Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)

Revenge of the Slitheen is the title of a story in the Sarah Jane Adventures series. It is the second story of the series, and makes up the first two episodes of the first season.

Revenge of the Slitheen
Main enemy:	Slitheen
Key crew
Writer:	Gareth Roberts
Director:	Alice Troughton
Producer:	Suzie Liggat
Release details
Release number:	1
Premiere broadcast:	September 24 2007
Format:	2 - 30 mins episodes

Synopsis

Sarah Jane Smith, investigative journalist and former companion to The Doctor, is back in a brand-new CBBC drama from the makers of Doctor Who. And in the first two-part story of the series she faces some familiar alien enemies of The Doctor as the Slitheen are back and out for revenge...

Plot

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Cast

• Sarah Jane Smith — Elisabeth Sladen
• Maria Jackson — Yasmin Paige
• Luke — Tommy Knight
• Clyde Langer — Daniel Anthony
• Alan Jackson - Joseph Millson
• Chrissie Jackson - Juliet Cowan
• Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong
• Carl - Anton Thompson McCormick
• Mr. Blakeman - Martyn Ellis
• Mr. Jefferies - Ian Midlane
• Janine - Imogen Bain
• Wendy - Pamela Merrick
• Reporter - Lachele Carl
• Child Slitheen - Jimmy Vee
• Adult Slitheen - Paul Kasey

Production crew

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References

• The Slitheen mention they ran into "interplanetary police", which is confirmed to be the Judoon.
• One of the Slitheen say "for the love of Clom", the home planet of the Abzorbaloff.
• Some of the aliens seen in Mr Smith's files include the Butterfly People, Bane, Macra, The Beast, Krillitanes and Abaddon.
• This is the second time Sarah Jane has investigated schools with alien teachers (the first being School Reunion).
• The Blathereen are mentioned, and they are a rival family which appeared in The Monsters Inside.
• The events of World War Three are mentioned.
• Sarah Jane recalls the phrase "Slitheen in Downing Street", which is a direct quote from Rose Tyler in School Reunion.

Story notes

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Ratings

• Episode 1 - 1.3m viewers
• Episode 2 - 0.4m viewers (CBBC channel)

Myths

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Location filming

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Continuity

• The Slitheen family previously appeared in Aliens of London, World War Three, The Monsters Inside and Boom Town.
• This is the first ever time that a Raxacoricofallapatorian child is seen.
• The Slitheen in this episode are basically doing the same plan as they did in World War Three, by blowing up the planet for fuel.

Discontinuity

• No explanation is given for the absence of Kelsey Harper.
• How does Mr Smith know of Abaddon, The Beast or the Macra?

It is possible that he knew of Abaddon because of the events of End of Days, The Beast because it had spread its influence all over time and space, but Sarah Jane never met the Macra, and the Macra lived in the future from the 21st century.

DVD, video, and audio releases

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Novelisations

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See also

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External links

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