▁It ▁back s ▁up ▁this ▁claim ▁by ▁demonstr ating ▁how ▁individual ▁episodes ▁of ▁Adam ant ▁parallel ▁those ▁of ▁The ▁Aven gers . ▁Finally , ▁it ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁programme ' s ▁second ▁series ▁Adam ant ▁was ▁scheduled ▁in ▁direct ▁competition ▁for ▁Aven gers ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁Britain , ▁making ▁contemporary ▁comparison ▁between ▁the ▁shows ▁impossible ▁for ▁view ers . ▁ ▁More ▁neutral ▁obser vers ▁have ▁generally ▁reflected ▁this ▁dich ot omy ▁of ▁perspective . ▁Anthony ▁Clark ▁at ▁the ▁B FI ▁notes ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁show ▁" ow es ▁a ▁sty list ic ▁deb t ▁to ▁The ▁Aven gers ", ▁it ▁was ▁" the ▁BBC ' s ▁reply ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁I TV ' s ▁sp y ▁and ▁action ▁series ▁like ▁The ▁Saint ▁( 1 9 6 2 – 6 9 ) ▁and ▁D anger ▁Man ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 6 9 ) ". ▁He ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Adam ant ▁" more ▁age - of - emp ire ▁advent urer ▁than ▁spo of ▁sp y ". ▁A ▁Television ▁H aven ▁review ▁adm its ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁programme ▁has ▁been ▁" long ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁answer ▁to ▁The ▁Aven gers ", ▁it ▁in ▁fact ▁" ow es ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁s lick ▁style , ▁tone ▁and ▁format ▁of ▁Lew ▁Gra de ' s ▁phenomen ally ▁successful ▁I TC ▁stable ▁of ▁action ▁series ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁sle ek ▁and ▁s oph istic ated ▁ant ics ▁of ▁Ste ed ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Pe el