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The Sarah Jane Adventures Episodes
''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC. Created by Russell T Davies, it is a spin-off of the long-running science fiction programme ''Doctor Who''. 53 episodes and 1 short were produced between 2006 and 2011 across five series. In comparison to ''Doctor Whos family-orientated viewership, ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is aimed at a younger audience generally aged between 6–12 years old. The programme focuses on Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), an investigative journalist and former companion to the Doctor, an alien time traveller whom Smith had numerous adventures with in her youth. Now living in modern-day Ealing, London, she investigates extraterrestrial matters and protects Earth against alien threats with a group of teenage accomplices: her adopted son Luke Smith, neighbour Maria Jackson and friend Clyde Langer. New neighbour Rani Chandra and adopted daughter Sky Smith later join t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sarah Jane Adventures
''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC science fiction programme '' Doctor Who'' and is aimed at a younger audience than ''Doctor Who''. It focuses on the adventures of Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist who, as a young woman, had numerous adventures across time and space with the Doctor. Following Sladen's sudden death from cancer, the BBC confirmed that the show would not return for a sixth series. The series debuted on BBC One with a 60-minute special, "Invasion of the Bane", on 1 January 2007, and broadcast until Sladen’s death in 2011. It was nominated for a British Academy Children's Award in 2008 in the Drama category, and for a BAFTA Cymru in 2009 in the Children's Drama category. The programme won a Royal Television Society 2010 award for Best Children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Smith
Sky Smith is a fictional character in the British children's science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', a spin-off of the long-running series ''Doctor Who'', played by Sinead Michael. She appears as a regular in the show's fifth and final series, first appearing in ''Sky''. She is a " Fleshkind" humanoid, bred by her mother Miss Myers as the perfect weapon in their fight against the robotic Metalkind. After her offensive powers are neutralized, Sarah Jane Smith adopts her as her daughter at the end of ''Sky'' after she is disowned by Miss Myers. In the unfinished episode The Battle of Bannerman Road, it would have been revealed that Sky is the daughter of the Trickster. The episode was never finished or aired due to the sudden death of Elisabeth Sladen, and it is currently unknown what would have happened following the revelation. Appearances Sky Smith first appears in the first story of the fifth and final series, ''Sky (The Sarah Jane Adventures)'', whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Gladwin
Phil Gladwin is a television writer and script editor. He created the screenwriting website and platform ''Screenwriting Goldmine'', designed to help train young screenwriters and provide them with key resources relating to craft and business. He set it up, following frustrations with conventional screenwriting teaching and practices. Life He was born in Grimsby in 1963. As a teenager, Gladwin wrote lyrics and entered a short story contest. Following an attempt to write novels, Gladwin served as script editor on ''The Bill'', ''Casualty'', ''Berkeley Square'' and ''Trance'', before later moving onto screenwriting as a full-time career. Written work * ''Grange Hill'' * ''The Bill'' ** Soft Talking - 2000 ** Real Crime - 2001 ** Eye of the Lens - 2001 ** Liquid City - 2001 ** 006 - 2002 ** 057 - 2002 ** 085 - 2003 ** 127 - 2003 * ''Crossroads'' - 2001 * '' If....'' ** If... The Toxic Timebomb Goes Off - 2005 * ''Holby City'' ** Actions Speak Louder - 2005 * '' Trial and Retribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Martin (director)
Charles Martin is a British television producer. In 2007, he was awarded a British Academy Children's Award. He made his film directorial debut with ''S.M.A.R.T. Chase'' in 2017. Filmography Director *The original ''Big Brother'' Eye Logo (2000) *'' The Giblet Boys'' (2005) *''My Life as a Popat'' **"Juvenile Delinquent" (2007) **"Ghost" (2007) **"Girlfriend" (2007) **"Tit for Tat" (2007) *''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' **"Warriors of Kudlak" (2 parts, 2007) **" The Lost Boy" (2 parts, 2007) *'' Skins'' Series 2 (2008) **Episode 9 - "Cassie" (Bryan Elsley)" **Episode 10 - "Everyone" (Jack Thorne)" *'' Skins'' Series 3 (2009) **Episode 1 - "Everyone" (Bryan Elsley) **Episode 5 - "Freddie" (Ben Sciffer) **Episode 7 - "JJ" (Bryan Elsley) **Episode 8 - "Effy" (Lucy Kirkwood) **Episode 9 - "Katie and Emily" (Malcolm Campbell and Bryan Elsley) *''Married Single Other'' (2010) **"Episode 4" **"Episode 5" **"Episode 6" *'' Being Human'' Series 2 (2010) **"Episode 6" **"Episode 7" **"Episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warriors Of Kudlak
''Warriors of Kudlak'' is the third serial of the first series of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. It first aired in two weekly parts on the CBBC channel on 15 and 22 October 2007. Plot Sarah Jane investigates the disappearance of teenager Lance Metcalf three days ago. She discovers the day he disappeared, there was an unexpected but brief storm. Mr Smith cross-references 24 disappearances in the previous year with such weather conditions, all of them in towns and cities across the United Kingdom. Aided by Maria, Sarah Jane discovers shells that are the byproduct of teleportation, meaning that aliens abducted Lance. Meanwhile, Clyde takes Luke to the laser tag centre Combat 3000 to help him understand what games are for. Using Combat 3000 as war games, Mr Grantham and his business partner, the wounded Uvodni general Uvlavad Kudlak, are kidnapping young humans as warriors to fight in an interplanetary war with the Malakh Empire. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Ford (writer)
