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|image          = MariaAndSarahTentativeIOTB.jpg
|series        = [[List of The Sarah Jane Adventures television stories|''SJA'' television stories]]
|special        = [[New Year Special]] 2007
|story number  = 1
|scripturl      = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/sja-special-invasion-of-the-bane-blue-revisions-03102006.pdf
|main character = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Kelsey Hooper|Kelsey]], [[Mr Smith]]
|featuring      = Alan Jackson
|featuring2    = Chrissie Jackson
|featuring3    = K9 Mark IV
|enemy          = The [[Bane Mother]], [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]]
|setting        = [[Ealing]], [[2000s]]{{note|No on screen date is given for the first two series of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', outside of ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]'' from the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] being set shortly after [[9 October]] in an undisclosed year. While [[Donna Noble]]'s present from the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|fourth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is set around the same time as the [[Series 1 (SJA)|first series]] of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', and ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' from the second series of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is explicitly described as being set a year after ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' from the first series, ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s fourth series is [[Aliens of London dating controversy|not consistently dated]], with [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' setting the present of the 13 regular episodes in [[2008]] (heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'' as well), and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'' setting them in about [[April]] to [[June]] [[2009]].}}
|writer        = Gareth Roberts, Russell T Davies
|director      = [[Colin Teague]]
|producer      = [[Susie Liggat]]
|novelisation  = Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)
|broadcast date = 1 January 2007
|network        = BBC One
|format        = 1x60 minute episode
|next          = Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)
|clip          = Sarah Jane Remembers the Doctor Invasion of the Bane The Sarah Jane Adventures
|clip2          = Calling the Bane Invasion of the Bane The Sarah Jane Adventures
|clip3          = Sarah Jane Adopts Luke Invasion of the Bane The Sarah Jane Adventures
|epcount        = 1
|music=[[Sam Watts]]}}
'''''Invasion of the Bane''''' was the first episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It was written by [[Gareth Roberts]] and [[Russell T Davies]] and directed by [[Colin Teague]]. Though it had all the pretences of a pilot episode, the whole of series 1 had already been commissioned. ([[DWMSE 23]]) Even so, it is occasionally called "the pilot" in the ''[[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. ([[DWMSE 23]]) The story had a unique run time, being an hour long. For the rest of the series, each story was comprised of two 25-minute episodes.


{{Infobox Sarah Jane Adventures|
The episode re-introduced [[Sarah Jane Smith]] after her appearance in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''. Simultaneously, it wrote out [[K9 Mark IV]], whom audiences would have expected to see with Sarah 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 did not want to dilute enthusiasm for the character by allowing his heavy use in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. From a production point of view, this was the second time a spin-off starring [[Elisabeth Sladen]] had been produced, the first being ''[[K9 and Company]]'' in [[1981 (releases)|1981]].
story name= Invasion of the Bane |
image= [[Image:DrinkIt.jpg|250px]]|
series=[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]] |
series number=[[Series 1 (Sarah Jane Adventures)|Series 1]] |
number= 1 |
featuring= [[Sarah Jane Smith]]<br>[[Luke Smith]]<br>[[Kelsey Harper]](Guest)<br>[[Maria Jackson]]<br>|
enemy= [[Bane|The Bane]] |
year= [[2008]] |
writer= [[Gareth Roberts]] and [[Russell T Davies]] |
director=  [[Colin Teague]]|
producer= [[Susie Liggat]]|
broadcast date= [[1st January]] [[2007]] |
format= |
production code=  |
previous story= [[A Girl's Best Friend]] |
next story= [[Revenge of the Slitheen]] }}


==Synopsis==
Free from the somewhat artificial friendship with K9 that had been lumbered on her due to 1981's ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'', Sarah Jane was now able to build a new cast of supporting characters. Chief among these was [[Maria Jackson]], who played a teenage girl from across the road, who effectively became Sarah Jane's chief "companion". Her divorced parents, [[Alan Jackson|Alan]] and [[Chrissie Jackson]], were also introduced, as was the more mysterious "[[Luke Smith]]", a boy who had been "born" at the apparent age of a teenager, and whom Sarah Jane was more-or-less forced to adopt in order to keep his super-human qualities hidden from prying eyes. Also original to this story was [[Mr Smith]], a super-computer installed in Sarah Jane's attic.
Investigative journalist [[Sarah Jane Smith]] teams up with her 13-year-old neighbour, [[Maria Jackson]], to face up against the scheming Mrs. Wormwood, the head of a company producing a popular and addictive soft drink called Bubble Shock!


==Plot==
== Synopsis ==
Young [[Maria Jackson]] and her recently divorced father, [[Alan Jackson|Alan]], are moving into a house opposite [[Sarah Jane Smith]] on [[Bannerman Road]]. As her father sorts boxes, Maria watches a [[television]] commercial for the popular new soft drink called [[Bubble Shock!]] Maria's mother, [[Chrissie Jackson|Chrissie]] helps out and pesters her former husband for more money before leaving. That night Maria is awakened by a bright light which she follows to Sarah Jane's house and finds there [[Butterfly Person|a glowing alien]]. As it disappears into the night sky, a terrified Maria runs home and locks the front door. The next morning local girl [[Kelsey Harper]] arrives to welcome the new family and offers to take Maria into town. When Maria replies that she has no money, Kelsey tells her about the free Bubble Shock! Bus, which takes visitors to the Bubble Shock! factory for a guided tour. Mr. Jackson attempts to introduce himself to Sarah Jane but she overhears the girl's plans and gives chase in her car.
Investigative [[journalist]] [[Sarah Jane Smith]] teams up with her new, thirteen-year-old neighbour, [[Maria Jackson]], to face the scheming [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]], the head of a company producing a popular and addictive soft drink called "[[Bubble Shock!]]"


On the bus, Maria questions Kelsey about the secret ingredient in Bubble Shock! known only as [[Bane]]. Kelsey roughly repeats the claims made by the television adverts that Bane is organic and that makes it good. Maria is still not convinced enough to drink any of it. Kelsey informs her she must be part of the official 2% statistic of the population that doesn't like the drink. After the bus reaches the factory, all the guests go through a security scanner and have to turn off their mobile phones. Unknown to them the scanner collects their [[DNA]]. A boy, [[Luke Smith|the Archetype]], lies in a medical chamber has a breathing mask over his mouth. A worker informs his supervisor [[Mrs Wormwood]] that the DNA of the children has been transmitted. Mrs Wormwood is delighted and believes "[[Bane Mother|mother]]" will be equally pleased.
== Plot ==
[[File:Bubble Shock! ad 1165.jpg|thumb|left|Bubble Shock!]]
[[Maria Jackson]] and her father, [[Alan Jackson|Alan]], are moving into a house opposite [[Sarah Jane Smith]] on [[Bannerman Road]]. As her father sorts boxes, Maria watches a [[television]] advert for the popular new soft drink called "[[Bubble Shock!]]", which contains [[Bane (ingredient)|Bane]]. Maria's mother [[Chrissie Jackson|Chrissie]] helps out and pesters her former husband for money before leaving. That night Maria is awakened by a bright light. She follows it to Sarah Jane's house and finds [[Arcateenian|a glowing alien]], which is crooning a beautiful lullaby in an alien language as it communicates with Sarah Jane. After a moment of mutual understanding, the alien ascends into the night sky and disappears, leaving Sarah Jane waving goodbye. Suddenly terrified, Maria runs home and locks the front door.


The guests are led by PR agent [[Davey]] who offers everyone numerous free samples of the drink whilst boredly providing a pre-written PR statement on the virtues of the drink. He notices that Maria has not taken any samples and insists she does. She responds that she doesn't care for it, saying she is in the 2% of the population who feel likewise. Davey cryptically replies that the factory is heavily working on a way to make sure 100% of the population will consume the drink.
The next morning a local girl, [[Kelsey Hooper]], arrives to welcome the new family. She at first seems somewhat overbearing and pushy, feeling entitled to take advantage of the new family's internet and television and feeling free to complain about their lack of music channels. Nevertheless, she is friendly and invites Maria to spend the afternoon with her, offering to take her into town. When Maria says she has no money, Kelsey tells her about the free Bubble Shock! [[bus]]. It takes visitors for a guided tour of the Bubble Shock! factory. As they leave, Mr Jackson follows to say goodbye and they all spot Sarah next door. Kelsey dismisses her as a madwoman and claims she caused the prior neighbours to go insane as well; they'd starting talking of seeing aliens. Ignoring Kelsey, Mr Jackson tries to introduce himself. Sarah meets his overtures with a declaration that she doesn't like to be bothered, but as he makes it clear his feelings are hurt, she attempts a modicum of small talk. This abruptly stops when she overhears the girls' plans and hurries to give chase in [[Sarah Jane Smith's Nissan Figaro|her car]].


