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The Best Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures

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The Best Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures

Sarah Jane Smith is a truly remarkable woman who inhabits a world of mystery, danger and wonder; a world where aliens are commonplace and the...

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  1. Background image for The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (1)
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (1)

    S2:E9

    When Sarah Jane finds a time fissure, her curiosity leads her to go through it and she finds herself in 1951, in the village of Foxgrove, where she was born. Eager to see the parents she never knew, she makes a decision that will have catastrophic consequences

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  2. Background image for The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2)
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2)

    S2:E10

    With the Earth devastated under the control of the Trickster, Sarah Jane and Luke go back to 1951 and change things back to how they were- which means that Sarah Jane's parents must die. Will she make that sacrifice?

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  3. Background image for The Day of the Clown (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Day of the Clown (2)

    S2:E4

    Trouble is brewing at Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus when a group of people join hands and block the entrance the the museum... but they let Sarah Jane in, what is this mystery all about?

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  4. Background image for Mark of the Berserker (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Mark of the Berserker (2)

    S2:E8

    With Clyde's father Paul possessed by the alien pendant, he takes Clyde off for some fun. With a little help from some old friends, Rani and Luke try and track them down, leading to a waterside confrontation with the Berserker

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  5. Background image for The Enemy of the Bane (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Enemy of the Bane (1)

    S2:E11

    Mrs Wormwood returns to see Sarah Jane- but to ask help. The Bane have turned against Mrs Wormwood and are preparing to unleash a dark power against the universe. However, to thwart the Bane's plan, Sarah Jane must call upon an old friend

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Phil Ford
  6. Background image for The Enemy of the Bane (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Enemy of the Bane (2)

    S2:E12

    Luke's dreams are being tormented by visions of Mrs. Wormwood. The Sontarans are back for revenge. Sarah Jane must once agian call on an old friend.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Phil Ford
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  8. Background image for The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2)
    8.7/10(480 votes)

    #7 - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2)

    S3:E6

    The Doctor arrives to join the battle, but is he too late to save both Sarah Jane and the Earth itself?

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  9. Background image for Death of the Doctor (2)
    8.7/10(451 votes)

    #8 - Death of the Doctor (2)

    S4:E6

    Old friends fight together - but is it too late to stop the sinister Shansheeth?

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  10. Background image for Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2)
    8.6/10(483 votes)

    #9 - Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2)

    S1:E8

    Maria (Yasmine Paige) finds herself taken back in time by the alien Graske to a pier in 1964. There, she meets a young girl her own age called Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) who, with her friend Andrea (Jane Asher), is about to embark on a fateful adventure. Taken by the Graske again, Maria is then reunited with the present-day Sarah Jane. But with them both trapped in limbo as part of the meddlesome Trickster's plan to wreak chaos, they are helpless to stop the huge meteor which is about to crash into the Earth. Maria's dad Alan is the only one able to remember Sarah Jane and Maria and faces a struggle to bring them back in time to save the world.

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  11. Background image for Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (1)
    8.5/10(488 votes)

    #10 - Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (1)

    S1:E7

    Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) mysteriously disappears – just as a huge meteor threatens to crash straight into Earth. When Maria (Yasmine Paige) wakes up one morning, it's as though Sarah Jane – and Luke (Tommy Knight) – never existed. Living across the road in Sarah Jane's house is a woman called Andrea (Jane Asher). And with the attic empty and Mr Smith (Alexander Armstrong) nowhere to be seen, every other trace of Sarah Jane has vanished – and Maria is the only one able to remember her. With the mysterious, hooded figure of the Trickster haunting Bannerman Road and the alien Graske meddling in time, Maria sets out to discover whatever happened to Sarah Jane. But as her journey takes her back to 1964, will she be able to find Sarah Jane in time to stop the meteor from destroying the world?

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  12. Background image for The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (1)
    8.4/10(472 votes)

    #11 - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (1)

    S3:E5

    The Doctor returns on the happiest day of Sarah Jane's life, but a deadly trap is waiting for them all.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  13. Background image for Death of the Doctor (1)
    8.4/10(445 votes)

    #12 - Death of the Doctor (1)

    S4:E5

    Old Companions Sarah Jane Smith and Jo Grant meet for the first time to discover the truth when the Doctor is declared dead. An interstellar conspiracy gathers around UNIT Head Quarters as Clyde finds that he holds the fate of the Time Lord in his hand.

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  14. Background image for The Last Sontaran (1)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Last Sontaran (1)

    S2:E1

    A lone surviving Sontaran from the failed conversion of Planet Earth wants revenge for the deaths of his comrades.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford
  15. Background image for The Last Sontaran (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Last Sontaran (2)

    S2:E2

    A lone surviving Sontaran from the failed conversion of Planet Earth wants revenge for the deaths of his comrades.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford
  16. Background image for The Day of the Clown (1)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Day of the Clown (1)

    S2:E3

    Trouble is brewing at Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus when a group of people join hands and block the entrance the the museum... but they let Sarah Jane in, what is this mystery all about?

