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Adam's Family Tree (1997)

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How it feels

A 12 year old boy named Adam can summon his ancestors from history to help him with everyday problems. The series follows his adventures as he solves challenges with their unusual help.

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What happens

Adam's Family Tree is a British children's television comedy programme that was first broadcast on 6 January 1997 and ran until 19 February 1999. The show was broadcast on CITV, the children's segment of ITV. The show was filmed in Yorkshire and ran for three series and 20 episodes. The premise of the show was that 12-year-old Adam was able to call upon his ancestors from throughout history to help him solve everyday problems. The title character was played by Anthony Lewis for the first two series, before the role was taken over by Alex Cooke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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