Episode: Series One, Episode Nine and Ten
Name: The Lost Boy
Written by: Phil Ford
Running Time: Part One - 25 minutes, Part Two - 25 minutes
Broadcast Date: Part One - 19th Nov, Part Two - 26th Nov 2007
Preceded by: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
Followed by: The Last Sontaran
Aliens Featured: The Slitheen
Starring:

• 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

Synopsis

Sarah Jane discovers that Luke is the exact visual and genetic double of a missing boy called Ashley. She is forced to relinquish him to his new 'parents', but whilst she investigates an institute that has been using alien technology, Luke discovers that his new parents are actually the Slitheen, who have kidnapped Luke in association with a 'Xylok' who is actually Mr. Smith.

Plot (Thanks to Wikipedia for the plot!)

Following on from Alan's discovery of what Sarah Jane and Maria do together in Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, he threatens to move house again, only to have a change of heart when he sees how upset Maria is. His condition for not moving away, however, is that he is kept up to date with their battles against aliens. However, a news report on a family searching for their son, Ashley, who has been missing for five months, brings a shock; for Ashley looks exactly like Luke. Mr. Smith compares their DNA, and confirms that Luke and Ashley are genetic matches; apparently Luke was not 'grown' by the Bane, but was a kidnapped boy. Chrissie calls the police and reports Sarah Jane as a child abductor; Sarah Jane is arrested and the police release Luke into the custody of Ashley's parents, Jay and Heidi, and Sarah Jane kept by the police, only for UNIT to intervene and have her released. Depressed, Sarah Jane decides she was wrong to involve children and tells Maria to stay away from her. Mr. Smith suggests to her that she have a case to take her mind off things, and she visits a research centre where alien technology is being used to conduct experiments into telekinesis, where she meets an annoying child prodigy, Nathan. That night, Luke's new parents watch television and switch over to a channel that glows green; they announce to the 'Xylok' that 'they have the boy'. Luke's new parents are extremely abusive towards him, keeping him locked up in his room at all times. Clyde cuts school to visit him, but Heidi does not allow him to see Luke. Heidi claims that her son is a keen skateboarder, which worries Clyde as he knows Luke has a poor sense of balance and is a dreadful skateboarder; he decides to bring a photo of Jay and Heidi to Mr Smith. Luke goes frantic upon seeing Clyde leave the house, and desperately begins making attempts to escape. Mr. Smith, meanwhile, sends Sarah Jane back to the lab to steal one of the headsets there, which he claims he needs to analyse to work out Nathan's plans. Clyde gets to the house only seconds after Sarah Jane has left, but takes the photo to Mr Smith anyway, only for Mr Smith to confess that he faked the photo. It turns out that Mr. Smith is the Xylok, and he fires a bolt of energy at Clyde, causing him to vanish. Back at Luke's new home, his 'parents' are meeting with Nathan, just as he is breaking out of his room, with the result that he fails to escape, but succeeds in discovering that his parents are actually Slitheen using improved compression technology, and Nathan is the same child Slitheen Luke encountered previously, now in a new disguise, and he will have his revenge. Clyde awakes to find himself inside Mr. Smith as Sarah Jane Smith returns from the Pharos Institute, having successfully stolen a telekinetic headset. Elsewhere, Maria and Mr Jackson go to Ashley's house, where they find a skinsuit and Maria realises the Slitheen have Luke. Mr. Jackson then receives a message on his computer from Clyde, who states Mr. Smith has turned evil. The Jacksons and Sarah Jane confront Mr. Smith and are nearly killed as it fires a bolt of energy from a built-in gun. The Slitheen take Luke to the Pharos Institute where they test his abilities. Luke overcomes the Slitheen and escapes, as Maria, Mr. Jackson and Sarah Jane arrive. Working together, they discover Mr. Smith's intentions with Luke and Mr. Jackson adapts a computer virus that could destroy Mr. Smith. Using the Slitheen teleporter, Sarah Jane arrives in her attic, where Mr. Smith is using Luke to crash the Moon into the earth to awaken other Xylok from the Earth's core. Clyde returns when Mr. Smith states he is merciful, but threatens the duo with its gun. Mr Smith says that Sarah Jane is 'alone and defenseless'. Sarah Jane retaliates, saying 'You think I'm alone, you think I'm defenseless, well meet my dog, K9 PROTECT ME!' Sarah Jane unlocks a safe and K-9 launches several laser beams at Mr Smith. The robots battle and Sarah Jane inserts the virus, which makes Mr. Smith forget its purpose. As the Moon grows closer to the Earth, Sarah Jane tells Mr. Smith it has a new purpose: to safeguard planet Earth. The Moon returns to its original position, K-9 goes back to the safe to guard the black hole and the Slitheen return to Raxacoricofallapatorius. As Sarah Jane, Maria, Luke, Clyde, Alan and Chrissie watch the ship leave, Sarah Jane reflects how she never thought she could be part of a family.

