The Curse of Clyde Langer (TV story): Difference between revisions

'''''The Curse of Clyde Langer''''' was the second serial of [[Series 5 (SJA)|series 5]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It was written by [[Phil Ford]], directed by [[Ashley Way]] and featured [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Daniel Anthony]] as [[Clyde Langer]], [[Anjli Mohindra]] as [[Rani Chandra]], [[Sinead Michael]] as [[Sky Smith]] and [[Alexander Armstrong]] as [[Mr Smith]].

As well as the 2012 winner of the Writer's Guild of Great Britain's Best Children's TV Script Award <ref>[http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners List of 2012 WGGB Award winners]</ref>, it was notable for its frank depiction of a modern-day social ill — [[homeless]]ness — and its atypical ambiguous conclusion, in contrast to the usual ''SJA'' "happy ending".

True to the title of the story, events that transpired focused heavily on Clyde Langer. This would also mark the unintended final appearance of [[Haresh Chandra]] and [[Carla Langer]], due to the sudden death of [[Elisabeth Sladen]].