Sarah Jane is sneaking around the factory, when she notices a door. Using her [[sonic lipstick]] to unlock it, she opens it, before being captured by some guards who take her to Mrs Wormwood's office, Sarah comments that Wormwood was described in the [[Bible]] as a star that would fall to Earth and taint the world's water supply. Wormwood recognises Sarah Jane's name from a number of e-mails and phone calls the company received, all of which went unanswered. Wormwood agrees to grant Sarah Jane an interview. Sarah Jane asks how they obtained a license to make food and drink in two weeks. Mrs Wormwood replies that they are only satisfying the Western world's need for food, stating how humans love to gorge themselves. Sarah Jane presses her to reveal the nature of the mysterious Bane ingredient as every test she has had run on the drink has been unable to reveal anything -- almost as if the drink had a form of intelligence and was hiding its contents. Mrs Wormwood insists that she drinks some Bubble Shock!, but Sarah Jane refuses and continues her attempts to find out the origins of the ingredient and suggests that Wormwood comes from space. Mrs Wormwood mocks such an idea as crazy talk and has her secretary Lesley escort Sarah Jane out of the factory. Once in the lift, Wormwood orders her secretary to kill Sarah Jane but she intercepts the attack and escapes further into the factory.
[[File:MariaCheeky.jpg|thumb|Maria Jackson has just moved in.]]
[[Image:Mrs Wormwood.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Mrs Wormwood]] looks on]]
On the bus, Maria questions Kelsey about the secret ingredient in Bubble Shock! known only as [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]]. Kelsey echoes the claims made by the television adverts that Bane is organic and that makes it good. Maria is not convinced enough to drink any of it, saying that she finds it disgusting. Kelsey informs her she must be part of the official 2% of the population that doesn't like the drink. After the bus reaches the factory, all the guests go through a security scanner and have to turn off their mobile phones. Unknown to them, the scanner collects their [[DNA]]. A boy, [[Luke Smith|the Archetype]], lies in a medical chamber with a breathing mask over his mouth. A worker informs his supervisor, [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]], that the DNA of the children has been transmitted. Mrs Wormwood is delighted and believes "[[Bane Mother|mother]]" will be equally pleased.


Kelsey attempts to phone her friend Suki and wanders into a restricted area. Her mobile phone disturbs an unknown beast and sets off an emergency alarm causing the factory to be evacuated. Davey finds her huddled in a corner, screaming for someone to get "that thing" away from her. Davey angrily responds that the creature is not "a thing", Kelsey is; the creature is his mother. Mrs Wormwood dispatches guards to locate and kill Sarah Jane, as well as demanding the alarms be switched off for the sake of the Bane Mother. Maria attempts to find Kelsey using her mobile phone but she sets off the alarm again and prompts the Archetype to escape. Mrs Wormwood and Davey lead teams in an attempt to find the source of the alarm.
The guests are led by PR agent [[Davey (Invasion of the Bane)|Davey]], who offers everyone numerous free samples of the drink whilst dully providing a pre-written PR statement on the virtues of the drink. He notices Maria has not taken a sample and insists she does. She says that she doesn't care for it, and is in the 2% of the population who feel likewise. Davey cryptically replies that the factory is working on a way to make sure 100% of the population will consume the drink. Maria retorts that she'd rather have a cup of tea and tosses the offered sample back into the box.


Soon after Maria bumps into the Archetype. She tries to introduce herself, while the Archetype just repeats what she says back to her. They hide in a cubicle in the women's toilets and are soon joined by Sarah Jane, with both parties surprised to see one another. Just outside, Davey reports they have searched everywhere and have found no sign of the intruders. Mrs Wormwood asks him if he has checked inside the women's toilets. Somewhat shocked, he replies that his training on human culture had stated it was strictly forbidden for males to enter. Frustrated at his stupidity, Wormwood storms into the toilets and slams open all the cubicles but finds no one there. Davey points out the window has been opened and Wormwood realises Sarah Jane and the children have escaped. Outside they flee to Sarah Jane's car. Maria protests that they left Kelsey behind.
Sarah Jane has meanwhile infiltrated the factory grounds and observes the tour group from a distance. Her wristwatch starts bleeping, having detected something out of the ordinary, and she triumphantly remarks "I knew it!". Now convinced something is afoot in the factory, Sarah Jane comes across a locked door and uses her own sonic device, a [[sonic lipstick]], to open it before being captured by guards who take her to Mrs Wormwood's office. Sarah Jane comments that Wormwood was described in the [[Bible]] as a star that would fall to Earth and taint the world's water supply. Wormwood recognises Sarah Jane's name from e-mails and phone calls the company received, all of which went unanswered. She agrees to grant Sarah Jane an interview.


Sarah Jane uses her sonic lipstick to get out of the factory. In Mrs Wormwood's office, Kelsey rants about the treatment she has received. Unable to make sense of her tirade, Wormwood decides to change into [[Bane|her natural form]] in order to [[telepathy|scan]] the girl's mind. She deactivates her causing Kelsey to scream. Sometime later, Kelsey lies unconscious in the office. Davey notes Wormwood held back, to which she replies that children have parents who would cause them trouble by asking questions. She attempts to make sense of Kelsey's thoughts and finds most of them to be no use, focusing on boys and pop culture. She eventually discovers Kelsey knows of Sarah Jane and lives on the same street. She dispatches Davey to take Kelsey home with his true objective being to kill Sarah Jane and retrieve the Archetype.
[[File:SJSWormwoodOffice.jpg|left|thumb|Sarah Jane confronts Ms Wormwood in her office.]]
Sarah Jane asks how they obtained a license to make food and drink in two weeks. Mrs Wormwood replies that they are only satisfying the Western world's need for food. Sarah Jane presses her on the nature of the mysterious Bane ingredient. Every test she has had run on the drink has failed to reveal anything — almost as if the drink had a form of intelligence and was hiding its contents. Mrs Wormwood insists that she drink some Bubble Shock! Sarah Jane refuses and suggests that Wormwood comes from space. Mrs Wormwood mocks such an idea as crazy talk and has her secretary Lesley escort Sarah Jane out of the factory. Once in the lift, Wormwood orders her secretary to kill Sarah Jane, but she foils the attack and escapes further into the factory.


Upon arriving back at Bannerman Road, Sarah Jane tells Maria to go home and not get involved. Maria replies that it is too late for that and reveals she saw the alien from the previous night which shocks Sarah Jane. However, Sarah puts her foot down and tells Maria her life is dangerous; she doesn't want anyone else getting hurt for the decisions she has made. A furious Maria runs home and her father attempts to comfort her. Sarah Jane questions the Archetype on his origins. She finds that despite his appearance he lacks a navel or any common-sense knowledge. Most surprisingly, Sarah Jane's alien watch reveals him to be only hours old. When she asks him who he is he only replies, "I am everyone". A male voice calls out to Sarah Jane. The Archetype asks what it is but Sarah Jane quickly responds that it is nothing and that he is not allowed to go upstairs.
Kelsey tries to phone her friend [[Suki (Invasion of the Bane)|Suki]] and wanders into a restricted area. Her mobile phone disturbs an unknown beast and sets off an emergency alarm, causing the factory to be evacuated. Davey finds her huddled in a corner, screaming for someone to get "that thing" away from her. Davey angrily responds that the creature is not "a thing", Kelsey is; the creature is his mother. One of the guards locates Kelsey's phone and when Davey snarls at him to turn it off, obliges by crushing it under his boot heel, to Kelsey's indignation. Maria tries to find Kelsey but she sets off the alarm again and prompts a system overload that allows the [[Archetype]] to escape. Mrs Wormwood and Davey lead teams in an attempt to find the source of the alarm.


