Where Adam Stood

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 Lords will determines the fate of his ailing son Edmund Philip Gosse creates a lifethreatening situation even suggesting the illness is Gods punishment because of Edmunds desire for a toy ship