Revenge of the Slitheen

Doctorwhobox
number=02
serial_name=Revenge of the Slitheen
caption=One of the Slitheen reveals herself to Sarah Jane.


show=TSJA
type=story
cast=
*Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith
*Yasmin Paige – Maria Jackson
*Tommy Knight – Luke Smith
*Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer
*Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith (Part 2 only)
guests=
*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
writer=Gareth Roberts
director= Alice Troughton
script_editor= Lindsey Alford
producer= Matthew Bouch
executive_producer=Phil Collinson Russell T Davies Julie Gardner
production_code=1.1
series=Series 1
length=2 episodes, 25 mins each
date=24 September 2007
preceding="Invasion of the Bane"
following="Eye of the Gorgon"
imdb_id=1030453

"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,cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/shows/the-sarah-jane-adventures/|title=The Sarah Jane Adventures|publisher=BBC|date=2007-09-18|accessdate=2007-09-08] Citation|title=Radio Times|pages=79|date=22 - 28 September, released 18 September 2007|year=2007] with the second being broadcast a week earlier on the CBBC Channel.

ynopsis

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

Part 1

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.

Part 2

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.

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" and later in "The Stolen Earth".
*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". Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, commonly referred to as "the Brigadier" or "the Brig", was a recurring character during the classic 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".

litheen

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".cite episode | title = Aliens of London | series = Doctor Who | credits = Writer Russell T Davies, Director Keith Boak, Producer Phil Collinson | network = BBC | station = BBC One | city = Cardiff | airdate = 2005-04-16] cite episode | title = World War Three | series = Doctor Who | credits = Writer Russell T Davies, Director Keith Boak, Producer Phil Collinson | network = BBC | station = BBC One | city = Cardiff | airdate = 2005-04-23] cite episode | title = Boom Town | series = Doctor Who | credits = Writer Russell T Davies, Director Joe Ahearne, Producer Phil Collinson | network = BBC | station = BBC One | city = Cardiff | airdate = 2005-06-04] cite episode | title = Attack of the Graske | series = Doctor Who | credits = Writer Gareth Roberts, Director Ashley Way, Producers Jo Pearce, Sophie Fante, Andrew Whitehouse | network = BBC | station = BBCi | city = Cardiff | airdate = 2005-12-25] 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 described to have been on a normal, routine job.

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".

Novelisation

A novelisation, written by Rupert Laight, was released on 1 November 2007. The cover features Sarah Jane, Maria, Luke, Clyde and the Slitheen.

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja/ Sarah Jane Adventures homepage]
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