Merchandise

There isn't much merchandise from The Lost Boy. The episode will become available on DVD on the complete series one boxset in November, and an adaption novel of the story will also be released in November. There is also a Sarah Jane and Child Slitheen action figure pack but that is more under Revenge of the Slitheen rather than The Lost Boy.

Episode: Series One, Episode Seven and Eight
Name: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
Written by: Gareth Roberts
Running Time: Part One - 25 minutes, Part Two - 25 minutes
Broadcast Date: Part One - 5th Nov, Part Two - 12th Nov 2007
Preceded by: Warriors of Kudlak
Followed by: The Lost Boy
Aliens Featured: The Trickster and the Graske
Starring:

• 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

Synopsis

Maria Jackson wakes up one morning to find that seemingly no one has heard of Sarah Jane or Luke Smith. Maria discovers that a woman called Andrea Yates has taken Sarah Jane's place.

Plot (Thanks to Wikipedia for the plot!)

Sarah Jane tells Maria and Luke about a meteorite on course with Earth but reassures them that Mr Smith will be able to deflect it the following day. Sarah Jane gives Maria an alien puzzle box to cheer her up; she falls asleep that night holding it, as a mysterious cloaked figure approaches Sarah Jane's house. The next day, Maria finds that Sarah Jane, Luke and Mr. Smith have all disappeared, and she alone remembers them. A woman named Andrea Yates is living in Sarah Jane's house. Investigating, Maria finds a 1964 newspaper report stating that a thirteen-year-old Sarah Jane Smith drowned after falling from a pier, where she was playing with her friend Andrea Yates. As Maria watches, the names of the deceased and the survivor keep switching. When Maria confronts Andrea, the panic stricken woman rushes to her attic and finds a second puzzle box. The cloaked figure appears and offers to make Maria disappear. After Andrea accepts, he dispatches a Graske, who captures Maria just after Alan picks up the first puzzle box. When Alan comes round he discovers his ex-wife cannot remember their daughter. Meanwhile Maria escapes from the Graske and finds herself on a beach promenade near two girls. They introduce themselves as Andrea Yates and Sarah Jane Smith. After failing to dissuade Andrea from taking Sarah Jane to the pier, Maria is recaptured and taken to join Sarah Jane on a white misty plain, limbo. The mysterious figure explains he has removed Sarah Jane from Earth's timeline so the meteorite will destroy it and create the chaos on which he feeds; the Doctor will be his next target. Alan accompanies Chrissie to Andrea's birthday party. Remembering Maria's suspicions, he questions Andrea, who takes him to the attic and tearfully reveals the truth. When she fell off the pier and Sarah Jane was unable to save her, a voice offered to switch the girls' places, and she accepted. The figure appeared and gave her the puzzle box, then removed himself from Andrea's memory; Maria’s questions made Andrea remember. Alan is now chased into the street by the Graske but knocks it down and ties it up, then uses its device to bring back Maria. They return to the attic, where Sarah Jane appears in the mirror and explains to Andrea that witnessing her death gave her the resolve to fight pointless deaths herself. When the figure reappears (called “the Trickster” by Alan), Andrea explains she has changed her mind about the deal and throws her puzzle box at the mirror, smashing both. Back in 1964 Andrea falls to her death, while Sarah and Luke reappear in the attic and activate Mr Smith. The party guests, including Clyde and Chrissie, have learnt from television news about the incoming meteorite, and are relieved to see it suddenly diverted from its fall. The episode ends with Alan demanding an explanation of his daughter’s involvement with aliens and supercomputers.

