[Jarrod]

Luke Smith was going to "come out" as gay in the fifth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures - but due to the death of Elisabeth Sladen the production stopped immediately. I do think that if this would have happened, it would have been a great way to portray acceptance to a wider children's audience. The show had a massive following of young viewers.

This idea did come around in some form though as RTD's children's show Wizards VS Aliens now has a main gay character. I think it's wonderful.

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Jarrod

Luke Smith was going to "come out" as gay in the fifth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures - but due to the death of Elisabeth Sladen the production stopped immediately. I do think that if this would have happened, it would have been a great way to portray acceptance to a wider children's audience. The show had a massive following of young viewers.

This idea did come around in some form though as RTD's children's show Wizards VS Aliens now has a main gay character. I think it's wonderful.

Ah, I never knew that. I was only like 7 when it was on, was there signs/teasers he was Gay?

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Will1999

Ah, I never knew that. I was only like 7 when it was on, was there signs/teasers he was Gay?

If I remember right he talked about a 'friend' who would have eventually been revealed to be his bf.

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

If I remember right he talked about a 'friend' who would have eventually been revealed to be his bf.

Ok, I never knew that, I guess at 7/8 I was just hooked on the actual adventures (monster and aliens etc).

But now watching kids shows I can see stuff like that and understand what it means.

I loved SJA.