"I saw amazing things, out there in space. But there is strangeness to be found wherever you turn. Life on Earth can be an adventure too... you just need to know where to look!"
In 2006, the BBC announced The Sarah Jane Adventures. A spin-off series created by Russell T Davies starring Doctor Who character Sarah Jane Smith played by Elizabeth Sladen.
Set in present-day West London,13-year-old neighbour Maria (Yasmin Paige) forms an unlikely alliance with investigative journalist Sarah Jane to fight evil alien forces at work in Britain.
The 'pilot' episode, Invasion of the Bane was broadcast on New Years Day 2007. A ten part series followed on the 24th September 2007.
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SARAH JANE SMITH (Elizabeth Sladen)
Character Profile: An old friend and companion of the Doctor. Sarah Jane has traveled the universe, solving mysteries, tackling monsters and fighting alien foe all the way. |
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MARIA JACKSON (Yasmin Paige)
Character Profile: A 13-year-old girl who lives on Bannerman Road. After a chance encounter with Sarah Jane and an friendly alien, her eyes are opened to a new world of opportunity, mystery and adventure. |
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LUKE SMITH (Thomas Knight)
Character Profile: Luke is the super intelligent adoptive son of Sarah Jane Smith, and a creation of an alien species called the Bane. |
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CLYDE LANGER (Daniel Anthony)
Character Profile: Clyde Langer is the new cool kid on the block. He becomes friends with Maria and Luke after helping to stop an alien invasion at their school. |
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RANI CHANDRA (Anjli Mohindra)
Character Profile: 15, inquisitive, smart and sassy. Wants to be a journalist, a sort of junior Sarah Jane, and thus idolises Sarah Jane just a little and in return, Sarah Jane takes her happily on her investigations. |
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episode guide - SERIES one (2007)
SPECIAL. INVASION OF THE BANE
Broadcast: 1 January 2007
Writer: Russell T. Davies & Gareth Roberts
Director: Colin Teague
On her first night in her new house, 13-year-old Maria Jackson is woken by a bright light. Sneaking outside, she can't believe her eyes - her eccentric neighbour Sarah Jane is face to face with what can only be an alien! The next day, Maria is invited on a trip to a soft-drinks factory. But there's more to fizzy Bubble Shock than meets the eye - so it's lucky for Maria that Sarah Jane is close at hand.
101 & 102. REVENGE OF THE SLITHEEN
Broadcast: 24 September 2007
Writer: Gareth Roberts
Director: Alice Troughton
It's Maria, Luke and Clyde's first day at their new school - and something's not quite right. The food keeps going off, there's a funny smell in the air and the new technology block is hiding some dark secrets. The friends soon make a shocking discovery - evil alien race the Slitheen have disguised themselves as teachers as part of a deadly plan that threatens the future of the entire Earth.
103 & 104. EYE OF THE GORGON
Broadcast: 1 & 8 October 2007
Writer: Phil Ford
Director: Alice Troughton
Sarah Jane and co investigate reports of a ghostly nun haunting the local residential home. And when one of the elderly residents entrusts Luke with a mysterious alien talisman, it becomes clear there's even more to the story than meets the eye. The gang delve deeper, and discover that the nun is part of a secret order sworn to protect a terrifying alien creature who can turn her victims to stone with a single look.
105 & 106. WARRIORS OF THE KUDLAK
Broadcast: 15 & 22 October 2007
Writer: Phil Gladwin
Director: Charles Martin
Sarah Jane and Maria investigate the mysterious disappearance of local boy Lance Metcalf, and soon discover that a number of children have gone missing across the country. Remarkably, the disappearances all occurred during freak storms and in cities that are home to a laser tag game called Combat 3000. As Sarah Jane and Maria delve deeper into the mystery, Luke and Clyde are off enjoying a game of Combat 30…
107 & 108. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SARAH JANE?
Broadcast: 29 October & 5 November 2007
Writer: Gareth Roberts
Director: Graeme Harper
A huge meteor is on a collision course with Earth - and Sarah Jane has completely disappeared. A strange woman called Andrea is living across the road in Sarah Jane's house and Maria seems to be the only one who remembers that her friend ever existed. Meanwhile, a mysterious hooded figure is haunting Bannerman Road and, as Maria sets out to find Sarah Jane, the alien Graske are meddling in time.
109 & 110. THE LOST BOY
Broadcast: 12 & 19 November 2007
Writer: Phil Ford
Director: Charles Martin
A missing boy featured in a TV news report looks exactly like Luke! When Mr Smith confirms that the two are a genetic match, Sarah Jane reluctantly sends Luke to live with his real parents. But with no memory of his former life, Luke struggles to fit in, and when he tries to escape he makes a startling discovery. Meanwhile, Sarah Jane investigates the Pharos Para-Science Institute, a research unit that has been conducting experiments using alien technology.
episode guide - SERIES two (2008)
201 & 202. THE LAST SONTARAN
Broadcast: 29 September & 6 October 2008
Writer: Phil Ford
Director: Joss Agnew
Reports of strange lights around the Tycho Radio Telescope lead Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Maria into a terrifying forest encounter – and Sarah Jane comes face to face with her oldest enemy. Meanwhile Maria wrestles with a huge decision when her dad is offered a new job in America.
203 & 204. THE DAY OF THE CLOWN
Broadcast: 6 & 13 October 2008
Writer: Phil Ford
Director: Michael Kerrigan
New girl in Bannerman Road, Rani Chandra, is being haunted by a sinister clown – does it have anything to do with the local children that have gone missing? When Clyde's friend disappears the trail leads them to a strange circus museum – and the legend of the Pied Piper!
205 & 206. SECRET OF THE STARS
Broadcast: 20 & 27 October 2008
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Astrologer Martin Trueman causes a stir with his uncanny insights and predictions. While Sarah Jane doesn't believe in astrology, she does believe that all is not as it seems with Trueman. Around her, people are falling under Trueman's sinister spell and even Mr Smith doesn't understand what's going on.
207 & 208. THE MARK OF THE BESERKER
Broadcast: 3 & 10 November 2008
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With Sarah Jane away, Rani has to work out what to do with an alien pendant that gives its wearer the power to control others. When Clyde's estranged father, Paul, turns up Clyde makes a big mistake by showing him Sarah Jane's attic - and sharing the secrets it contains.
209 & 210. THE TEMPTATION OF SARAH JANE SMITH
Broadcast: 17 & 24 November 2008
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When Sarah Jane returns a boy who has slipped through a time fissure back to 1951, she realises she has found a way to meet the parents she never knew. But is it a trap? Sarah Jane and Luke fall victim to a revenge plot by The Trickster.
211 & 212. ENEMY OF THE BANE
Broadcast: 1 & 8 December 2008
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Gita vanishes and Sarah Jane encounters an unwelcome face from the past - Mrs Wormwood. Now hunted by the Bane, Mrs Wormwood needs Sarah Jane's help to foil their plan to take over the galaxy with an ancient alien power. And Sarah Jane also needs help - from the Brigadier.
INVASION OF THE BANE
Certificate: PG
Released: 29th October 2007
Contains episodes:
Invasion of the Bane |
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THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES
Certificate: PG
Released: 10th November 2008
Contains all 10 episodes of the first series. |
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