Merchandise

Merchandise from Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? includes an action figure set with Sarah Jane and the Graske, the episode will also be released on the complete series one boxset in November along with a novel adaption of the story.

Episode: Series One, Episode Five and Six
Name: Warriors of Kudlak
Written by: Phil Gladwin
Running Time: Part One - 25 minutes, Part Two - 25 minutes
Broadcast Date: Part One - 22nd Oct, Part Two - 29th Oct 2007
Preceded by: Eye of the Gorgon
Followed by: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
Aliens Featured: General Kudlak and the Mistress
Starring:

• 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

Synopsis

Searching for a missing teenager, Sarah Jane and Maria investigate Combat 3000, a laser-tag centre, unaware that Luke and Clyde are playing the game.

Plot (Thanks to Wikipedia for the plot!)

When 'Combat 3000', the new laser-tag centre, arrives near Sarah Jane, a young teenager called Lance Metcalf visits it, where he mysteriously disappears. When Sarah Jane starts investigating, she discovers twenty-four children have previously gone missing. Meanwhile Luke tries to master being funny but can't quite do it. He also doesn't understand games. Therefore Clyde takes Luke to 'Combat 3000'. Sarah soon discovers that there have been mysterious storms at the time of the disappearances and that Mr Grantham and Kudlak are working for the Mistress, leader of 'Combat 3000'. Luke and Clyde manage to survive Round One and are challenged to make it to the door to the championships, facing other expert 'Combat 3000' players. When Luke and Clyde are very close to the door, they are attacked. Soon, Clyde and Luke manage to escape and are locked in a room where they mysteriously disappear. Meanwhile, Mr Grantham points a gun at Sarah and Maria but Sarah uses her Sonic Lipstick to help her escape. Maria and Sarah arrive in a different room where they are then confronted by Kudlak. They successfully escape Kudlak after creating a diversion, and return to Mr Smith, who informs them of who Kudlak is and the background to his race. He is a member of the Uvodni race, and they were part of a planetary alliance fighting against the Malakh. The Malakh won the ensuing battle, but the Uvodni would not quit, and continued fighting. Eventually, Kudlak was injured on the front line and forced to leave fighting to others. He was thus sent out as part of an Imperial Fleet to recruit "warriors" from other worlds. His ship [and, likely, all the others] were led by a Mistress, who kept the War-adrenaline in Kudlak alive. After decades of recruiting (mostly Terran) children via war-games - called 'Combat 3000' - Kudlak - or rather Mr Grantham - abducted Clyde and Luke. Meanwhile, Luke and Clyde rescue other children from their crates, including Lance and a girl called Jen. Mr Grantham breaks into Sarah Jane's home, but is overpowered by electrocution. Back on the Uvodni ship, the children make their way to a shuttlecraft, but are again captured. Sarah Jane and Maria blackmail Grantham into transmatting them to the Uvodni ship, where they find and talk to The Mistress. When Kudlak brings the children to The Mistress, everyone is reunited. Preparing to kill them, Kudlak is stopped by Luke, who has discovered a message made by the Uvodni Emperor ten years ago, revealing an Armistice has been made with the Malakh. Not programmed to recognise "peace" as a concept, the computer Mistress had buried the message and kept leading Kudlak in recruitments. With the truth revealed, Kudlak destroys The Mistress, releases the children and swears to do what he can to reunite all the surviving past-recruits with their families.

Merchandise

Merchandise from Warriors of Kudlak includes a novel adaption of the story, a figure pack with Sarah Jane and General Kudlak, and the episode is featured on the complete series one boxset which comes out in November.

