The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series One

The Lost Boy

2008-10-18T15:50:00.000-07:00

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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

Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane?

2008-10-18T15:48:00.000-07:00

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Writer: Gareth Roberts
Director: Graeme Harper
Script Editor: Lindsay Alford
Producer: Matthew Bouch
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson

Originally Broadcast: 29th October - 5th November 2007
Duration: 56 mins
Viewing Figures: Part 1 - 1.2m / Part 2 - 1.1m
Production Code: 1.7/8
No. of Episodes: 2

Monsters/Villains: The Trickster, The Graske

Synopsis

Part One

In the fourth adventure of the drama series, Sarah Jane mysteriously disappears – just as a huge meteor threatens to crash straight into Earth. When Maria wakes up one morning it's as though Sarah Jane – and Luke – never existed. Living across the road in Sarah Jane's house is a woman called Andrea. And, with the attic empty and Mr Smith nowhere to be seen, every other trace of Sarah Jane has vanished – and Maria is the only one able to remember her. With the mysterious, hooded figure of the Trickster haunting Bannerman Road and the alien Graske meddling in time, Maria sets out to discover whatever happened to Sarah Jane. But as her journey takes her back to 1964, will she be able to find Sarah Jane in time to stop the meteor from destroying the world?

Part Two

Maria finds herself taken back in time by the alien Graske to a pier in 1964, as the drama series continues. There, she meets a young girl her own age called Sarah Jane Smith who, with her friend Andrea, is about to embark on a fateful adventure. Taken by the Graske again, Maria is then reunited with the present-day Sarah Jane but, with them both trapped in limbo as part of the meddlesome Trickster's plan to wreak chaos, they are helpless to stop the huge meteor which is about to crash into the Earth. Alan, Maria's dad, is the only one able to remember Sarah Jane and Maria and faces a struggle to bring them back in time to save the world.

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

Jane Asher – Andrea Yates

Jimmy Vee – The Graske

Paul Marc Davis – The Trickster

Jessica Ashworth – Young Sarah Jane Smith

Francesca Miller – Young Andrea Yates

Preceded by: Warriors of Kudlak - Followed by: The Lost Boy

Warriors of Kudlak

2008-10-18T15:47:00.000-07:00

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

Originally Broadcast: 15th - 22nd October 2007
Duration: 55 mins
Viewing Figures: Part 1 - 1.0 / Part 2 - 1.2m
Production Code: 1.5/6
No. of Episodes: 2

Monsters/Villains: Kudlak, The Mistress, Mr Grantham

Synopsis

Sarah Jane and Maria investigate the mysterious disappearance of a local boy, Lance Metcalf, while Luke and Clyde take a visit to Combat 3000 – a laser tag game designed to train the ultimate warrior – in the third, two-part adventure of the drama series. When Sarah Jane and Maria dig further into Lance's unusual disappearance, they soon discover that a number of children have gone missing across the country – all in cities with a Combat 3000 and all during freak-weather storms. As Sarah Jane and Maria head over to Combat 3000 to discover more, Luke and Clyde are enjoying their time playing the laser tag game. However, with Combat 3000 being run by the sinister alien Mr Kudlak in the service of his mistress, Luke and Clyde are in for much more than they bargained for...

Cast

Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith

Yasmin Paige – Maria Jackson

Tommy Knight – Luke Smith

Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer

Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith

Chook Sibtain – Mark Grantham

Sarah Haynes – Carrie Metcalf

Sonny Muslim – Lance

James Bellamy – Brandon Butler

Nadiyah Davis – Jen

Chrissie Furness – Cashier

Paul Kasey – Kudlak/Emperor/Mistress

Silas Carson – Voice of Kudlak/Emperor

Tina Greatex – Voice of Mistress

Preceded by: Eye of the Gorgon - Followed by: Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane?

Eye of the Gorgon

2008-10-18T15:45:00.000-07:00

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

Originally Broadcast: 1st - 8th October 2007
Duration: 54 mins
Viewing Figures: Part 1 - 1.1m / Part 2 - 1.0m
Production Code: 1.3/4
No. of Episodes: 2

Monsters/Villains: The Nuns, The Gorgon

Synopsis

Part One

Sarah Jane Smith and her young friends investigate some ghostly goings on at the local Lavender Lawns rest home, in the second two-part story of the adventure filled series. With several residents claiming to have seen the ghostly figure of a nun, Sarah Jane, Luke and Clyde pay the home a visit to find out what's going on. They soon discover that there is more to the story when Luke is entrusted with a mysterious alien talisman by Mrs Bea Nelson-Stanley, a resident at the home who knows a thing or two about aliens. As the mystery unravels, the gang learn that the ghostly nun is, in fact, part of an order protecting the Gorgon – a scary alien creature who can turn her victims to stone with just one look. With the talisman an important part of the Gorgon's plans for Earth, can Sarah Jane and the gang stop her, and avoid her deadly gaze?

