The Lost Boy

Information

Writer: Phil Ford
Director: Charles Martin
Script Editor: Lindsay Alford
Producer: Matthew Bouch
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson

Originally Broadcast: 12th - 19th November 2007
Duration: 56 mins
Viewing Figures: Part 1 - 1.3m / Part 2 - 1.2m
Production Code: 1.9/10
No. of Episodes: 2

Monsters/Villains: The Slitheen, Xylok


Synopsis

Part One

Sarah Jane and the gang face some old alien enemies again, along with an altogether unexpected foe, in the final two-part adventure of the series.A news report on a couple looking for their missing son, Ashley, brings a surprise for Sarah Jane when she discovers that the missing boy looks exactly like Luke. And when Mr Smith, Sarah Jane's super-computer, confirms that Luke is a genetic match with Ashley, Sarah Jane sends him back to live with his "parents". But, with no knowledge of his former life, Luke finds it hard to fit in and, when he tries to escape, he makes a startling discovery about who his parents really are. Sarah Jane, meanwhile, makes some investigations into the Pharos Para-Science Institute – a research unit that has been conducting experiments using alien technology.

Part Two

Maria and her dad, Alan, dig deeper into the mystery of Luke's new parents and discover that Luke has actually been kidnapped by the Slitheen, in the final episode of the popular children's adventure series.There are more shocks in store when Sarah Jane and Maria find out that Mr Smith, Sarah Jane's super computer, is one of the bad guys.With Clyde nowhere to be seen, Luke in the clutches of aliens and no Mr Smith to help, things aren't looking good for Sarah Jane and Maria. But just what do the Slitheen want with Luke and who, or what, exactly, is the Xylok?

Cast

Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith

Yasmin Paige – Maria Jackson

Tommy Knight – Luke Smith

Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer

Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith

Joseph Millson – Alan Jackson

Juliet Cowan – Chrissie Jackson

Jay Simpson – Jay

Holly Atkins – Heidi

Ryan Watson – Nathan Goss

Floella Benjamin – Professor Rivers

Paul Kasey – Jay Slitheen

Jimmy Vee – Nathan Slitheen

Ruari Mears – Heidi Slitheen

John Leeson – Voice of K-9

Preceded by: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? - Followed by: The Last Sontaran