Soon after, Davey's car pulls up on the street. Kelsey attempts to flirt with him but he just tells her to get out. Kelsey enters the Jacksons' house and a relieved Maria asks her what happened. Kelsey remembers nothing, instead believing Maria abandoned her for no reason and that she had to get a lift home from Davey. Realising this means he is on their street, an alarmed Maria runs to Sarah Jane's house to warn her. Sarah Jane initially mistakes her intent and shuts the door on her but quickly opens it when Kelsey screams -- Davey has revealed his true Bane form and is crawling along the side of the house. Sarah Jane quickly rushes both girls inside but Davey easily knocks the front door off its hinges and chases them up the stairs.
Soon, Maria bumps into the Archetype. She tries to introduce herself, while the Archetype just repeats what she says back to her. They hide in a cubicle in the women's toilets and are soon joined by Sarah Jane, with both parties surprised to see one another. Just outside, Davey reports they have searched everywhere and have found no sign of the intruders. Mrs Wormwood asks him if he has checked inside the women's toilets. Somewhat shocked, he replies that his training on human culture had stated it was strictly forbidden for males to enter. Frustrated at his stupidity, Wormwood storms into the toilets and slams open all the cubicles but finds no one there. Davey points out the window has been opened, and Wormwood realises Sarah Jane and the children have escaped. Outside they flee to Sarah Jane's car. Maria protests that they left Kelsey behind.


Sarah Jane tells the children to wait as she dashes into a room she declares off limits and returns with a mysterious spray with which she attacks Davey with a spray. Kelsey slips away into the mysterious room and loudly declares her amazement. Sarah Jane and the others follow, revealing a room filled with mementoes of past adventures and also a talking computer, [[Mr Smith]]. Sarah Jane explains that years ago she met [[the Doctor|a man]] unlike any other, who took her on adventures in time and space. This is when [[K-9 Mark IV|K-9]] puts in a brief appearance, too, having a rare chance to say hello to Sarah.  
Sarah Jane uses her sonic lipstick to get out of the factory grounds. In Mrs Wormwood's office, Kelsey rants about the treatment she has received. Unable to make sense of her tirade, Wormwood decides to change into [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|her natural form]] in order to [[telepathy|scan]] the girl's mind. She informs Kelsey that she is about to deactivate her [[Bane image translator|image translator]] and requests that the girl try not to scream. Kelsey defiantly proclaims that she never screams, but instantly proves herself wrong when Mrs Wormwood reveals her true form. Some time later, Kelsey lies unconscious in the office. Davey notes Wormwood held back, to which she replies that children have parents who would cause them trouble by asking questions. She attempts to make sense of Kelsey's thoughts and finds most of them to be no use, focusing on boys and pop culture. She eventually discovers Kelsey knows of Sarah Jane and lives on the same street. She dispatches Davey to take Kelsey home with his true objective being to kill Sarah and retrieve the Archetype.


Sarah uses Mr Smith to patch into the Bubble Shock factory communication systems and offers to Wormwood an ultimatuum should the Bane not leave Earth. Harried by mind-controlled Bubble Shock! drinkers, the group heads to the factory and the Archetype uses a transmitter device given to Sarah Jane by her alien friend to destroy the Bane. Back home, the gang try to think up a name for the Archetype and decide on Luke. Sarah has her computer print up adoption papers for Luke. That night, the trio sit together in Sarah Jane's yard, looking up at the stars.
[[File:Imagetranslator2.jpg|thumb|right|Davey changes from human to Bane.]]
Upon arriving back at Bannerman Road, Sarah Jane tells Maria to go home and not get involved. Maria replies that it is too late for that and reveals she saw the alien from the previous night, which shocks Sarah Jane. However, Sarah Jane puts her foot down and tells Maria her life is dangerous; she does not want anyone else getting hurt for the decisions she has made. A furious Maria runs home and her father attempts to comfort her. Sarah Jane questions the Archetype on his origins. She finds that despite his appearance he lacks a navel or any common-sense knowledge. Most surprisingly, Sarah Jane's alien watch reveals him to be only hours old. When she asks him who he is he only replies, ''"I am everyone"''. A male voice calls out to Sarah Jane. The Archetype asks what it is but Sarah Jane quickly responds that it is nothing and that he is not allowed to go upstairs.


==Cast==
Soon after, Davey's car pulls up on the street. Kelsey attempts to flirt with him, but he just tells her to get out. Kelsey enters the Jacksons' house and a relieved Maria asks her what happened. Kelsey remembers nothing, instead believing Maria abandoned her for no reason and that she had to get a lift home from Davey. Realising this means he is on their street, an alarmed Maria runs to Sarah Jane's house to warn her. Sarah Jane initially mistakes her intent and shuts the door on her but quickly opens it when Kelsey screams — Davey has revealed his true Bane form and is crawling along the side of the house. Sarah Jane quickly rushes both girls inside, but Davey easily tears the front door off its hinges and chases them up the stairs.
 
[[File:Bane Mother.jpg|thumb|The Bane Mother reveals herself.]]
Sarah Jane tells the children to wait as she dashes into a room she declares off limits and returns with a mysterious spray with which she attacks Davey. The spray works and he is successfully repulsed, regaining his human appearance before running away. As Sarah Jane unhappily notes that she has just used up the last of her spray on Davey, Kelsey slips away into the mysterious room and loudly declares her amazement. Sarah Jane and the others follow, revealing a room filled with mementos of past adventures and also a talking computer, [[Mr Smith]]. One of the mementos is a transmitting device given to Sarah Jane by the glowing alien Maria had seen earlier; that alien was a Star Poet who had gotten lost, and Sarah Jane had helped her find her way home. In gratitude, the Star Poet had told Sarah Jane that she could use the device to contact the Star Poet if she ever needed help with poetry. Maria and the Archetype show particular interest in the device, but Sarah Jane discourages them from touching her possessions.
 
Back at the factory, Davey faces Mrs Wormwood regarding his failure. Despite begging for mercy and proclaiming that Sarah Jane has terrible weapons, Davey is reminded that there is no mercy for failure in the Bane world. Assuming her true form, Mrs Wormwood remarks that Davey will be fed to the Bane Mother in accordance with the penalty. Davey screams as she looms over him...
 
When asked about how she got interested in aliens, Sarah Jane explains that years ago, she met [[the Doctor|a man]] unlike any other who took her on adventures in time and space. Then, their time together ended, and she was "back to a normal life of electric bills, burst pipes, bus tickets and rain". She continues that while at first she tried to forget their time together, she eventually met him again years later and had an epiphany: she could continue her work on Earth, finding aliens who come to Earth and helping the friendly ones. She contrasts herself with other groups who approach alien visitors with "guns blazing." Also, [[K9 Mark IV|K9]] is introduced to Maria, the Archetype and Kelsey when Sarah Jane communicates with him via a long-distance visual interface facilitated by Mr Smith, as he is not currently at home with her. Sarah Jane reveals that he is closing off a [[black hole]] that is threatening Earth and has been in there for "a year and a half now, plugging the distortion". He does not know how long he will have to remain there. After he signs off, Sarah Jane admits that his absence makes her feel even more isolated than before.
 
[[File:SJSLukeMariaCelebrateIOTB.jpg|Sarah Jane and her newly acquired gang celebrate their victory|thumb|left]]
As Sarah Jane has been talking to Maria and the Archetype, her [[scanner watch]] which detects alien life forms has been going off unnoticed. After the Archetype points it out, Sarah Jane uses the watch to find the alien life form: it is in Kelsey's Bubble Shock! drink. They realise with horror that the "organic bane" ingredient is literally a living Bane, and the drinkers of the highly popular [[soda]] are now Bane hosts. Earth is being primed for a Bane takeover.
 
