The Worst Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Warriors of Kudlak (1)

   S1:E510/15/2007

   Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Maria (Yasmine Paige) investigate the mysterious disappearance of local boy Lance Metcalf, and soon discover that a number of children have gone missing across the country. Remarkably, the disappearances all occurred during freak storms and in cities that are home to a laser tag game called Combat 3000. As Sarah Jane and Maria delve deeper into the mystery, Luke (Tommy Knight) and Clyde (David Anthony) are off enjoying a game of Combat 30…

   Director:Charles Martin

   Writer:Phil Gladwin

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   Director:Charles Martin

   Writer:Phil Gladwin
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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Warriors of Kudlak (2)

   S1:E610/22/2007

   A Carcaroth has arrived on Earth, seeking soldiers to help fight his endless intergalactic war back home. Using Combat 3000 to sift out the best, most aggressive and instinctive fighters, he then transports them to his spaceship – awaiting transfer to the war. Clyde (David Anthony) and Luke (Tommy Knight) find themselves amongst the 'warriors', while Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Maria (Yasmine Paige) must infiltrate the alien's headquarters to bring down the Carcaroth from the inside.

   Director:Charles Martin

   Writer:Phil Gladwin

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   Director:Charles Martin

   Writer:Phil Gladwin
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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Secrets of the Stars (1)

   S2:E510/20/2008

   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...

   Director:Michael Kerrigan

   Writer:Gareth Roberts

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   Director:Michael Kerrigan

   Writer:Gareth Roberts
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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Secrets of the Stars (2)

   S2:E610/27/2008

   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'.

   Director:Michael Kerrigan

   Writer:Gareth Roberts

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   Director:Michael Kerrigan

   Writer:Gareth Roberts
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   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #5 - The Nightmare Man (1)

   S4:E110/11/2010

   When Luke has his first nightmare, he's haunted by a dark figure from his dreams. A strange entity is reaching out to our world, with terrible consequences for the whole human race. Luke faces life-changing events, and Bannerman Road will never be the same again.

   Director:Joss Agnew

   Writer:Joseph Lidster

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   Director:Joss Agnew

   Writer:Joseph Lidster
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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Sky (1)

   S5:E110/3/2011

   Sarah Jane discovers an abandoned baby girl on her doorstep and attempts to find out who left her there. At a local nuclear power station, a beautiful woman appears out of nowhere and uses alien powers to take control of the place.

   Director:Ashley Way

   Writer:Phil Ford

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   Director:Ashley Way

   Writer:Phil Ford
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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Revenge of the Slitheen (1)

   S1:E19/24/2007

   Maria and Luke start their new school where they pal up with another boy, Clyde. However, two of the teachers and the class genius turn out to be Slitheens in human form. They are shapeless smelly invaders from another planet whose aim is to destroy the Earth by turning off the Sun with the aid of a machine which Luke inadvertently helps them to start. The three teenagers are chased around the school by the Slitheen family.

   Director:Alice Troughton

   Writer:Gareth Roberts

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   Director:Alice Troughton

   Writer:Gareth Roberts
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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Revenge of the Slitheen (2)

   S1:E29/24/2007

   The kids escape from the Slitheen and meet up with Sarah Jane at her house. They discover that vinegar will kill the Slitheen so, armed with vinegar bottles, they return to the school and destroy the three adult Slitheen and their machine. Carl, who took on the form of the class brain-box, escapes via a teleport but Sarah Jane assumes that he is dead. Back home she accepts Clyde into the group but asks for him not to tell others about their experiences.

   Director:Alice Troughton

   Writer:Gareth Roberts

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   Director:Alice Troughton

   Writer:Gareth Roberts
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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Eye of the Gorgon (1)

   S1:E310/1/2007

   Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and her young friends investigate reports of a ghostly nun which is haunting the local old folks' residential home. And when one of the elderly residents entrusts Luke (Tommy Knight) with a mysterious alien talisman, it becomes clear there is even more to the story than meets the eye. The gang delves deeper, and discovers that the nun is part of a secret order sworn to protect a terrifying alien creature who can turn her victims to stone with a single look.

   Director:Alice Troughton

   Writer:Phil Ford

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   Director:Alice Troughton

   Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Eye of the Gorgon (2)

    S1:E410/8/2007

    Maria's dad Alan (Joseph Millson) has been turned to stone. The alien talisman is now in the possession of the Gorgon and her evil nuns, and they are preparing to open the portal to their world. Can Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and her young friends free Alan from his stony state, prevent the nuns from unleashing more deadly aliens on the Earth, and avoid the Gorgon's petrifying gaze?

    Director:Alice Troughton

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Alice Troughton

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Lost Boy (1)

    S1:E911/12/2007

    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.

    Director:Charles Martin

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Charles Martin

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Lost Boy (2)

    S1:E1011/19/2007

    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?

    Director:Charles Martin

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Charles Martin

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Last Sontaran (1)

    S2:E19/29/2008

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

    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Last Sontaran (2)

    S2:E29/29/2008

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

    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Day of the Clown (1)

    S2:E310/6/2008

    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?

    Director:Michael Kerrigan

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Michael Kerrigan

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Day of the Clown (2)

    S2:E410/13/2008

    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?

    Director:Michael Kerrigan

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Mark of the Berserker (1)

    S2:E711/3/2008

    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.

    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Joseph Lidster

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    Writer:Joseph Lidster
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Mark of the Berserker (2)

    S2:E811/10/2008

    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

    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Joseph Lidster

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    Writer:Joseph Lidster
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Enemy of the Bane (1)

    S2:E1112/1/2008

    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

    Director:Graeme Harper

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Graeme Harper

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Enemy of the Bane (2)

    S2:E1212/8/2008

    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.

    Director:Graeme Harper

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Graeme Harper

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Prisoner of the Judoon (1)

    S3:E110/15/2009

    Sarah Jane and the gang face the most dangerous day of their lives, as the rhino-like Judoon return. When prisoner Androvax the Destroyer crash-lands on Earth, a Veil is set free and starts to turn Earth's technology against itself.

    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Prisoner of the Judoon (2)

    S3:E210/16/2009

    Luke, Clyde and Rani must fight their most fearsome enemy yet - Sarah Jane Smith.

    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The Eternity Trap (1)

    S3:E711/5/2009

    A haunted house, with mysterious whispers and secrets in the shadows - time for Sarah Jane Smith!

    Director:Alice Troughton

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Alice Troughton

    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #24 - The Eternity Trap (2)

    S3:E811/6/2009

    Sarah Jane and the gang discover the secret of Erasmus Darkening - but are they too late?

    Director:Alice Troughton

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Writer:Phil Ford
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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Mona Lisa's Revenge (1)

    S3:E911/12/2009

    Unknown forces bring to life Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous painting, and Clyde's day becomes a nightmare when a school trip descends into disaster. Trapped and without Sarah Jane's help the gang must find a way to battle the awesome abomination.

    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford

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    Director:Joss Agnew

    Writer:Phil Ford