Luke Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures)

Luke Smith
The Sarah Jane Adventures character
First appearance"Invasion of the Bane" (2007)
Last appearanceThe Man Who Never Was (2011)
Portrayed byTommy Knight
Shared universe appearancesDoctor Who (2008, 2010)
In-universe information
SpeciesAugmented Human
FamilySarah Jane Smith (adoptive mother)
Sky Smith (adoptive sister)
SpouseSanjay
HomeEarth
Home eraEarly 21st century

Luke Smith is a fictional regular character played by Tommy Knight in the British children's science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures, a spin-off of the long-running series Doctor Who. Luke is a regular character in The Sarah Jane Adventures both in television and audio adventures. He has also appeared in three episodes of Doctor Who: the two-parter "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" (2008),[1][2][3] and the Tenth Doctor's finale episode "The End of Time, Part Two" (2010).[4]

Within the narrative of the series, Luke is a human archetype, created by alien species the Bane[broken anchor] from thousands of DNA samples, who comes to be adopted by the series' heroine, Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen).[5] Luke is something of a child prodigy, showcasing a remarkable degree of genius but also a level of social ineptitude owing to being born in adolescence.

  1. ^ Writer Russell T Davies, Director Graeme Harper, Producer Phil Collinson (28 June 2008). "The Stolen Earth". Doctor Who. Cardiff. BBC. BBC One.
  2. ^ Writer Russell T Davies, Director Graeme Harper, Producer Phil Collinson (5 July 2008). "Journey's End". Doctor Who. Cardiff. BBC. BBC One.
  3. ^ Cook, Benjamin (20 August 2008). "Smells Like Teen Spirit: Luke Smith". Doctor Who Magazine (398): 40.
  4. ^ Anders, Charlie Jane (13 April 2009). "Star Trek Comedy And Doctor Who Tragedy – Revealed!". io9. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  5. ^ Writers Gareth Roberts, Russell T Davies, Director Colin Teague, Producer Susie Liggat (1 January 2007). "Invasion of the Bane". The Sarah Jane Adventures. Cardiff. BBC. BBC One.