Episode: Series One, Episode Three and Four
Name: Eye of the Gorgon
Written by: Phil Ford
Running Time: Part One - 25 minutes, Part Two - 25 minutes
Broadcast Date: Part One - 8th Oct, Part Two - 15th October 2007
Preceded by: Revenge of the Slitheen
Followed by: Warriors of Kudlak
Aliens Featured: Gorgon
Starring:

• 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

Sarah Jane and her companions investigate claims of sightings of a ghostly nun at Lavender Lawns, the local nursing home. Meanwhile, Chrissie Jackson moves into her ex-husband's house, but succeeds only in causing further problems with the family. Back at Lavender Lawns, an old lady gives Luke an ancient talisman, which is really the key to a portal in space and time. They find that a group of nuns are hiding an age-old creature, the Gorgon. When Sarah Jane refuses to give the talisman to the nuns, they kidnap Luke and Clyde and take the Gorgon and Maria to Sarah Jane's house where the Gorgon turns Maria's father to stone. Having got what they came for, the nuns and Gorgon leave. Luke and Clyde escape from their entrapment via a secret passage. Mr Smith tells Maria and Sarah that Alan is retrievable until 16:00. Luke and Clyde see the Gorgon stumble, but are unable to prevent the talisman beginning the process of joining the Gorgon Homeworld with Earth. The Gorgon - a parasite inside the Abbess - chooses Sarah Jane as its next host. Chatting with Bea reveals to Maria that the talisman can revert those turned to stone. Clyde distracts the nuns long enough that Luke grabs the talisman, disconnecting the portal. However, Sarah Jane and both boys are recaptured and locked in another room, though Sarah Jane is soon taken and tied next to the portal. Luke and Clyde escape again and join Sarah Jane just as the Gorgon begins to transfer itself, but Maria arrives and uses a mirror to revert the transfer and turn the Gorgon - and Abbess - to stone, freeing the nuns of mind-control. Maria disconnects the talisman and the portal shuts down forever. The talisman brings Alan back to flesh-and-blood and Chrissie leaves, reuniting with Ivan.

Merchandise

There isn't much merchandise from Eye of the Gorgon, but there is a novel adaption of the story, and the episode is on the complete series one boxset which comes out in November.

Episode: Series One, Episode One and Two
Name: Revenge of the Slitheen
Written by: Gareth Roberts
Running Time: Part One - 25 minutes, Part Two - 25 minutes
Broadcast Date: Part One - 24th Sept, Part Two - 1st Oct 2007
Preceded by: Invasion of the Bane
Followed by: Eye of the Gorgon
Aliens Featured: Slitheen
Starring:

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

Synopsis

On Maria and Luke's first day of school, something is wrong. The food is off, the place smells strange, and some of the teachers are acting suspiciously. With the help of Sarah Jane and their new friend Clyde, they uncover an unearthly plot which is culminating in their school's new technology block.

Plot (Thanks to Wikipedia for the plot!)

Maria and Luke start their new school but find all is not as it seems. Aided by Sarah Jane and their new friend Clyde, they find the Slitheen, old enemies of the Doctor, this time disguised as teachers, have taken control of the technology block and are trying to switch off the sun. Luke unknowingly gives the Slitheen the code to start the machine, and they start to absorb the power of the sun. Sarah Jane investigates the company controlling the science block, and Maria, Luke and Clyde investigate the school. Sarah Jane is attacked by a female Slitheen who disguised herself as a company secretary, Janine, Luke finds a secret room and is confronted by the Slitheen commander, his headmaster Blakeman, whilst Maria and Clyde are chased first by their Slitheen science teacher, Mr. Jeffrey and then the school genius, Carl, unzips in front of them to reveal a child Slitheen. They all manage to escape and head back to Sarah Jane's house. Clyde figures out that the Slitheen are negatively affected by vinegar, and the team head off back to the school with squirty bottles of vinegar. After Maria uses the vinegar to blow up the Slitheen commander Blakeman, they head over to the secret room in the block and Luke tricks the Slitheen by telling them the machine won't take the power of the sun. He turns the machine off and uses the Sonic Lipstick to cause the machine to malfunction. As the room explodes, the continental Slitheen, still disguised, escape whilst Janine is electrocuted and explodes and Jeffery and Carl are trapped. They beg for Sarah's help, and she tries to open the door, but Jeffery is killed when the technology explodes. However, at the same time, Carl escapes using a teleport. Sarah Jane is highly affected by this, as she is unaware of the teleport and thinks Carl is dead with his dad. Afterwards, she tells Clyde about her travels with the Doctor, and then accepts him into the team, before sharing a long hug with Luke.

