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Where Adam Stood (1976)
TV Movie | 77 min | Drama

Where Adam Stood (1976)

TV Movie | 77 min | Drama

"Where Adam Stood" is "based on" the 1907 autobiography, "Father and Son", by Christian fundamentalist and naturalist Edmund Gosse, but Dennis Potter adapted only one section of the book, adding much material of his own invention. The ...See more"Where Adam Stood" is "based on" the 1907 autobiography, "Father and Son", by Christian fundamentalist and naturalist Edmund Gosse, but Dennis Potter adapted only one section of the book, adding much material of his own invention. The drama was filmed on the Devon coast near Torquay, not far from where Gosse lived. With a literal belief in the Old Testament, Philip Gosse is opposed to the new theories of Charles Darwin, espoused here by biologist Brackley. Assuming "the Lord's will" determines the fate of his ailing son Edmund, Philip Gosse creates a life-threatening situation, even suggesting the illness is God's punishment because of Edmund's desire for a toy ship. While looking at the ship in a shop window, Edmund is approached by the village's mad Mary Teague, and the deranged woman lures the child into the forest for an attempted sexual attack. He resists, throws a stone at her and flees. Later, he also resists and challenges his father's belief system by stating, "The Good Lord says I am to have the ship." Written by Bhob Stewart See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Badel Philip Gosse Philip Gosse See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Max Harris Edmund Gosse Edmund Gosse See fewer	Love in a Cold Climate (1980)
Ronald Hines Charles Kingsley Charles Kingsley See fewer	The Deep Concern (1979)
Heather Canning Miss Marks Miss Marks See fewer	Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Gareth Forwood Mr. Brackley Mr. Brackley See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Jean Boht Mary Teague Mary Teague See fewer	Bread (1986)
Hubert Rees Wagonette Driver Wagonette Driver See fewer	Ring Out an Alibi (1964)