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+{{ImageLink|The Shopkeeper}}
 {{Infobox Individual
-|image = [[File:The Shopkeeper.jpg|250px]]
+|image = The Shopkeeper.jpg
-|individual name = The Shopkeeper
+|alias = Mr Smalley
-|alias = Mr. Smalley
+|first = Lost in Time (TV story)
-|home era = [[21st century]]
+|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]''
-|appearances = [[SJA]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]''<br />[[SJA]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]''
+|actor = Cyril Nri
-|actor = [[Cyril Nri]]
+}}{{you may|The Shopkeeper (Death of the Author)|n1= the associate of Iris Wildthyme}}
-}}
+'''The Shopkeeper''' along with his [[companion]], a parrot called [[Captain (Lost in Time)|Captain]], were self-described "servants of the [[universe]]", who took more direct approaches to putting the universe in order than [[the Doctor]], who took subtle approaches to make sure time was undamaged. He and his parrot were capable of [[teleportation]] and opening [[time window]]s, but he was "forbidden" to travel through them himself.
-'''The Shopkeeper''' along with his [[companion]], a parrot called [[Captain (Parrot)|Captain]], were self-described "servants of the [[Universe]]", who took more direct approaches to putting the universe in order than [[the Doctor]]. The mysterious Shopkeeper attracted [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to his shop in order for her, [[Clyde Langer]], and [[Rani Chandra]] to find three special objects for him to save [[time]] itself. He and his parrot were capable of [[teleportation]] and opening [[time window]]s, but he was "forbidden" to travel through them himself.
 == Biography ==
-In [[November]] [[2010]], the Shopkeeper, who refused to state his age, told the [[Ealing Echo]] that there was an alien in his shop. When [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Clyde Langer]], and [[Rani Chandra]] saw the paper, they went to the Shopkeeper's shop. He revealed that it was a ploy to get them there to send them through a time window to a different time period for each of them, so they could find three special objects. Sarah Jane was sent to [[1889]], Clyde was sent to [[7 June]] [[1941]], and Rani was sent to [[19 May]] [[1553]]. As he monitored their progress, he became increasingly anxious, noting to his parrot Captain that when the sand timer ran out they would be trapped in the past forever.
+On [[23 November]], [[2010]], the Shopkeeper, who refused to state his age, told the [[Ealing Echo]] that there was an alien in his shop. When [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]] saw the paper, they went to the Shopkeeper's shop. He revealed that it was a ploy to get them there to send them through a time window to find three pieces of [[Chronosteel]] for him throughout history to save [[time]] itself. Sarah Jane was sent to [[1889]], Clyde was sent to [[7 June]] [[1941]], and Rani was sent to [[19 May]] [[1553]]. As he monitored their progress, he became increasingly anxious, noting to his parrot Captain that when the sand timer ran out they would be trapped in the past forever.
-[[File:Lostintime13.jpg|thumb|left|The Shopkeeper and [[Captain (Parrot)|Captain]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'')]]
+[[File:Lostintime13.jpg|thumb|left|The Shopkeeper and [[Captain (Lost in Time)|Captain]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'')]]
-When the sands expired, he tried to close the time window but it would not shut. If left open it would destroy the entire planet. He watched as Rani and Clyde obtained their objects and and returned. Sarah Jane returned empty-handed, but [[Angela Price (Lost in Time)|Angela Price]], the granddaughter of Sarah Jane's companion in the past, gave her the final object and the Shopkeeper took it, and with the others closed the time window. He then bade farewell to the Bannerman Road gang, saying Captain's work was done, and he and the parrot teleported away. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'')
-In [[2011]], he returned to drop off [[Sky Smith|a baby]] at Sarah Jane's house. This child was initially a weapon created by [[Myers (Sky)|Miss Myers]] of the [[Fleshkind]] to destroy every single [[Metalkind]] in existence. The Shopkeeper felt that the child (named Sky Smith by Sarah Jane) would be safest with Sarah Jane. When the ordeal with Miss Myers was over, he and the Captain appeared in Sarah Jane's attic to confirm it was him who dropped Sky off. He explained that it was his duty to "put things in the right places" and after Sky expressed the desire to stay with Sarah Jane, he and the Captain teleported away telling the former time-traveller she would find out exactly who he was in good time. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'')
+When the sands expired, he tried to close the time window but it would not shut. If left open it would destroy the entire planet. He watched as Rani and Clyde obtained their objects and returned. Sarah Jane returned empty-handed, but [[Angela Price (Lost in Time)|Angela Price]], the granddaughter of Sarah Jane's companion in the past, gave her the final object and the Shopkeeper took it, and with the others closed the time window. He then bade farewell to the Bannerman Road gang, saying Captain's work was done, and he and the parrot teleported away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'')
+In [[2011]], he returned to drop off [[Sky Smith|a baby]] at Sarah Jane's house. This child was initially a weapon created by [[Myers (Sky)|Miss Myers]] of the [[Fleshkind (Sky)|Fleshkind]] to destroy every single [[Metalkind]] in existence. The Shopkeeper felt that the child (named Sky Smith by Sarah Jane) would be safest with Sarah Jane. When the ordeal with Miss Myers was over, he and the Captain appeared in Sarah Jane's attic to confirm it was he who dropped Sky off. He explained that it was his duty to "put things in the right places" and after Sky expressed the desire to stay with Sarah Jane, he and the Captain teleported away telling the former time-traveller she would find out exactly who he was in good time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'')
 == Behind the scenes ==
-* The Shopkeeper's finale statement to Sarah Jane in ''Sky'' suggests the intent for the character to return in a future episode with more details revealed. Unfortunately, the cancellation of the series following the death of [[Elisabeth Sladen]] prevented this from happening.
+[[File:The Corsair's incarnations.jpg|thumb|A dark-skinned incarnation of the Corsair had a pet macaw. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]'')]]
-* The character displays some characteristics of a [[Time Lord]], including awareness of the [[time vortex]], but the series was cancelled before his true nature could be revealed.
+* In the intended [[Series 5 (SJA)|series 5]] finale ''[[The Battle of Bannerman Road (unproduced TV story)|The Battle of Bannerman Road]]'', the Shopkeeper would have returned, revealing that he had been manipulated by [[the Trickster]] into leaving Sky on Sarah Jane's doorstep. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Sarah Jane Companion Volume Three]]'')
+* The Shopkeeper was added to ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'' because the original plan for [[Matt Smith]] to appear as the Doctor fell through. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Sarah Jane Companion Volume Three]]'')
+* Upon reading ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] said he believed the Shopkeeper was an incarnation of [[the Corsair]].<ref>[https://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/30786184930/eleven-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the Neil Gaiman's Journal: Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]</ref> The Shopkeeper had a scarlet macaw named [[Captain (Lost in Time)|Captain]], while a dark-skinned incarnation of the Corsair was pictured in the feature with a blue-and-yellow macaw. However, this could also potentially be the [[Seventh Corsair]] seen in ''[[One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes (short story)|One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes]]'', who also had dark skin and had a [[Parrot (One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes)|sentient parrot]].
-{{SJA Series 4 aliens}}
+== Footnotes ==
-{{SJA Series 5 aliens}}
+{{reflist}}
+{{TitleSort}}
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 [[Category:Individuals of unknown species]]
 [[Category:Unique beings]]
-[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith allies]]
+[[Category:Business owners]]