Comprehending the need for immediate action, Sarah Jane uses Mr Smith to patch into the Bubble Shock! factory communication systems. In order to do so, Mr Smith determines the Banes' communication frequency and reads its numbers aloud as he displays them. Sarah Jane is able to contact Mrs Wormwood when Mr Smith "dials" the frequency. She and Wormwood trade barbs over the attempts on Sarah Jane's life (the next one will apparently involve harpoons). Sarah Jane then offers Wormwood an ultimatum should the Bane not leave Earth: if they do not leave, she will "do something" to stop them. Mrs Wormwood scornfully challenges her to "bring it on" and discontinues the conversation. She then declares that the Bane must begin their takeover immediately and exercises mind control over all the Bubble Shock! drinkers, including Alan and Kelsey. Sarah Jane is able to stop Kelsey, but all the other drinkers begin marching, chanting, "Drink it". They are commanded to "convert" those who have not imbibed and the few not under the control find themselves being threatened with soft drink bottles by the possessed. Harried by mind-controlled Bubble Shock! drinkers, the group heads to the factory.
 
After gaining access to the factory grounds, the group finds themselves trapped between the Bubble Shock! mob at the factory gates and a deadlock sealed door to the factory itself. Having cast about for a solution, Sarah Jane drives through the factory wall in the Bubble Shock! bus. The surprise entrance doesn't phase Mrs Wormwood. She appears rather pleased that Sarah Jane has delivered herself to their doorstep, and brought the Archetype along as a bonus. Revealing that the Archetype was created to deal with the "2%", Wormwood declares he is no longer needed as plans have been sped up and disables the Archetype by manipulating her ring.
 
Cornered and about to be eaten by the Bane Mother, Maria uses her mobile phone to try to hold off the Bane. While the Bane Mother is momentarily affected, she is not incapacitated. Mrs Wormwood dismisses the attempt and informs Maria that her mobile is too small; she has only made the Bane Mother angry. The Bane Mother descends, but the Archetype reveals that he has a much more powerful communications device with him: the one given to Sarah Jane by the Star Poet. When Mrs Wormwood taunts that it is useless without the frequency number, the Archetype declares that he can use the memory capacity of 10,000 humans that the Bane gave him in order to recall the frequency numbers that Mr Smith had said aloud earlier. He quickly programs the transmitter device with the Bane frequency to destroy the monstrous Bane Mother; as the device transmits, the Bane all recoil with pain. Mrs Wormwood screams that the Bane mother is dying; subsequently, their control over the populace ends and the Bubble Shock! factory is destroyed. The Bane either die or flee. At least Mrs Wormwood appears to escape, swearing revenge.
 
[[File:TheJacksonThree.jpg|thumb|The not-so-happy Jackson family]]
Back at the Jackson home, Maria reunites with her father and Sarah Jane tries to introduce herself properly, deciding on the spur of the moment to introduce the Archetype as her adopted son. When asked his name, the Archetype replies that he has none. Sarah Jane hurriedly explains that he's joking, but is spared trying to think of a name on the spot when Maria's obnoxious mother barges in, rabbiting on about being chased around the bedroom by her boyfriend with a soft drink all afternoon. She hustles them out the door amidst tacky statements about neighbours inviting themselves over, promoting the Archetype to identify her out loud as "rude." Maria's father is mortified, but Maria seems accustomed to such displays and steps back as her parents squabble over money.
 
That evening, the gang try to think up a name for the Archetype and decide on Luke (after Sarah Jane considers [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair]]). Mr Smith is able to create adoption papers for Luke, so there will be no issues with paperwork. That night, the trio sit together in Sarah Jane's garden, looking up at the stars. Sarah Jane proclaims that there are many adventures to be had on Earth, hinting at things to come.
 
== Cast ==
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
* [[Maria Jackson]] - [[Yasmin Paige]]
* [[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
* [[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
* [[Maria Jackson]] - [[Yasmin Paige]]
* Voice of [[Mr Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]
* Voice of [[K9 Mark IV|K9]] - [[John Leeson]]
* [[Kelsey Hooper]] - [[Porsha Lawrence-Mavour]]
* [[Davey (Invasion of the Bane)|Davey]]- [[Jamie Davis]]
* [[Alan Jackson]] - [[Joseph Millson]]
* [[Alan Jackson]] - [[Joseph Millson]]
* [[Chrissie Jackson]] - [[Juliet Cowan]]
* [[Chrissie Jackson]] - [[Juliet Cowan]]
* [[Kelsey Harper]] - [[Porsha Lawrence Mavour]]
* [[Lesley (Invasion of the Bane)|Secretary]] - [[Rungano Nyoni]]
* [[Mrs Wormwood]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
* [[Technician (Invasion of the Bane)|Technician]] - [[Philip North]]
* [[Davey]] - [[Jamie Davis]]
* [[Bubbleshock Girl]] - [[Sydney White]]
* Voice of [[K-9]] - [[John Leeson]]
* [[Newsreader (Invasion of the Bane)|Newsreader]] - [[Olivia Hill]]
* [[Mr Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]
* [[Konnie Huq (in-universe)|Konnie Huq]] - [[Konnie Huq|Herself]]
* [[Lesley]] - [[Rungano Nyoni]]
* [[Gethin Jones (in-universe)|Gethin Jones]] - [[Gethin Jones|Himself]]


==Crew==
==== Uncredited cast ====
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* Neighbours - Steven Walden, Brian Taher, David Handford, Richard Dax, Dennis Gregory, Eddie Martin, Kate Izon, Maria Jordon<ref name=":0" />
* Kids in Commercial - Jay Worley, Joshua Hughes, Adam Smith, Owen Roberts, Kyde Marable, Alice Ford, Charlotte Martin, Jenny Davies, Mim Davie, Elinor Crawley<ref name=":0" />
* Skateboarders - Nicky Howells, Mathew Williams<ref name=":0" />
* Passerbys - Stevie Ann Beddoe, Alan White, Nadine Brown, Denea Williams<ref name=":0" />
* Tourists - Tim Discolour, Justin Walters, Marianne Hemming, Joanna Ruiz, Mandy Garrigan, Louis Ryan, Harry Brooks, Carlton Venn, Alex Robinson, Joshua Davey, Ciara Cohen Ennis, Maya Linstrum-Newman, Sara Maredudd, Amy Harvey, Anna Holloway, Bethan James, Gurmail Singh, Lynford Hydes<ref name=":0" />
* Bus Driver - Ian Mitchel<ref name=":0" />
* Mrs Wormwood's Workers - Andrew Morgan John, Ian Adamson<ref name=":0" />
* Davey's Workers - Johnny Cross, Oliver Cullen<ref name=":0" />
* Zombified City Folk - Faye Qasseem, Sophie Lewis, Emily Robinson, Olivia Brooks, Owen Griffiths, Alex Varney, Tomos Williams, Jordan Ovenstone, Eifion Gruffydd, Jack Penketh, Joe Clifton, Nick Brier, Denise Giles, Catherine Olding, Scott Baker, Sousilla Pillay, Jacqueline Morris, Helen Cuthbert, Nicola Horton, Kerry Regan, Danielle Lewis, Kodjo Tsakpo, Will Downie, Steven Evans, Oliver Hopkins, James Welsh, Gary Devonish, Toni Rice, David Ulett [''and a Joanna with no known surname'']<ref name=":0" />
* Stunt double for Sarah Jane - [[Abbi Collins]]<ref name=":0" />
* Stand-in for Sarah Jane - Denise Giles<ref name=":0" />
* ADR voices - Paula Keogh, Wendi Sheard, Yiv Youell, Nicholas Wilkes, Neil Gray, Paul Ganney, Vernon Keeble-Watson, Steve Bracken-Keogh, Terence Mustoo<ref name=":0" />
 
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== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* Sarah Jane has a licence plate from [[Ontario]].
* Kelsey mentions the [[Pope]] and musician [[James Blunt]], whom she admits might be an alien.
* Kelsey has friends named [[Darren (Invasion of the Bane)|Darren]], [[Suki (Invasion of the Bane)|Suki]] and [[Sakkib (Invasion of the Bane)|Sakkib]].
* Alan mentions actress [[Angelina Jolie]].
* Chrissie mentions her boyfriend [[Ivan]].
* [[Kath Pontin]] is a friend of Kelsey's mother.


