Revenge of the Slitheen
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| 02 – Revenge of the Slitheen | |
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| The Sarah Jane Adventures story | |
 One of the Slitheen reveals herself to Sarah Jane. |
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| Production | |
| Writer | Gareth Roberts |
| Director | Alice Troughton |
| Script editor | Lindsey Alford |
| Producer | Matthew Bouch |
| Executive producer(s) | Phil Collinson Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner |
| Series | Series 1 |
| Length | 2 episodes, 25 mins each |
| Originally broadcast | 24 September 2007 |
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| ← Preceded by | Followed by → |
| "Invasion of the Bane" | Eye of the Gorgon |
Revenge of the Slitheen is the second story of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It comprises the first and second episodes of the show's first series, aired on BBC1, broadcast in two parts on September 24 and October 1, 2007[1][2] , with the second being broadcast a week earlier on the CBBC Channel
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 allergic to 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 Jeffry and Carl are trapped. They beg for Sarah's help, and she tries to open the door, but Jeffry is killed when the technology explodes. However, at the same time, Carl escapes. Sarah Jane is highly affected by this, as she thinks Carl is dead. Afterwards, she tells Clyde about her travels with the Doctor, and then accepts him into the team, before sharing a long hug with Luke.
[edit] Continuity
- One of the Slitheen mentions the "Intergalactic Police", implied to be the Judoon, stopping them, and the Judoon are later mentioned by name as trying to 'force them out'. The Judoon were first seen in "Smith and Jones".
- Another Slitheen mentions purchasing the plans to their device from a Wallarian, a race mentioned by a character in the classic series story Carnival of Monsters.
- While on the phone to UNIT, Sarah Jane says "Love to the Brig". The Brigadier was a recurring character during the old series of Doctor Who, and the question of whether he has survived to the new series has been a popular question among fans.
- This is the second time (after "School Reunion") that Sarah Jane investigates a school with aliens disguised as teachers.
- Some of the aliens in Mr. Smith's files include: Abaddon, the Butterfly People, the Bane, Krillitane, and the Beast.
- One of the Slitheen mentioned the Blathereen, another Raxacorricofallapatorian family from the New Series Adventures book The Monsters Inside.
- One of the Slitheen says: "For the love of Clom". Clom is the home planet of the Abzorbaloff mentioned by the creature in the 2006 series episode "Love & Monsters", as being the twin planet of Raxicoricofallapatorius, the homeworld of the Slitheen.
- The Slitheen masquerading as the Headmaster refers to Earth as a "Level Five" planet, Romana refers to Earth with this terminology in City of Death as did Titanic's computer in "Voyage of the Damned" and the Doctor in "Partners in Crime".
[edit] Slitheen
The Slitheen previously appeared in the Doctor Who episodes "Aliens of London, "World War Three" and "Boom Town" and in the interactive episode "Attack of the Graske". [3][4][5][6]. In the first two episodes, the Slitheen used Downing Street as a base to destroy (and sell remains of) Earth. Rose Tyler later used the phrase "Slitheen in Downing Street", echoed in this episode, in "School Reunion" to out-boast Sarah. The Slitheen that perished at the end of "World War Three" (and Margaret Blaine, who regressed into an egg in "Boom Town") were to have been described to have been on a normal, routine job.
[edit] Cast notes
The American Newsreader played by Lachele Carl previously appeared in the Doctor Who episodes "Aliens of London", "World War Three", "The Christmas Invasion" and "The Sound of Drums".
[edit] Novelisation
A novelisation was released on 1 November 2007. The cover features Sarah Jane, Maria, Luke, Clyde and the Slitheen.
[edit] References
- ^ The Sarah Jane Adventures. BBC (2007-09-18). Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ Radio Times, 22 - 28 September, released 18 September 2007, pp. 79
- ^ "Aliens of London". Writer Russell T. Davies, Director Keith Boak, Producer Phil Collinson. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC One, Cardiff. 2005-04-16.
- ^ "World War Three". Writer Russell T. Davies, Director Keith Boak, Producer Phil Collinson. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC One, Cardiff. 2005-04-23.
- ^ "Boom Town". Writer Russell T. Davies, Director Joe Ahearne, Producer Phil Collinson. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC One, Cardiff. 2005-06-04.
- ^ "Attack of the Graske". Writer Gareth Roberts, Director Ashley Way, Producers Jo Pearce, Sophie Fante, Andrew Whitehouse. Doctor Who. BBC. BBCi, Cardiff. 2005-12-25.
[edit] External links
- Sarah Jane Adventures homepage
- Revenge of The Slitheen at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Revenge Of The Slitheen at Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time (Travel)
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