Part Two

As Luke and Clyde are held hostage at St Agnes Abbey, the monstrous Gorgon and her sinister group of nuns manage to get hold of the alien talisman from Sarah Jane and Maria, as the drama continues. This brings them one step closer to their evil plan to open a portal and unleash more Gorgons on Earth. With her dad, Alan, turned to stone by the Gorgon's deadly gaze, Maria sets out to get him back to normal before it is too late. Back at the Abbey, Sarah Jane and the gang try to stop the nuns from opening the door to the Gorgons' alien world. But will they be able to avoid the Gorgon's stony eyes for long enough to save the day?

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

Phyllida Law – Bea Nelson-Stanley

Sarah Crowden – Mrs Gribbins

Doreen Mantle – Mrs Randall

Beth Goddard – Sister Helena

Audrey Ardington – The Abbess

Preceded by: Revenge of the Slitheen - Followed by: Warriors of Kudlak

Revenge of the Slitheen

2008-10-18T15:42:00.002-07:00

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Writer: Gareth Roberts
Director: Alice Troughton
Script Editor: Lindsay Alford
Producer: Matthew Bouch
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson

Originally Broadcast: 24th September 2007
Duration: 54 mins

Viewing Figures: Part 1 - 1.3m / Part 2 - 1.1m
Production Code: 1.1/2
No. of Episodes: 2

Monsters/Villains: The Slitheen

Synopsis

Part One

Sarah Jane Smith, investigative journalist and former companion to The Doctor, is back in a brand-new CBBC drama from the makers of Doctor Who. And in the first two-part story of the series she faces some familiar alien enemies of The Doctor as the Slitheen are back and out for revenge... On their first day at their new school Maria and Luke soon realise that all is not as it seems. There's a funny smell, the food keeps going off, the teachers keep farting and the new technology block is hiding some dark secrets. With their suspicions aroused, Sarah Jane, Maria and Luke set about investigating, joined by their new friend Clyde. They soon discover that the Slitheen have disguised themselves as teachers as part of a deadly plan which threatens the future of the Earth. But as Maria, Luke and Clyde become trapped in the new technology block in the clutches of the Slitheen and with Sarah Jane under attack from another of the alien monsters, will the gang be able to stop the Slitheen before it's too late?

Part Two

Trapped in school with the monstrous child of the Slitheen, Maria, Luke and Clyde make a timely escape thanks to some deodorant and the help of Sarah Jane and her sonic lipstick, as the drama continues. With the Slitheen's deadly plans to destroy the Earth well under way, the gang race back to Sarah Jane's attic to work out how to stop them. Helped by Mr Smith, Sarah Jane's super-computer, they soon discover that the Slitheen are going to drain all the energy from Earth using a worldwide network of giant supercapacitors. But as a power black-out starts to spread across the world, taking Mr Smith out of action, time is running out and the gang have to rely on their wits alone. Will they be able to save the Earth before the Slitheen switch off the Sun for ever?

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

Martyn Ellis – Blakeman

Ian Midlane – Jeffrey

Pamela Merrick – Wendy

Imogen Bain – Janine

Anton Thompson McCormick – Carl

Jimmy Vee – Carl Slitheen

Paul Kasey – Jeffrey/Blakeman/Janine Slitheen

Lachele Carl – American Newsreader

Preceded by: Invasion of the Bane - Followed by: Eye of the Gorgon

Invasion of the Bane

2008-10-18T15:42:00.001-07:00

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Writer: Gareth Roberts and Russell T. Davies
Director: Colin Teague
Script Editor: Simon Winstone
Producer: Suzie Liggat
Executive Producer(s): Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson

Originally Broadcast: 1st January 2007
Duration: 60 mins

Viewing Figures: 2.92m
Production Code: 1.0
No. of Episodes: 1

Monsters/Villains: The Bane, Mrs Wormwood

Synopsis

Having just moved house, Maria and her father meet their eccentric neighbour Sarah Jane Smith. When Maria sees Sarah late one night helping an alien return home, she cannot believe her eyes.
Before she has time to think about what she has seen, she becomes tangled in the conspiracy behind the new soft-drink, Bubble Shock. Only Sarah Jane can help...

Cast

Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith

Yasmin Paige – Maria Jackson

Tommy Knight – Luke Smith

Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith

Porsha Lawrence Mavour – Kelsey Harper

Jamie Davis – Davey

Joseph Millson – Alan Jackson

Juliet Cowan – Chrissie Jackson

Konnie Huq and Gethin Jones – Themselves

John Leeson – Voice of K-9

Samantha Bond – Mrs Wormwood

Preceded by: --- - Followed by: Revenge of the Slitheen