The Children of Blackmere Rise (unproduced TV story)
The Children of Blackmere Rise was an unproduced story written by Rupert Laight. The story was intended as the ninth and tenth episodes of Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures, a slot that was ultimately filled by Laight's Lost in Time [+]Loading...["Lost in Time (TV story)"]. The story would have centred around Rani securing a journalism training course and investigating a "Stepford-like" council estate with Clyde.
The storyline was liked by the production team, however, Laight had missed initial discussions regarding story ideas for series 4 due to travelling abroad. The story went through two drafts before being dropped, and was replaced by Lost in Time after a brief discussion between Laight, Nikki Wilson, Phil Ford and Gary Russell ahead of the series 3 press launch.[1][2]
Plot outline[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Clyde Langer
- Rani Chandra
- Mr Smith
- Zach
- Older Bryce
- Younger Bryce
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- This story was partially based on the 1972 satirical thriller The Stepford Wives.[2]
- This was one of several storylines submitted by Laight in advance. As it was well received by Russell T Davies and the production team, it was the only one to receive further development prior to the Lost in Time story idea.[2]
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- ↑ The Sarah Jane Companion: Volume Three p. 66. Panini Comics (16 August 2012).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Sarah Jane Companion: Volume Two p. 97. Panini Comics (20 April 2011).
