The Thirteenth Floor was to have been the fifth story of series 5 of The Sarah Jane Adventures. However, due to the death of Elisabeth Sladen in April 2011, only half of the series was filmed, resulting in The Man Who Never Was being the final story of the series.
This story would be focused on Clyde and Rani (Clani) spending decades trapped in an otherworldly forest (which would be accessed through the thirteenth floor of a newspaper office, where Rani had earned her work experience placement). Time would progress faster in this alien world realm, which would result in Clyde and Rani getting together romantically as a couple, growing older and having a child together. The story would eventually end with Clyde and Rani being rescued by Sarah Jane, Sky and co, with a rush for everyone to immediately head back to Earth after the reality in the alien world starts to become unstable and eventually ends up being destroyed completely. The cost of this however would be Rani and Clyde tragically losing their child in the process as they revert back to their younger selves and slowly start to forget their experiences in this realm. (DWMSE 32).
Phil Ford rewrote this story as a two-parter for series 2 of Wizards vs Aliens. It aired on the CBBC channel in November 2013.
Characters[]
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Clyde Langer
- Rani Chandra
- Sky Smith
- Mr Smith
- Gita Chandra
- Willard
- Rick
- Arnold (alien disguised as janitor)
References[]
REF: The Sarah Jane Companion Volume Three
Shannon Sullivan: A Brief History of Time Travel