CBBC wanted SJA gay character [UPDATE]
(WC: Farewell, Sarah Jane [+]) They both worked for UNIT together. (TV: The Three Doctors [+] Behind the scenes While the The Sarah Jane Adventures was still in production, the plan was that Luke would have come out as gay and Sanjay would have been his boyfriend. Please consider turning it on! Introduction 2.
PURE GOLDER What Was So Normal About Sarah Jane Smiths Son?
Word of Gay: According to Russell T Davies ' audio commentary on the DVD of "Death of the Doctor", had the series continued, Luke would have come out as gay on the show. This would eventually become reality in "Farewell, Sarah Jane". Tommy [Luke Smith] refers to his friend Sanjay. Now had we continued, Sanjay would have been Luke's boyfriend. Sanjay and Luke met at Oxford University. Early on, Luke described Sanjay as "the best mate I've ever had all my life. 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' writer
Luke appears in "Farewell, Sarah Jane" (), an epilogue for the series. Set several years after the events of the main series, Luke has come out as gay, is happily married to Sanjay and is now working for UNIT. While in Geneva, Luke learns that Sarah Jane has passed away and along with Clyde and Rani, he organises her funeral where everyone is celebrating Sarah Jane's life. [29][30]. Looking back, they never seemed too enthusiastic about pairing Luke up with anyone — not Maria, and of course Clyde and Rani were shipped from the start. Did anyone bother to buy the Nightmare Man novelisation, which was only issued as an e-book? )
The Sarah Jane Adventures Trivia
Following Sladen's death, it was revealed that had the series continued, Luke was to become CBBC's first gay character, and Sanjay would have been his boyfriend. New to Doctor Who or returning after a break? Check out our guides designed to help you find your way!
The Sarah Jane Adventures Extended Universe (SJAEU)
In the commentary for the story Death Of The Doctor on The Green Death Special Edition DVD it seems that Luke's friend Sanjay (mentioned in the story) would've been revealed as Luke's boyfriend and according to writer Joseph Lidster, the fourth series opening story The Nightmare Man would've had a line where Luke might have suggested his. Ascended Fan Nickname : The Portmanteau Couple Name "Clani" for Clyde and Rani was introduced by fans, but made canon in one of the final episodes when Luke uses the term to refer to the two. Character Outlives Actor : "Death of the Doctor" revealed that 60s Doctor Who companions Barbara Wright Chesterton and Ben Jackson were both still alive, despite the actors who played them having died in the s. The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures creator Russell T Davies has revealed that Sarah Jane's son Luke would have been gay if the show had continued. . Sanjay (Death of the Doctor)
In the audio commentary for The Sarah Jane Adventures story Death of the Doctor – released on next month’s DVD release of The Green Death: Special Edition – Russell T Davies states that one of the show’s main characters, Sarah Jane’s son Luke (played by Tommy Knight), was to have been gay should the show [ ]. . 
Luke Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
So, Luke in The Sarah Jane Adventures was gay. Or at least, he would have been revealed to be if the show hadn’t been sadly cancelled following star Lis Sladen’s premature death. .