Merchandise

Merchandise for Revenge of the Slitheen includes a novel adaption of the story, a Sarah Jane and Child Slitheen action figure pack and the episode is featured on the complete series one boxset which is released in November.

Episode: Series One, New Years Day 2007 Special
Name: Invasion of the Bane

• Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith
• Yasmin Paige – Maria Jackson
• Tommy Knight – Luke Smith
• Porsha Lawrence Mavour – Kelsey Harper
• Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith
• 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

Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith teams up with her 13-year-old neighbour, Maria Jackson, to face up against the scheming Ms Wormwood, the head of a company producing a popular and addictive soft drink called Bubble Shock!

Plot (Thanks to Wikipedia for the plot!)

The episode starts with a thirteen year old girl, Maria Jackson, and her recently divorced father Alan moving into a house opposite journalist and former time-traveller Sarah Jane Smith. The night after they have moved in, Maria is woken by an ethereal light emanating from Sarah Jane's house, which she discovers, to her amazement and later horror, to be Sarah conversing with a butterfly-like alien species. The next morning, her neighbour Kelsey Harper visits and welcomes her. She invites Maria into town, using the free "Bubble Shock!" bus to travel there and tour the factory. Once they arrive at the factory, they are lead to a security scanner, which surreptitiously collects their DNA to transfer to an "Archetype" under the supervision of the factory's owner, Mrs Wormwood. Sarah Jane, having overheard the girls making plans, follows them to the factory and interviews Mrs Wormwood, and how she was able to get approval for the drink so fast, and why the Bane, an ingredient unique to the drink, was "resisting" analysis, to which she is told that all that Bubble Shock! is doing is satisfying the needs of the Western world. On Sarah's way out, she is almost killed by Wormwood's secretary. Kelsey wanders from the tour and attempts to phone her friend, but disturbs an unknown beast, the Bane Mother, to the annoyance of the staff, to which Wormwood orders the alarms switched off and Sarah Jane killed. Maria attempts to phone Kelsey, but sets off the alarms again, causing the Archetype to escape, transferring the focus upon him. Maria, while escaping, encounters him, who just mimics her, and they escape into a women's bathroom. Sarah Jane then enters, and although they are surprised to see each other, they manage to escape the factory, albeit without Kelsey. When they arrive back on Bannerman Road, Sarah warns Maria not to get involved as her life is too dangerous. Meanwhile, Kelsey is accosted by the factory guards, which causes her to rant about the treatment she has received. Wormwood subdues her by revealing her true form, and having discovered Kelsey and Sarah Jane live on the same street, uses her PR representative Davey to escort her home. Once there, Maria realises upon sight of Kelsey that Davey had discovered Sarah and tries to run into Sarah Jane's house. Eventually realising their intent, Sarah Jane brings them inside, with Davey, now as a Bane, giving chase. Sarah Jane is able to repel Davey and then, upon discovery of the attic by Kelsey, tells the teenagers about aliens: years ago, she met the Doctor, a man like no other, who took her through time and space. The adventures suddenly ended, but when they met by chance (in "School Reunion") not long ago, they realised they were still fond for each other. Once Sarah Jane has analysed that the Bane ingredient was sentient, she contacts Wormwood and politely requests that she leaves Earth. Wormwood refuses, and in retaliation takes control of the majority of the human race. Sarah Jane races to the factory, but cannot enter until she drives the bus into a wall. Wormwood reveals the Bane Mother, and explains the Archetype is a conglomerate of human DNA designed to be investigated so that Bubble Shock could be improved. The Archetype uses an alien communicator Sarah Jane had been given, realising that the signal would be strong enough to kill the Bane Mother, and Sarah Jane, Maria, and the Archetype escape as the factory explodes. The following evening, Sarah Jane agrees to adopt the Archetype and agrees with Maria to call him "Luke". The episode closes with a monologue by Sarah Jane that while space may be strange, adventures may be had on Earth, if one knows where to look.

Invasion of the Bane merchandise includes a novel adaption of the story, a figure pack with Sarah Jane and the Star Poet with stand and light up feature, there is also a DVD of the Invasion of the Bane, a toy set with Sarah Jane's sonic lipstick and watch scanner, and a toy set with Sarah Janes alien communicator and it will also be released on the complete series one boxset in November.