Enemy of the Bane

By Mark
Episode Title: Enemy of the Bane

Duration: Part one - 28 minutes and 5 seconds
Part two - 28 minutes and 4 seconds

Written by: Phil Ford

Directed by: Graeme Harper

Transmission Date: Part one - 1st December 2008
Part two - 8th December 2008

Ratings: 0.9 million (Part one)
0.7 million (Part two)

Synopses: Part one - Gita vanishes and Sarah Jane encounters an unwelcome face from the past - Mrs Wormwood - as the children's drama series, produced by Russell T Davies, continues. 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.

Part two - Mrs Wormwood and Kaagh reveal their true colours, in the concluding episode of this two-part adventure. Sarah Jane and the gang, meanwhile, find themselves in a race against time when Luke is kidnapped and they discover they have a hidden enemy amongst them. Only the Brigadier can save the day, before a final showdown at an ancient stone circle ensues.

Cast List: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Mrs Wormwood - Samantha Bond
Kaagh - Anthony O'Donnell
Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
Major Cal Kilburne - Simon Chadwick
 


The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith

By Mark
Episode Title: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith

Duration: Part one - 28 minutes and 16 seconds
Part two - 27 minutes and 50 seconds

Written by: Gareth Roberts

Directed by: Graeme Harper

Transmission Date: Part one - 17th November 2008
Part two - 24th November 2008

Ratings: 0.72 million (Part one)
0.8 million (Part two)

Synopses: Part one - Sarah Jane and the gang embark on another exciting new adventure this week as the children's drama series, produced by Russell T Davies, continues. 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.

Part two - Clyde and Rani, trapped in a devastated alternative world with the survivors of mankind, make a desperate bargain with The Graske, in the concluding part of this two-episode adventure. Then Rani travels to 1951 to help Sarah Jane, who has been reunited with her long-lost parents. Sarah Jane needs to defeat the Trickster - but will the price she has to pay be too high?

Cast List: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Mr Smith (voice) - Alexander Armstrong
Barbara Smith - Rosanna Lavelle
Eddie Smith - Christopher Pizzey
The Trickster - Paul Marc Davies
Graske - Jimmy Vee
Mrs King - Georgie Glenn
Oscar - Robert Madge
PC Ferguson - Andrew Bullivant
 


The Mark of the Berserker

By Mark
Episode Title: The Mark of the Berserker

Duration: Part one - 28 minutes and 4 seconds
Part two - 28 minutes and 2 seconds

Written by: Joseph Lidster

Directed by: Joss Agnew

Transmission Date: Part one - 3rd November 2008
Part two - 10th November 2008

Ratings: 0.87 million (Part one)
0.87 million (Part two)

Synopses: Part one - No synopsis was released for The Mark of the Berserker part one.

Part two - Luke and Rani enlist the help of Clyde's mum to help track down Clyde and his father, who has the alien pendant, as the children's drama series, produced by Russell T Davies, continues. The chase leads to a terrifying waterside confrontation, as the pendant takes control of Paul and begins transforming him.

Cast List: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
Paul Langer - Gary Beadle
Carla Langer - Jocelyn Jee Esien
Jacob - Perry Millward
Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
Maria Jackson - Yasmin Paige
Alan Jackson - Joseph Millson
Mr Cunningham - Huw Higginson
Steve Wallace - Elijah Baker
Detention Girl - Jessica Lewis
Detention Boy - Andrew Philips
 


Secrets of the Stars

By Mark
Episode Title: Secrets of the Stars

Duration: Part one - 28 minutes and 16 seconds
Part two - 28 minutes and 2 seconds

Written by: Gareth Roberts

Directed by: Michael Kerrigan

Transmission Date: Part one - 20th October 2008
Part two - 27th October 2008

Ratings: 0.86 million (Part one)
0.7 million (Part two)

Synopses: Part one - Sarah Jane and the gang embark on another exciting new adventure this week as the children's drama series, produced by Russell T Davies, continues. 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.

Part two - As Trueman begins to take over the world's population through their star signs, Clyde takes a big gamble to help Sarah Jane, Luke and Rani into the astrologer's inner circle, as the children's drama series, produced by Russell T Davies, continues. But when Sarah Jane's plan to defeat Trueman fails, who will be Earth's last hope to overcome the Ancient Lights?

Cast List: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
The Doctor - David Tennant
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong
Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
Martin Trueman - Russ Abbott
Cheryl Farley - Carryl Thomas
Stuart Farley - Ed Hughes
Lisa Trotter - Nicky Ladanowski
 


The Day of the Clown

By Mark
Episode Title: The Day of the Clown

Duration: Part one - 27 minutes and 55 seconds
Part two - 28 minutes and 22 seconds

Written by: Phil Ford

Directed by: Michael Kerrigan

Transmission Date: Part one - 6th October 2008
Part two - 13th October 2008

Ratings: 0.6 million (Part one)
0.76 million (Part two)

Synopses: Part one - 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!

Part two - Sarah Jane's investigation into Spellman and Odd Bob the Clown takes her to a meteorite at the Pharos Institute. But Spellman's plot to make all of Park Vale's pupils vanish leads Sarah Jane into a confrontation with her own childhood fears in a bid to save Luke.

Cast List: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
The Pied Piper - Bradley Walsh
Elijah Spellman - Bradley Walsh
Odd Bob the Clown - Bradley Walsh
Dave Finn - Jem Brownlee
Tony Warner - Aaron Shosanya
Mr Cunningham - Huw Higginson
Steve Wallace - Elijah Baker
Professor Rivers - Floella Benjamin
Young Sarah Jane - Jessica Mogridge
Maria Jackson (voice) - Yasmin Paige
Clowns - Alan Ruscoe & Sean Palmer
 


The Last Sontaran

By Mark
Episode Title: The Last Sontaran

Duration: Part one - 27 minutes and 49 seconds
Part two - 28 minutes and 2 seconds

Written by: Phil Ford

Directed by: Nikki Smith

Transmission Date: 29th September 2008 (Both parts)

Ratings: 0.82 million (Part one)
0.73 million (Part two)

Synopses: Part one - 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.

Part two - Sarah Jane and the gang have only 40 minutes to save Earth as Sontaran Commander Kaagh plots to bring the world's orbiting satellites crashing down on nuclear installations across the world. And Maria's Mum finally gets to the truth from Alan – but will they be in time to save Maria?

Cast List: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
Maria Jackson - Yasmin Paige
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
Commander Kaagh - Anthony O'Donnell
Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong
Alan Jackson - Joseph Millson
Chrissie Jackson - Juliet Cowan
Professor Nicholas Skinner - Ronan Vibert
Lucy Skinner - Clare Thomas