==References==
=== Locations ===
*In Sarah's attic there is; a photo of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], a silhouette of a [[Dalek]] and a [[Police box]], several sketches of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and a photo of [[Harry Sullivan]]. She also possesses a book by [[H.G. Wells]].
* [[K9 Mark IV|K9]] is sealing off a [[black hole]] created in [[Switzerland]].
*When considering names for Luke, Sarah Jane considers Harry (for Harry Sullivan) and Alistair (for the Brigadier).
* Ivan has booked a villa just outside [[Skiathos]].
*[[K-9 Mark IV]] sealing off a [[black hole]] created in [[Switzerland]]. This is a reference to the CERN project which is also featured in the ''[[Torchwood]]'' audio drama ''[[Lost Souls]]''.
*Sarah mentions travelling with [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and then meeting [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] again years later. The latter is a reference to [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''.
*Sarah meets a star poet from [[Arkateen 5]]. This creature is of the same apparent species as the one that seduces [[Toshiko Sato]] and is ultimately killed by [[Jack Harkness]] in [[TW]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts]]''.
*Sarah Jane's computer is named [[Mr Smith]] which may or may not be a reference to [[Aliases of the Doctor|John Smith]], the alias used by [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] when Sarah first met him ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]''). ''It is later indicated that at the very least Mr. Smith's activation phrase "Mr. Smith, I need you" has its origins in romantic notes sent between her parents ([[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]).''
*Sarah Jane mentions that there are secret organizations dedicated to finding aliens, but they tend to go in with "guns blazing" - a veiled reference to both [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] and [[UNIT]].
*Alan mentions actress Angelina Jolie.
*Mrs Wormwood mentions soap opera, Hollyoaks.


==Story Notes==
=== Real world ===
* To date, this is the only 60-minute episode to be produced of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''; regular series episodes would be 25 minutes in length.
* Mrs Wormwood mentions the soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', after mistaking it for "the Holy Oak".
* This was the first episode of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise in which [[Russell T Davies]] shared co-writing credit, until the [[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)]]
* This episode, which was considered a pilot for the spinoff, aired in the UK only 3 days after the 25th anniversary of the broadcast of the previous Sarah Jane-related pilot, ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]''.


[[Image:SarahJane2.jpg|thumb|right|BBC promotional cast portrait]]
=== Books ===
* Sarah Jane has a book by [[H. G. Wells]] in her attic.
* A printout that Sarah Jane has upstairs shows part of the cover of the Whitley Strieber book ''[[Communion]]''.


===Ratings===
=== Races and species ===
''to be added''
* Sarah Jane meets a [[Star Poet]] from [[Arcateen V]].


===Myths===
=== Technology ===
''to be added''
* The Star Poet gives Sarah Jane an [[Arcateenian communicator]].
* Sarah Jane has a [[mysterious circuit]], a [[mirror drone]] and a [[dynacron star drive]] inside her attic.
* Mrs Wormwood knows about [[Artron energy]] and the [[Time Vortex]].
* Sarah Jane is now equipped with a [[scanner watch]], which detects alien life and technology, and a [[sonic lipstick]].
* [[Deadlock seal]]s are mentioned and, as with the sonic screwdriver, cannot be opened with the sonic lipstick.


===Location Filming===
=== Companies ===
''to be added''
* [[Archer & Lewis]] sold [[36 Bannerman Road]] to Alan and Maria.


===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
== Story notes ==
* Mr Smith's activation fanfare is heard for the first time, but it is not until [[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' that a character actually acknowledges hearing it (confirming that it is not simply a soundtrack element for viewers). The purpose of the fanfare has never been explained. ''It may have been intended as a parody of the chimes and musical phrases usually heard when booting up modern-day home computers, besides the music most likely is just soundtrack and Sarah Jane says this in [[DW]]: [[The Stolen Earth|TSE]] about the smoke/steam that comes off of Mr Smith when he opens.''
* This episode first aired on the same day as ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'', the last episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' [[series 1 (Torchwood)|series 1]].
* Sarah-Jane has pictures of the newly designed Daleks yet they are different to the ones from Death to the Daleks and Genesis of the Daleks and she has yet to encounter these Daleks. ''Assuming this is set after Doomsday, she may have got them from there, also she met the Doctor in the 'School Reunion' and he might have told her about the new Daleks there.''
* This was the only sixty-minute episode to be produced of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''; regular series episodes were twenty-five minutes in length, although on some occasions two-parters have been put together as an hour-long omnibus edition for repeat airings.
*When Kelsey is being converted to a Bane-human, Luke yells "Kelsey Hooper", not Kelsey Harper. ''Sarah Jane refers to her name as Kelsey Hooper first (possibly not hearing Maria or Kelsey saying it right), therefore Luke assumes - as he only heard Sarah Jane call her it - that it is her name.''
* This is the only ''The Sarah Jane Adventure'' episode that does not feature [[Clyde Langer]], as he would not be introduced until the following episode.
* Why would Maria go into town with Kelsey having known her for barely 2 minutes. ''Kids can make friends easier and as she was new she may have been desperate to seem fun. Plus Kelsey was not taking no for an answer hence why Maria laughs nervously and is like, "What the hell?" ''
* [[Porsha Lawrence-Mavour]]'s character [[Kelsey Hooper]] makes her one and only appearance in this story. It has never been stated if Kelsey was intended to return or not, and the story itself leaves it unclear as to if she would or not. Her spot in Sarah's "gang" was later occupied by [[Clyde Langer]]. No clarification of the matter was ever officially given by the production team. The character was mentioned as still being Maria's friend in [[Warriors of Kudlak (novelisation)|the novelisation]] of ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]''.
** Notably, [[Ceol]] from ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' was heavily implied to be an older Kelsey Hooper. The connection was never made explicit, likely due to copyright concerns.


==Continuity==
=== Unproduced script ideas ===
*In Sarah's attic there is a picture (from publicity photos for) [[K-9 and Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]''.
[[DWMSE 23]] gave readers an insight into some of the abandoned script ideas for ''Invasion of the Bane'' and ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' in general. Some ideas were:
*Sarah departed the Doctor after travelling with him in [[DW]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'', though she subsequently met him again in ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' and in various novels.
* Sarah Jane and Maria would be living in [[Croydon]].
*Sarah met the Doctor in [[Tenth Doctor|his tenth incarnation]] in [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''. It is suggested here that her newfound interest in helping (or combating) alien life was sparked by her recent adventure with him. The episode also reestablishes in dialogue Sarah's choice of lifestyle after leaving the Doctor years earlier.
* [[Alan Jackson]] would be called Kevin.
*Wormwood notes the presence of an energy field around Sarah Jane that indicates she travelled through the space-time [[vortex]], although a long time ago. Other "revival era" episodes of ''Doctor Who'' have established that those who travel with the Doctor in the TARDIS are physically altered by the experience. The last time Sarah Jane was seen travelling through time and space via the TARDIS was at the end of [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', and before that in [[DW]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'', although other media has suggested she had other encounters with the Doctor before meeting him again in ''School Reunion''.
* [[Chrissie Jackson]] would be a lot nicer than she turned out to be.
*Sarah Jane possesses a [[sonic lipstick]] which appears to function in much the same way as the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]]. At one point Sarah invokes the Doctor's name when using the device, suggesting he had something to do with creating it (a fact confirmed not on screen but on the show's website). Sarah also mentions that the lipstick doesn't work against deadlock-sealed doors -- a weakness also mentioned of the sonic screwdriver.
* Sarah's [[scanner watch]] would actually be a disc, like the one [[Jabe]] used in ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''.
* [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Wormwood]] and [[Davey (Invasion of the Bane)|Davey]]'s real names would be Zalia and Elspatch.
* The [[Bubble Shock! factory]] would be called Essia and the tours would be run under the impression it's keeping kids busy in the holidays.
* Zalia and Elspatch would wonder if Sarah Jane is a [[Time Agency|Time Agent]] or works for the [[Judoon]], as she has three years of her life missing.
* Sarah Jane would fight off [[Lesley (Invasion of the Bane)|Lesley]] with [[Rutan Host|Rutan]] nerve gas, which would make her nose go green.
* The Archetype would be called "the Seedling" and be named Luke upon arrival at Sarah Jane's house.
* Instead of Davey attacking Sarah in the attic, a creature called the Gloor would. The Gloor would be disguised in a parcel, brought in by Kevin. This idea was later used in ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' with [[Travast Polong]], though that alien wasn't hostile.
* Chrissie, not Alan, would be taken over by Bubble Shock!.
* Sarah Jane would recount some of her adventures with the Doctor, such as fighting [[dinosaur]]s in ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' and [[Osiran service robot|mummies]] on [[Mars]] in ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', and seeing the [[human]] race frozen in an [[Nerva Beacon|ark]] billions of years in the future in ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''.


==DVD and Other Releases==
=== Ratings ===
This has been released on a vanilla DVD. It also featured in the Series One box set, which was released in North America on 7 October 2008; UK release is scheduled for 10 November 2008.
* 2.9 million viewers, with an AI score of 77. ([[DWMSE 23]])


==Novelisation==
=== Filming locations ===
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* Aberdare Skate Park, Aberdare, Cardiff
:''Main article: [[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)]]''
* Cogan Leisure Centre, Penarth
* Penarth Pier, Penarth
* Clinton Road, Penarth
* Plassey Street, Penarth
* Glebe Street, Penarth
* Windsor Road, Penarth
* Black Horse Ltd (Cardiff), Cardiff
* Elinia House, Ely Fields, Cardiff
* Trident Park (Old NEG Factory), (formerly Nippon Electric Glass UK), Cardiff Bay
* College Green, London


''Invasion of the Bane'' has been adapted as a novel by [[Terrance Dicks]] which was released in November 2007; all episodes of the first series have either been novelised or publications are forthcoming. Discounting the one-off novelisation of the ''[[Scream of the Shalka (novelisation)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' webcast, this marks the first novelisation of a televised ''Doctor Who''-related story since the novelisation of ''[[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film|Doctor Who: The TV Movie]]'' in 1996, and marked Dicks' first TV novelisation since ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]'' in 1990.
=== Production errors ===
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==See Also==
== Continuity ==
*[[K-9 and Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]''
* Sarah Jane helps an [[Arcateenian]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)}})
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''
* In Sarah Jane's attic, there is a picture of herself twenty-five years younger with [[K9 Mark III]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)}})
*[[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''
* Wormwood notes the presence of residual [[artron energy]] around Sarah Jane that indicates she travelled through the [[Time Vortex]], although a long time ago. Those who travel with the Doctor in the TARDIS are physically altered by the experience, picking up background radiation. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}})
* K9 tells Sarah Jane that she misunderstands his functional nature when she asks him how he feels. [[K9 Mark II]] said something similar to [[Romana II]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors' Gate (TV story)}})


==External Links==
== Home video releases ==
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/sja_01.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Invasion of the Bane''']
* ''Invasion of the Bane'' was released by itself on a vanilla [[DVD]], released in Region 2 on 29 October 2007.
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* It also featured in the series one box set, which was released in North America on [[7 October (releases)|7 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] and on [[10 November (releases)|10 November]] 2008 for the UK.
* It was also released in the Complete Collection Series 1-5 boxset release (Region 2 release: 6th February 2012).


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Invasion of the Bane was the first episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures. It was written by Gareth Roberts and Russell T Davies and directed by Colin Teague. Though it had all the pretences of a pilot episode, the whole of series 1 had already been commissioned. (DWMSE 23) Even so, it is occasionally called "the pilot" in the 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. (DWMSE 23) The story had a unique run time, being an hour long. For the rest of the series, each story was comprised of two 25-minute episodes.

The episode re-introduced Sarah Jane Smith after her appearance in the Doctor Who episode School Reunion. Simultaneously, it wrote out K9 Mark IV, whom audiences would have expected to see with Sarah 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 a show of his own, and so did not want to dilute enthusiasm for the character by allowing his heavy use in The Sarah Jane Adventures. From a production point of view, this was the second time a spin-off starring Elisabeth Sladen had been produced, the first being K9 and Company in 1981.

Free from the somewhat artificial friendship with K9 that had been lumbered on her due to 1981's A Girl's Best Friend, Sarah Jane was now able to build a new cast of supporting characters. Chief among these was Maria Jackson, who played a teenage girl from across the road, who effectively became Sarah Jane's chief "companion". Her divorced parents, Alan and Chrissie Jackson, were also introduced, as was the more mysterious "Luke Smith", a boy who had been "born" at the apparent age of a teenager, and whom Sarah Jane was more-or-less forced to adopt in order to keep his super-human qualities hidden from prying eyes. Also original to this story was Mr Smith, a super-computer installed in Sarah Jane's attic.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith teams up with her new, thirteen-year-old neighbour, Maria Jackson, to face the scheming Mrs Wormwood, the head of a company producing a popular and addictive soft drink called "Bubble Shock!"

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Bubble Shock!

Maria Jackson and her father, Alan, are moving into a house opposite Sarah Jane Smith on Bannerman Road. As her father sorts boxes, Maria watches a television advert for the popular new soft drink called "Bubble Shock!", which contains Bane. Maria's mother Chrissie helps out and pesters her former husband for money before leaving. That night Maria is awakened by a bright light. She follows it to Sarah Jane's house and finds a glowing alien, which is crooning a beautiful lullaby in an alien language as it communicates with Sarah Jane. After a moment of mutual understanding, the alien ascends into the night sky and disappears, leaving Sarah Jane waving goodbye. Suddenly terrified, Maria runs home and locks the front door.

The next morning a local girl, Kelsey Hooper, arrives to welcome the new family. She at first seems somewhat overbearing and pushy, feeling entitled to take advantage of the new family's internet and television and feeling free to complain about their lack of music channels. Nevertheless, she is friendly and invites Maria to spend the afternoon with her, offering to take her into town. When Maria says she has no money, Kelsey tells her about the free Bubble Shock! bus. It takes visitors for a guided tour of the Bubble Shock! factory. As they leave, Mr Jackson follows to say goodbye and they all spot Sarah next door. Kelsey dismisses her as a madwoman and claims she caused the prior neighbours to go insane as well; they'd starting talking of seeing aliens. Ignoring Kelsey, Mr Jackson tries to introduce himself. Sarah meets his overtures with a declaration that she doesn't like to be bothered, but as he makes it clear his feelings are hurt, she attempts a modicum of small talk. This abruptly stops when she overhears the girls' plans and hurries to give chase in her car.

Maria Jackson has just moved in.

On the bus, Maria questions Kelsey about the secret ingredient in Bubble Shock! known only as Bane. Kelsey echoes the claims made by the television adverts that Bane is organic and that makes it good. Maria is not convinced enough to drink any of it, saying that she finds it disgusting. Kelsey informs her she must be part of the official 2% of the population that doesn't like the drink. After the bus reaches the factory, all the guests go through a security scanner and have to turn off their mobile phones. Unknown to them, the scanner collects their DNA. A boy, the Archetype, lies in a medical chamber with a breathing mask over his mouth. A worker informs his supervisor, Mrs Wormwood, that the DNA of the children has been transmitted. Mrs Wormwood is delighted and believes "mother" will be equally pleased.

The guests are led by PR agent Davey, who offers everyone numerous free samples of the drink whilst dully providing a pre-written PR statement on the virtues of the drink. He notices Maria has not taken a sample and insists she does. She says that she doesn't care for it, and is in the 2% of the population who feel likewise. Davey cryptically replies that the factory is working on a way to make sure 100% of the population will consume the drink. Maria retorts that she'd rather have a cup of tea and tosses the offered sample back into the box.

Sarah Jane has meanwhile infiltrated the factory grounds and observes the tour group from a distance. Her wristwatch starts bleeping, having detected something out of the ordinary, and she triumphantly remarks "I knew it!". Now convinced something is afoot in the factory, Sarah Jane comes across a locked door and uses her own sonic device, a sonic lipstick, to open it before being captured by guards who take her to Mrs Wormwood's office. Sarah Jane comments that Wormwood was described in the Bible as a star that would fall to Earth and taint the world's water supply. Wormwood recognises Sarah Jane's name from e-mails and phone calls the company received, all of which went unanswered. She agrees to grant Sarah Jane an interview.

