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'''''The Man Who Never Was''''' was the final story of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It was therefore viewers' farewell to [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Sky Smith|Sky]], [[Mr Smith]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] and [[Rani Chandra|Rani]]. | '''''The Man Who Never Was''''' was the final story of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It was therefore viewers' farewell to [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Sky Smith|Sky]], [[Mr Smith]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] and [[Rani Chandra|Rani]]. After the passing of [[Elisabeth Sladen]], this story became the unexpected series finale as it was the last for which production was sufficiently complete. As such, it was also the final story to feature the behind-the-scenes talents of many other individuals, perhaps most notably [[producer]] [[Brian Minchin]], [[director]] [[Ashley Way]] and [[writer]] [[Gareth Roberts]]. | ||
Had the series not been truncated, it would have likely been more notable for containing the first onscreen meeting between Sarah Jane's two adopted children, Luke and Sky. It also significantly enshrined the fan term "[[Clani]]" into the show's narrative and featured a non-[[Sontaran]] role for [[Dan Starkey]]. | Had the series not been truncated, it would have likely been more notable for containing the first onscreen meeting between Sarah Jane's two adopted children, Luke and Sky. It also significantly enshrined the fan term "[[Clani]]" into the show's narrative and featured a non-[[Sontaran]] role for [[Dan Starkey]]. | ||
Furthermore, it featured journalism to a higher degree than most episodes of the series, with both Sarah and Rani acting as [[journalist|reporters]]. For Sarah, the story gave | Furthermore, it featured journalism to a higher degree than most episodes of the series, with both Sarah and Rani acting as [[journalist|reporters]]. For Sarah, the story gave a rare glimpse of her career as it was before she met [[the Doctor]]. For Rani, it was the most significant onscreen evidence viewers had that she might become a journalist since her introduction in ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]''. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