Phil Ford is a British television writer and producer. He was head writer and co-producer from the second series of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', broadcast in 2008, co-wrote with Russell T Davies "The Waters of Mars", one of the 2009 special episodes of ''Doctor Who'',''Doctor Who Magazine'' #398 and wrote the majority of the 2010s video game series '' Doctor Who: The Adventure Games''. In 2012, with Davies, he created ''Wizards vs Aliens ''Wizards vs Aliens'' is a British science fantasy television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales and FremantleMedia Enterprises for CBBC and created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford. The series focuses on the exploits of 16-year-old wiz ...'', which ran for three series and gave him an executive producer credit. He won a Hugo Award, a Writers' Guild Award and was four-times BAFTA nominated. Selected filmography References External links *Episode 126 - Phil and Daninterview for Starburst magazine's podcast {{DEFAULTSORT:For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Of The Gorgon
''Eye of the Gorgon'' is the second serial of the first series of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. It first aired in two weekly parts on the CBBC channel on 1 and 8 October 2007. The episode makes references to classical mythology. Plot Sarah Jane, Luke Smith, and Clyde investigate claims of sightings of a ghostly nun at Lavender Lawns Rest Home. One of the residents that saw the nun, former adventurer Bea Nelson-Stanley, gives Luke an ancient talisman, to prevent the ancient sisterhood now based at the St Agnes Abbey from getting hold of it. The sisters intend to use the talisman to connect Earth with the world of the Gorgons 100 million light-years away, an incorporeal parasitic race that inspired the Greek myth of the ugly woman with snakes for hairs, and take over the bodies of humanity. The Gorgon, the last survivor of the three based on Earth, has spent 3,000 years passing from host to host, and now controls the body of the abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Troughton
Alice Troughton is a British film and television director known for her work on ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs. Career From 2006 to 2010, Troughton directed episodes of each of ''Torchwood'', ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', and ''Doctor Who''. She was only the second person (after Colin Teague) to direct episodes of all three shows, which are set in a shared universe. Despite their shared surname and common association with ''Doctor Who'', Troughton is not related to actor Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor The Second Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Patrick Troughton. While the Troughton era of ''Doctor Who'' is well-remembered by fans an ... in the 1960s. Her directing in the franchise received positive reviews. Filmography Films Television References External links * An Interview with Alice Troughtonon the Merlin Locations website British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of The Slitheen
''Revenge of the Slitheen'' is the first serial of the first series of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', and the second story of the show overall following the special episode "Invasion of the Bane". The first part aired on BBC One on 24 September 2007, with the second premiering immediately after the first on the CBBC Channel. This serial is notable for introducing Clyde Langer into the cast – he would remain for the rest of the series. Plot Maria Jackson, Luke Smith, and Clyde Langer begin their first day at Park Vale School. Maria and Clyde have recently moved to Ealing, and Luke, having been artificially created the previous day, has never attended school before. After discovering the food is mouldy and the school's new technology block has a strange metallic smell, Sarah Jane investigates a company that has created the school's new technology block the next day, discovering the same rotting of fresh food and the smell happened at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Roberts (writer)
Gareth John Pritchard Roberts (born 5 June 1968) is a British television screenwriter and novelist, best known for his work related to the science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He has also worked on various comedy series and soap operas. Early life Roberts studied drama at King Alfred's College (now the University of Winchester) and Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University). He has also worked as a clerk at the Court of Appeal. Career Roberts has worked on some of the most popular British soap operas, including Channel 4's now-defunct ''Brookside'' as a scriptwriter (1999–2003), and as a story associate on ITV's ''Coronation Street'' in 1997. In 1998 he worked as a script editor on ITV's other long-running soap, ''Emmerdale'', moving across to write several episodes himself the following year. ''Doctor Who'' and others During the 1990s, Roberts was associated with the range of ''Doctor Who'' spin-off novels published by Virgin Books. He contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Teague
Colin Teague is a British film and television director. Born 1970 He grew up in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and studied at Redroofs Theatre School Redroofs Theatre School alumni page. Retrieved 2 December 2012 and the . He is most associated with '''', being the first person to have directed for the main series and both of its spin-offs, '''' and the pilot episode of '' |
Invasion Of The Bane
"Invasion of the Bane" is the first episode of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. It was written by series creator Russell T Davies with Gareth Roberts and was directed by Colin Teague. It was originally broadcast on BBC One on 1 January 2007 as a New Year special. Since a full series of the show was commissioned before the script for the episode was written it is not a pilot, despite serving the introductory functions of one. The episode focuses upon a teenage girl, Maria Jackson, discovering the existence of aliens which intend to conquer Earth using a mind-altering soft drink. She teams up with investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, a former travelling companion of the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'', to prevent their plans. Plot Maria Jackson, and her recently divorced father Alan move into a house opposite journalist and former time traveller, Sarah Jane Smith. The night after she moves in, Maria is woken by Sarah Jane conversing wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |