A.D.A.M.

A sentient computer develops an unusual relationship with a disabled woman in this dark and intelligent meditation on early smart technology

Donald Jonson's darkly intelligent and prescient TV drama ponders the pitfalls of what is now called "smart technology". A high-flying military engineer builds a state-of-the-art "modern bungalow" for his physically-disabled wife, controlled by a sophisticated talking computer-system. But Jean gets more than she bargains for when she engages with the mysterious A.D.A.M. - the masculine voice concealed in the broom-cupboard.

Made in 1973, A.D.A.M. harbours the classic fears of the burgeoning computer age. But it also offers an interesting social commentary on disability and female domesticity, questioning man's relationship with woman as much as with machine.