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Part two was the final episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', produced along with the preceding series 4 episodes during the same production block that produced series 4. Production of the remainder was scheduled for the spring of [[2011 (production)|2011]], but Sladen's sudden illness and death from cancer on [[19 April (people)|19 April]] [[2011 (people)|2011]] resulted in the BBC discontinuing further production of the series. [[Russell T Davies]] respectfully decided to end ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' for good, rather than find someone else to portray her character, which he felt was not a viable choice. | Part two was the final episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', produced along with the preceding series 4 episodes during the same production block that produced series 4. Production of the remainder was scheduled for the spring of [[2011 (production)|2011]], but Sladen's sudden illness and death from cancer on [[19 April (people)|19 April]] [[2011 (people)|2011]] resulted in the BBC discontinuing further production of the series. [[Russell T Davies]] respectfully decided to end ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' for good, rather than find someone else to portray her character, which he felt was not a viable choice. | ||
A special epilogue was added to the end of | A special epilogue was added to the end of part two after the death of Elisabeth Sladen. It featured clips from the series, as well as a brief clip of [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' with [[David Tennant]] (the fourth on-screen appearance of the [[Tenth Doctor]] on ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''). | ||
Because only the first half of series 5 had been produced, all remaining episodes were scrapped, and this episode was slightly altered to provide some amount of closure to the series, much like the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' was given a closing monologue in anticipation that the classic series would be cancelled. | Because only the first half of series 5 had been produced, all remaining episodes were scrapped, and this episode was slightly altered to provide some amount of closure to the series, much like the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' was given a closing monologue in anticipation that the classic series would be cancelled. | ||