Sarah Jane confronts Ms Wormwood in her office.

Sarah Jane asks how they obtained a license to make food and drink in two weeks. Mrs Wormwood replies that they are only satisfying the Western world's need for food. Sarah Jane presses her on the nature of the mysterious Bane ingredient. Every test she has had run on the drink has failed to reveal anything — almost as if the drink had a form of intelligence and was hiding its contents. Mrs Wormwood insists that she drink some Bubble Shock! Sarah Jane refuses and suggests that Wormwood comes from space. Mrs Wormwood mocks such an idea as crazy talk and has her secretary Lesley escort Sarah Jane out of the factory. Once in the lift, Wormwood orders her secretary to kill Sarah Jane, but she foils the attack and escapes further into the factory.

Kelsey tries to phone her friend Suki and wanders into a restricted area. Her mobile phone disturbs an unknown beast and sets off an emergency alarm, causing the factory to be evacuated. Davey finds her huddled in a corner, screaming for someone to get "that thing" away from her. Davey angrily responds that the creature is not "a thing", Kelsey is; the creature is his mother. One of the guards locates Kelsey's phone and when Davey snarls at him to turn it off, obliges by crushing it under his boot heel, to Kelsey's indignation. Maria tries to find Kelsey but she sets off the alarm again and prompts a system overload that allows the Archetype to escape. Mrs Wormwood and Davey lead teams in an attempt to find the source of the alarm.

Soon, Maria bumps into the Archetype. She tries to introduce herself, while the Archetype just repeats what she says back to her. They hide in a cubicle in the women's toilets and are soon joined by Sarah Jane, with both parties surprised to see one another. Just outside, Davey reports they have searched everywhere and have found no sign of the intruders. Mrs Wormwood asks him if he has checked inside the women's toilets. Somewhat shocked, he replies that his training on human culture had stated it was strictly forbidden for males to enter. Frustrated at his stupidity, Wormwood storms into the toilets and slams open all the cubicles but finds no one there. Davey points out the window has been opened, and Wormwood realises Sarah Jane and the children have escaped. Outside they flee to Sarah Jane's car. Maria protests that they left Kelsey behind.

Sarah Jane uses her sonic lipstick to get out of the factory grounds. In Mrs Wormwood's office, Kelsey rants about the treatment she has received. Unable to make sense of her tirade, Wormwood decides to change into her natural form in order to scan the girl's mind. She informs Kelsey that she is about to deactivate her image translator and requests that the girl try not to scream. Kelsey defiantly proclaims that she never screams, but instantly proves herself wrong when Mrs Wormwood reveals her true form. Some time later, Kelsey lies unconscious in the office. Davey notes Wormwood held back, to which she replies that children have parents who would cause them trouble by asking questions. She attempts to make sense of Kelsey's thoughts and finds most of them to be no use, focusing on boys and pop culture. She eventually discovers Kelsey knows of Sarah Jane and lives on the same street. She dispatches Davey to take Kelsey home with his true objective being to kill Sarah and retrieve the Archetype.

Davey changes from human to Bane.

Upon arriving back at Bannerman Road, Sarah Jane tells Maria to go home and not get involved. Maria replies that it is too late for that and reveals she saw the alien from the previous night, which shocks Sarah Jane. However, Sarah Jane puts her foot down and tells Maria her life is dangerous; she does not want anyone else getting hurt for the decisions she has made. A furious Maria runs home and her father attempts to comfort her. Sarah Jane questions the Archetype on his origins. She finds that despite his appearance he lacks a navel or any common-sense knowledge. Most surprisingly, Sarah Jane's alien watch reveals him to be only hours old. When she asks him who he is he only replies, "I am everyone". A male voice calls out to Sarah Jane. The Archetype asks what it is but Sarah Jane quickly responds that it is nothing and that he is not allowed to go upstairs.

Soon after, Davey's car pulls up on the street. Kelsey attempts to flirt with him, but he just tells her to get out. Kelsey enters the Jacksons' house and a relieved Maria asks her what happened. Kelsey remembers nothing, instead believing Maria abandoned her for no reason and that she had to get a lift home from Davey. Realising this means he is on their street, an alarmed Maria runs to Sarah Jane's house to warn her. Sarah Jane initially mistakes her intent and shuts the door on her but quickly opens it when Kelsey screams — Davey has revealed his true Bane form and is crawling along the side of the house. Sarah Jane quickly rushes both girls inside, but Davey easily tears the front door off its hinges and chases them up the stairs.

The Bane Mother reveals herself.

Sarah Jane tells the children to wait as she dashes into a room she declares off limits and returns with a mysterious spray with which she attacks Davey. The spray works and he is successfully repulsed, regaining his human appearance before running away. As Sarah Jane unhappily notes that she has just used up the last of her spray on Davey, Kelsey slips away into the mysterious room and loudly declares her amazement. Sarah Jane and the others follow, revealing a room filled with mementos of past adventures and also a talking computer, Mr Smith. One of the mementos is a transmitting device given to Sarah Jane by the glowing alien Maria had seen earlier; that alien was a Star Poet who had gotten lost, and Sarah Jane had helped her find her way home. In gratitude, the Star Poet had told Sarah Jane that she could use the device to contact the Star Poet if she ever needed help with poetry. Maria and the Archetype show particular interest in the device, but Sarah Jane discourages them from touching her possessions.

Back at the factory, Davey faces Mrs Wormwood regarding his failure. Despite begging for mercy and proclaiming that Sarah Jane has terrible weapons, Davey is reminded that there is no mercy for failure in the Bane world. Assuming her true form, Mrs Wormwood remarks that Davey will be fed to the Bane Mother in accordance with the penalty. Davey screams as she looms over him...

When asked about how she got interested in aliens, Sarah Jane explains that years ago, she met a man unlike any other who took her on adventures in time and space. Then, their time together ended, and she was "back to a normal life of electric bills, burst pipes, bus tickets and rain". She continues that while at first she tried to forget their time together, she eventually met him again years later and had an epiphany: she could continue her work on Earth, finding aliens who come to Earth and helping the friendly ones. She contrasts herself with other groups who approach alien visitors with "guns blazing." Also, K9 is introduced to Maria, the Archetype and Kelsey when Sarah Jane communicates with him via a long-distance visual interface facilitated by Mr Smith, as he is not currently at home with her. Sarah Jane reveals that he is closing off a black hole that is threatening Earth and has been in there for "a year and a half now, plugging the distortion". He does not know how long he will have to remain there. After he signs off, Sarah Jane admits that his absence makes her feel even more isolated than before.

Sarah Jane and her newly acquired gang celebrate their victory

As Sarah Jane has been talking to Maria and the Archetype, her scanner watch which detects alien life forms has been going off unnoticed. After the Archetype points it out, Sarah Jane uses the watch to find the alien life form: it is in Kelsey's Bubble Shock! drink. They realise with horror that the "organic bane" ingredient is literally a living Bane, and the drinkers of the highly popular soda are now Bane hosts. Earth is being primed for a Bane takeover.

Comprehending the need for immediate action, Sarah Jane uses Mr Smith to patch into the Bubble Shock! factory communication systems. In order to do so, Mr Smith determines the Banes' communication frequency and reads its numbers aloud as he displays them. Sarah Jane is able to contact Mrs Wormwood when Mr Smith "dials" the frequency. She and Wormwood trade barbs over the attempts on Sarah Jane's life (the next one will apparently involve harpoons). Sarah Jane then offers Wormwood an ultimatum should the Bane not leave Earth: if they do not leave, she will "do something" to stop them. Mrs Wormwood scornfully challenges her to "bring it on" and discontinues the conversation. She then declares that the Bane must begin their takeover immediately and exercises mind control over all the Bubble Shock! drinkers, including Alan and Kelsey. Sarah Jane is able to stop Kelsey, but all the other drinkers begin marching, chanting, "Drink it". They are commanded to "convert" those who have not imbibed and the few not under the control find themselves being threatened with soft drink bottles by the possessed. Harried by mind-controlled Bubble Shock! drinkers, the group heads to the factory.

