‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’: Series 5 episode guide

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The final series of Russell T Davies’ Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures will air on CBBC and BBC One this Autumn, starring the late Elisabeth Sladen as investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, alongside Daniel Anthony as Clyde and Anjli Mohindra as Rani.

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Guest stars will include Floella Benjamin as Professor Rivers, James Dreyfuss as Harrison, Peter Bowles as Lionel Carson, Christine Stephen-Daly as Miss Myers and Lily Loveless as Ellie.

 

Episode 1: ‘Sky (Part One)’
Monday 3rd October 2011
Written by Phil Ford

> Read our review.

Sarah Jane finds a baby girl on her doorstep and tries to find out who abandoned her. At a nuclear power station, a beautiful woman appears out of thin air and uses alien powers to take control. She’s looking for something – and realises that Sarah Jane may just have it.

 

Episode 2: ‘Sky (Part Two)’
Tuesday 4th October 2011
Written by Phil Ford

> Read our review.

Sky has undergone an amazing transformation, but in doing so has triggered a countdown that no one can stop. As Sarah Jane and Sky find themselves trapped between the alien war fought by Metalkind and Fleshkind, Clyde and Rani face a race against time to stop the biggest bang in history…

 

Episode 3: ‘The Curse Of Clyde Langer (Part One)’
Monday 10th October 2011
Written by Phil Ford

> Read our review.

It’s raining fish from the skies, and Sarah Jane’s investigations lead the gang to the Museum of Culture, where the ancient god Hetocumtek may offer answers. But when Clyde acts the fool once too often, family and friends savagely turn against him, and he is thrown out of their lives!

 

Episode 4: ‘The Curse Of Clyde Langer (Part Two)
Tuesday 11th October 2011
Written by Phil Ford

Clyde is alone and abandoned on the streets of London, living rough, cold and hungry. One person reaches out to him, but as they become friends, he’s warned about the legendary Night Dragon. In Bannerman Road, Sky knows something’s wrong – why do Sarah Jane and Rani suddenly hate Clyde?

 

Episode 5: ‘The Man Who Never Was (Part One)’
Monday 17th October 2011
Written by Gareth Roberts

Joseph Serf has launched his new SerfBoard, the must-have computer that no one can resist owning. Intrigued, Sarah Jane takes Luke and Sky to investigate what’s so compelling about Serf and his business. Clyde and Rani meanwhile take a SerfBoard to pieces, suspecting alien technology may be the answer…

 

Episode 6: ‘The Man Who Never Was (Part Two)’
Tuesday 18th October 2011
Written by Gareth Roberts

The truth behind Joseph Serf’s company is out – alien Light Sculptors, slaves kept beneath his office building. As Luke and Sky try to find a way to free them and get them home safely, Sarah Jane needs Clyde and Rani to come and help her – and get married along the way…