Appearances
Adam first appears in the first series episode "Dalek" as a young researcher under the employ of Henry van Statten (Corey Johnson), who is the owner of a museum of extraterrestrial artifacts in an underground bunker in Utah. Adam mentions that he is a genius having successfully hacked into the United States Department of Defense computers when he was eight years old. He quickly forms a mutual attraction with the Doctor's companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and informs her of his desire to see the stars. When a live Dalek manages to break free and slaughter its way through the base Adam finds himself fleeing along with Rose. At the end of the episode, when van Statten's museum is closed down, Rose asks the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) to take Adam along with them in the TARDIS. The Doctor refuses, but Adam is forced to jump in the TARDIS when the museum is to be filled with cement.
In the next episode, "The Long Game", the Doctor, Rose and Adam arrive on a space station in the year 200,000 and Adam is overwhelmed by the culture shock. Tempted by the wealth of information and technology available to him he has an advanced computer interface port, activated by a click of the fingers, installed in his head that allows him to access the future's computer systems. He attempts to transmit information back to 21st century Earth using Rose's modified mobile phone but this backfires when the villains running the station attempt to extract information on the Doctor direct from Adam's brain. As punishment of his breach of trust the Doctor returns Adam home, despite his pleading, and destroys his answering machine. When Adam's mother (Judy Holt) returns home she reacts with shock and horror after inadvertently activating the implant installed in his forehead.
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