Emile Mars-Smith

Emile Mars-Smith was an associate and friend of Bernice Summerfield.

Emile was brought up by his strictly religious father and ran away at the age of fifteen to St Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. It was there that he became a student of Bernice Summerfield, who took him on a trip to Apollox 4.

Whilst on his first archaeology trip, he discovered he might be gay after he found himself sexually attracted to another man. Up until this point, he had never admitted to his sexuality even to himself, though he realised he'd always truly known. (PROSE: Beyond the Sun)

Behind the scenes
Matt Jones pitched Bizarre Love Triangle, a story centred on Emile, to Virgin Books as a New Adventure, which was rejected. He later pitched a story with the same name, also starring Emile, to Big Finish Productions for Bernice Summerfield. It was rejected by Gary Russell as it did not feature Benny. (REF: Bernice Summerfield: The Inside Story)