ator ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁Even ▁the ▁BBC ▁has ▁at ▁times ▁propag ated ▁this ▁idea , ▁calling ▁him ▁the ▁cre ator ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁pages ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁programme , ▁but ▁not ▁on ▁others . ▁In ▁truth , ▁he ▁is ▁probably ▁more ▁correctly ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁producer ▁or ▁as ▁having ▁" develop ed ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁television ". ▁Adam ▁Adam ant ▁L ives ! ▁was ▁a ▁quick ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁he ▁had ▁actually ▁intended , ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁literary ▁detect ive ▁Se xt on ▁Bla ke . ▁When ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁suddenly ▁became ▁un available , ▁it ▁fell ▁to ▁writers ▁Donald ▁Cot ton ▁and ▁Richard ▁Harris , ▁along ▁with ▁script ▁editor ▁Tony ▁William son , ▁to ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁replacement ▁idea . ▁New man ▁indicated ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁that ▁he ▁had , ▁indeed , ▁been ▁significantly ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁re writ es , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁his ▁critic ▁Mary ▁White house ▁had ▁been ▁partial ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁character . ▁Like ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁which ▁had ▁preced ed ▁it , ▁Adam ▁Adam ant ▁L ives ! ▁was ▁thus ▁a ▁show ▁created ▁somewhat ▁by ▁committee ▁and ▁circumst ance . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁ind oor ▁scenes ▁were ▁fil med ▁at ▁Studios ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁at ▁the ▁BBC ▁Television ▁Centre ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Can cellation ▁Re asons ▁for ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁Adam ▁Adam ant ▁L ives ! ▁vary ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁source . ▁Television ▁critic ▁Paul ▁St ump ▁op ines