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  17. Background image for Mark of the Berserker (1)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Mark of the Berserker (1)

    S2:E7

    Luke is going for a sleepover at Clyde's house whilst Sarah Jane goes away for the weekend, during which Clyde's estranged father Paul turns up hoping to get to know his son. Meanwhile Rani discovers that one of her classmates is in possession of a strange locket, that can be used to control people.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  18. Background image for The Curse of Clyde Langer (2)
    8.3/10(307 votes)

    #17 - The Curse of Clyde Langer (2)

    S5:E4

    Clyde finds himself abandoned on the streets of London, living rough with no food to eat. Somebody ends up reaching out to him, but as they become friends, he's warned about the legendary Night Dragon.

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    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Phil Ford
  19. Background image for The Curse of Clyde Langer (1)
    8.2/10(310 votes)

    #18 - The Curse of Clyde Langer (1)

    S5:E3

    After some very unusual weather hits Bannerman Road, Sarah Jane investigates why. Fish are falling from the skies, and Sarah Jane's investigation ends up leading the team to the Museum of Culture. After Clyde acts the fool a little to much, his friends end up turning against him, and he is banished from their lives.

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    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Phil Ford
  20. Background image for Lost in Time (2)
    8.1/10(323 votes)

    #19 - Lost in Time (2)

    S4:E10

    Sarah Jane, Clyde and Rani fight across the centuries to be reunited.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  21. Background image for The Lost Boy (1)
    8.0/10(424 votes)

    #20 - The Lost Boy (1)

    S1:E9

    A news report on a couple looking for their missing son, Ashley, brings a surprise for Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) when she discovers that the missing boy looks exactly like Luke (Tommy Knight). And when Mr Smith (Alexander Armstrong) confirms that Luke is a genetic match with Ashley, Sarah Jane sends him back to live with his 'parents'. With no knowledge of his former life, Luke finds it hard to fit in and, when he tries to escape, he makes a startling discovery about who his parents really are. Sarah Jane, meanwhile, makes some investigations into the Pharos Para-Science Institute – a research unit that has been conducting experiments using alien technology. Floella Benjamin guest stars as Professor Rivers.

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    Writer:Phil Ford
  22. Background image for Secrets of the Stars (1)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Secrets of the Stars (1)

    S2:E5

    A fraudulent astrologer named Martin Trueman is hit by an extraterrestrial body and begins to impress everyone with his uncanny predictions. However, what he predicts for Sarah Jane is far from pleasant...

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  23. Background image for Secrets of the Stars (2)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Secrets of the Stars (2)

    S2:E6

    Clyde threatens Sarah but they manage to talk him out of it, which leads Sarah Jane to believe that Trueman's control on people can be repressed by persuading them to do something that they do not normally want to do. Meanwhile, using in his broadcast to the world, Martin Trueman takes over each star sign one by one, starting with Gemini - including Rani's mother. The world is in confusion as people are accepting the 'Ancient Lights'.

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  24. Background image for The Lost Boy (2)
    7.9/10(422 votes)

    #23 - The Lost Boy (2)

    S1:E10

    Maria (Yasmine Paige) and her dad, Alan (Joseph Millson), dig deeper into the mystery of Luke's (Tommy Knight) new parents and discover that Luke has actually been kidnapped by the Slitheen. There are more shocks when Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Maria find out that Mr Smith (Alexander Armstrong), Sarah Jane's super computer, is one of the bad guys. With Clyde (David Anthony) nowhere to be seen, Luke in the clutches of aliens and no Mr Smith to help, things are not looking good for Sarah Jane and Maria. But just what do the Slitheen want with Luke? And who, or what, exactly, is the Xylok?

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    Writer:Phil Ford
  25. Background image for The Empty Planet (1)
    7.9/10(332 votes)

    #24 - The Empty Planet (1)

    S4:E7

    Clyde and Rani awake to find they are the only humans on Earth, even Sarah Jane Smith has vanished. But the Earth is not deserted, stalking the streets of London, strange forces gather.

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    Director:Ashley Way
  26. Background image for Lost in Time (1)
    7.9/10(335 votes)

    #25 - Lost in Time (1)

    S4:E9

    A harmless investigation turns into an epic quest across time and space.

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    Director:Joss Agnew

Best Episodes Summary

"The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Sarah Jane Adventures". It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Graeme Harper and written by Gareth Roberts, it aired on 11/17/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2)".