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=== Deviations from the televised story === | === Deviations from the televised story === | ||
* Luke is stated to have just finished the diet that he was on in the [[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (novelisation)|novelisation of ''The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith'']] and packs three pairs of trousers that have stretchy waistbands to accommodate for the freshman fifteen, which he is anxious of gaining. | * Luke is stated to have just finished the diet that he was on in the [[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (novelisation)|novelisation of ''The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith'']] and packs three pairs of trousers that have stretchy waistbands to accommodate for the freshman fifteen, which he is anxious of gaining. | ||
* The story retains a line of dialogue originally written for the TV version but cut from broadcast that hints that Luke may be [[gay]]; the implication of this line was confirmed by [[Russell T Davies]] in a 2013 interview in which he revealed [[CBBC]] had asked for a gay character to be included in the series, and Davies decided to establish Luke and [[Sanjay]] as a romantic pairing. However, due to [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s unexpected death, the storyline did not come to fruition until 2020's ''[[Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane]]''. | * The story retains a line of dialogue originally written for the TV version but cut from broadcast that hints that Luke may be [[gay]]; the implication of this line was confirmed by [[Russell T Davies]] in a 2013 interview in which he revealed [[CBBC]] had asked for a gay character to be included in the series, and Davies decided to establish Luke and [[Sanjay (Death of the Doctor)|Sanjay]] as a romantic pairing. However, due to [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s unexpected death, the storyline did not come to fruition until 2020's ''[[Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane]]''. | ||
* As noted above, the novelisation includes appearances by the Brigadier, Martha Jones and Mickey Smith, who do not appear in the televised version of the story. | * As noted above, the novelisation includes appearances by the Brigadier, Martha Jones and Mickey Smith, who do not appear in the televised version of the story. | ||
