all the episodes still exist (don't
ask!), but I believe all that does exist is included on this DVD
box-set, plus a special extra feature all about Adams Mini Cooper S
(AA1000) too!  And if the DVD box set has been digitally restored by
the BBC's Restoration Team (which I think it has) to the standard of
their Doctor Who DVD releases, then it should be a truly excellent
product also.

And for more information on the series and AA1000:-
http://www.leerose.btinternet.co.uk/

You can get it from Play:-
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/1020912/-/Product.html?searchstring=adam+adamant+lives

Or Amazon:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0006GVKB6/202-9052633-1922264?v=glance&n=283926

Taffy