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| 2 = {{feature|title=The Day of the Clown (TV story)|image=OddBobInHallOfMirrors|lead='''''The Day of the Clown''''' was the second story of the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It introduced [[Rani Chandra|Rani]], [[Gita Chandra|Gita]] and [[Haresh Chandra]] as the new occupants of [[36 Bannerman Road|the Jacksons' home]] on [[Bannerman Road]]. It established that Sarah had been [[coulrophobia|afraid of clowns]] since childhood and thereby centred the story on the nature of fear itself.<br><br>The story also contained some important character beats that were carried on throughout the series. Hanging over Rani's introduction was the fact that [[Luke Smith|Luke]] keenly missed [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], and that Rani knew that she was a kind of "replacement" for Jackson. Additionally, the hostility between [[Haresh Chandra]] and [[Clyde Langer]] began here, as did the notion that Rani was a budding journalist who needed professional mentoring by Sarah Jane. All of these themes would continue for the rest of the series, and were even prominent as late as the [[The Man Who Never Was|final story]].}} | | 2 = {{feature|title=The Day of the Clown (TV story)|image=OddBobInHallOfMirrors|lead='''''The Day of the Clown''''' was the second story of the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It introduced [[Rani Chandra|Rani]], [[Gita Chandra|Gita]] and [[Haresh Chandra]] as the new occupants of [[36 Bannerman Road|the Jacksons' home]] on [[Bannerman Road]]. It established that Sarah had been [[coulrophobia|afraid of clowns]] since childhood and thereby centred the story on the nature of fear itself.<br><br>The story also contained some important character beats that were carried on throughout the series. Hanging over Rani's introduction was the fact that [[Luke Smith|Luke]] keenly missed [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], and that Rani knew that she was a kind of "replacement" for Jackson. Additionally, the hostility between [[Haresh Chandra]] and [[Clyde Langer]] began here, as did the notion that Rani was a budding journalist who needed professional mentoring by Sarah Jane. All of these themes would continue for the rest of the series, and were even prominent as late as the [[The Man Who Never Was|final story]].}} | ||
| 3 = {{feature|title=Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|image=Bane Mother|lead='''''Invasion of the Bane''''' was the first episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', but it was not a pilot of any kind, since the whole of series 1 was commissioned simultaneously. ([[DWMSE 23]]) Indeed, the [[BBC One]] [[continuity announcement]] immediately following transmission proclaimed, "That was a taster for a brand new series that comes to [[CBBC]] later this year." Even so, it is frequently called "the pilot" in the fan community, and even occasionally by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. The production team also occasionally think of it as something "other" than series 1, since it comprised a [[production block]] of its own, several months prior to [[principal photography]] on the rest of the series.<br><br>The episode re-introduced [[Sarah Jane Smith]], then-familiar to [[BBC Wales]] audiences after her appearance on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' a few months earlier in ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''. Simultaneously, it wrote ''out'' [[K9 Mark IV]], whom audiences would have expected to see with Sarah Jane because of his appearance in the precedent ''Doctor Who'' story. [[Bob Baker]], co-creator and owner of the concept of K9, was interested in getting K9 [[K9 (TV series)|a show of his own]], and so didn't want to dilute enthusiasm for the character by allowing his heavy use in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. }} | | 3 = {{feature|title=Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|image=Bane Mother|lead='''''Invasion of the Bane''''' was the first episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', but it was not a pilot of any kind, since the whole of series 1 was commissioned simultaneously. ([[DWMSE 23]]) Indeed, the [[BBC One]] [[continuity announcement]] immediately following transmission proclaimed, "That was a taster for a brand new series that comes to [[CBBC]] later this year." Even so, it is frequently called "the pilot" in the fan community, and even occasionally by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. The production team also occasionally think of it as something "other" than series 1, since it comprised a [[production block]] of its own, several months prior to [[principal photography]] on the rest of the series.<br><br>The episode re-introduced [[Sarah Jane Smith]], then-familiar to [[BBC Wales]] audiences after her appearance on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' a few months earlier in ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''. Simultaneously, it wrote ''out'' [[K9 Mark IV]], whom audiences would have expected to see with Sarah Jane because of his appearance in the precedent ''Doctor Who'' story. [[Bob Baker]], co-creator and owner of the concept of K9, was interested in getting K9 [[K9 (TV series)|a show of his own]], and so didn't want to dilute enthusiasm for the character by allowing his heavy use in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. }} | ||
| 4 = {{feature|title=Elisabeth Sladen|image= | | 4 = {{feature|title=Elisabeth Sladen|image=Docto Who actress Elisabeth Sladen's key moments - BBC News|ext=|lead='''Elisabeth Sladen''' ([[1 February (people)|1 February]] [[1946]], [[Liverpool]], [[England]] – [[19 April (people)|19 April]] [[2011]]) played [[Sarah Jane Smith]] on both ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and the spin-offs ''[[K9 and Company]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. Sladen stayed on ''Doctor Who'' from the start of [[Season 11]] to midway through [[Season 14]]. She worked with Pertwee as the Third Doctor and [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], receiving popular and critical acclaim. When she left the series in [[1976]], it made front page news - previously only a change of Doctors had received such attention. Bob Baker and Dave Martin intentionally left Sarah's departure scene in ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' unwritten; Sladen and Tom Baker co-wrote it themselves. She later returned for ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', and then at [[Russell T Davies]]' behest for ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''. This then led to her headlining her own [[CBBC]] series for five years.}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:43, 9 October 2013
The Curse of Clyde Langer was a Sarah Jane Adventures story from its final series. Atypical for its downbeat ending, Langer gave additional definition to its titular character, and therefore emphasised actor Daniel Anthony's acting abilities. It was notable for its mature yet sensitive handling of the difficult issue of child homelessness, while simultaneously introducing romance to the hitherto completely chaste series. So well-received was the script that it was considered 2012's best script for children's television by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain.