After gaining access to the factory grounds, the group finds themselves trapped between the Bubble Shock! mob at the factory gates and a deadlock sealed door to the factory itself. Having cast about for a solution, Sarah Jane drives through the factory wall in the Bubble Shock! bus. The surprise entrance doesn't phase Mrs Wormwood. She appears rather pleased that Sarah Jane has delivered herself to their doorstep, and brought the Archetype along as a bonus. Revealing that the Archetype was created to deal with the "2%", Wormwood declares he is no longer needed as plans have been sped up and disables the Archetype by manipulating her ring.

Cornered and about to be eaten by the Bane Mother, Maria uses her mobile phone to try to hold off the Bane. While the Bane Mother is momentarily affected, she is not incapacitated. Mrs Wormwood dismisses the attempt and informs Maria that her mobile is too small; she has only made the Bane Mother angry. The Bane Mother descends, but the Archetype reveals that he has a much more powerful communications device with him: the one given to Sarah Jane by the Star Poet. When Mrs Wormwood taunts that it is useless without the frequency number, the Archetype declares that he can use the memory capacity of 10,000 humans that the Bane gave him in order to recall the frequency numbers that Mr Smith had said aloud earlier. He quickly programs the transmitter device with the Bane frequency to destroy the monstrous Bane Mother; as the device transmits, the Bane all recoil with pain. Mrs Wormwood screams that the Bane mother is dying; subsequently, their control over the populace ends and the Bubble Shock! factory is destroyed. The Bane either die or flee. At least Mrs Wormwood appears to escape, swearing revenge.

The not-so-happy Jackson family

Back at the Jackson home, Maria reunites with her father and Sarah Jane tries to introduce herself properly, deciding on the spur of the moment to introduce the Archetype as her adopted son. When asked his name, the Archetype replies that he has none. Sarah Jane hurriedly explains that he's joking, but is spared trying to think of a name on the spot when Maria's obnoxious mother barges in, rabbiting on about being chased around the bedroom by her boyfriend with a soft drink all afternoon. She hustles them out the door amidst tacky statements about neighbours inviting themselves over, promoting the Archetype to identify her out loud as "rude." Maria's father is mortified, but Maria seems accustomed to such displays and steps back as her parents squabble over money.

That evening, the gang try to think up a name for the Archetype and decide on Luke (after Sarah Jane considers Harry and Alistair). Mr Smith is able to create adoption papers for Luke, so there will be no issues with paperwork. That night, the trio sit together in Sarah Jane's garden, looking up at the stars. Sarah Jane proclaims that there are many adventures to be had on Earth, hinting at things to come.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Uncredited cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Removal Men - Tony Honeka, Steve Giles[1]
  • Neighbours - Steven Walden, Brian Taher, David Handford, Richard Dax, Dennis Gregory, Eddie Martin, Kate Izon, Maria Jordon[1]
  • Kids in Commercial - Jay Worley, Joshua Hughes, Adam Smith, Owen Roberts, Kyde Marable, Alice Ford, Charlotte Martin, Jenny Davies, Mim Davie, Elinor Crawley[1]
  • Skateboarders - Nicky Howells, Mathew Williams[1]
  • Passerbys - Stevie Ann Beddoe, Alan White, Nadine Brown, Denea Williams[1]
  • Tourists - Tim Discolour, Justin Walters, Marianne Hemming, Joanna Ruiz, Mandy Garrigan, Louis Ryan, Harry Brooks, Carlton Venn, Alex Robinson, Joshua Davey, Ciara Cohen Ennis, Maya Linstrum-Newman, Sara Maredudd, Amy Harvey, Anna Holloway, Bethan James, Gurmail Singh, Lynford Hydes[1]
  • Bus Driver - Ian Mitchel[1]
  • Mrs Wormwood's Workers - Andrew Morgan John, Ian Adamson[1]
  • Davey's Workers - Johnny Cross, Oliver Cullen[1]
  • Zombified City Folk - Faye Qasseem, Sophie Lewis, Emily Robinson, Olivia Brooks, Owen Griffiths, Alex Varney, Tomos Williams, Jordan Ovenstone, Eifion Gruffydd, Jack Penketh, Joe Clifton, Nick Brier, Denise Giles, Catherine Olding, Scott Baker, Sousilla Pillay, Jacqueline Morris, Helen Cuthbert, Nicola Horton, Kerry Regan, Danielle Lewis, Kodjo Tsakpo, Will Downie, Steven Evans, Oliver Hopkins, James Welsh, Gary Devonish, Toni Rice, David Ulett [and a Joanna with no known surname][1]
  • Stunt double for Sarah Jane - Abbi Collins[1]
  • Stand-in for Sarah Jane - Denise Giles[1]
  • ADR voices - Paula Keogh, Wendi Sheard, Yiv Youell, Nicholas Wilkes, Neil Gray, Paul Ganney, Vernon Keeble-Watson, Steve Bracken-Keogh, Terence Mustoo[1]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff

Script department

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Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.
          

Gerry Dawson's role as Store person credited as "Store man".  Tim Hodges' role as Assistant editor credited as "Editor's assistant".


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Real world[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Mrs Wormwood mentions the soap opera Hollyoaks, after mistaking it for "the Holy Oak".

Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sarah Jane has a book by H. G. Wells in her attic.
  • A printout that Sarah Jane has upstairs shows part of the cover of the Whitley Strieber book Communion.

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Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This episode first aired on the same day as End of Days, the last episode of Torchwood series 1.
  • This was the only sixty-minute episode to be produced of The Sarah Jane Adventures; regular series episodes were twenty-five minutes in length, although on some occasions two-parters have been put together as an hour-long omnibus edition for repeat airings.
  • This is the only The Sarah Jane Adventure episode that does not feature Clyde Langer, as he would not be introduced until the following episode.
  • Porsha Lawrence-Mavour's character Kelsey Hooper makes her one and only appearance in this story. It has never been stated if Kelsey was intended to return or not, and the story itself leaves it unclear as to if she would or not. Her spot in Sarah's "gang" was later occupied by Clyde Langer. No clarification of the matter was ever officially given by the production team. The character was mentioned as still being Maria's friend in the novelisation of Warriors of Kudlak.
    • Notably, Ceol from Faction Paradox was heavily implied to be an older Kelsey Hooper. The connection was never made explicit, likely due to copyright concerns.

Unproduced script ideas[[edit] | [edit source]]

DWMSE 23 gave readers an insight into some of the abandoned script ideas for Invasion of the Bane and The Sarah Jane Adventures in general. Some ideas were:

  • Sarah Jane and Maria would be living in Croydon.
  • Alan Jackson would be called Kevin.
  • Chrissie Jackson would be a lot nicer than she turned out to be.
  • Sarah's scanner watch would actually be a disc, like the one Jabe used in The End of the World.
  • Wormwood and Davey's real names would be Zalia and Elspatch.
  • The Bubble Shock! factory would be called Essia and the tours would be run under the impression it's keeping kids busy in the holidays.
  • Zalia and Elspatch would wonder if Sarah Jane is a Time Agent or works for the Judoon, as she has three years of her life missing.
  • Sarah Jane would fight off Lesley with Rutan nerve gas, which would make her nose go green.
  • The Archetype would be called "the Seedling" and be named Luke upon arrival at Sarah Jane's house.
  • Instead of Davey attacking Sarah in the attic, a creature called the Gloor would. The Gloor would be disguised in a parcel, brought in by Kevin. This idea was later used in The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith with Travast Polong, though that alien wasn't hostile.
  • Chrissie, not Alan, would be taken over by Bubble Shock!.
  • Sarah Jane would recount some of her adventures with the Doctor, such as fighting dinosaurs in Invasion of the Dinosaurs and mummies on Mars in Pyramids of Mars, and seeing the human race frozen in an ark billions of years in the future in The Ark in Space.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 2.9 million viewers, with an AI score of 77. (DWMSE 23)

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Aberdare Skate Park, Aberdare, Cardiff
  • Cogan Leisure Centre, Penarth
  • Penarth Pier, Penarth
  • Clinton Road, Penarth
  • Plassey Street, Penarth
  • Glebe Street, Penarth
  • Windsor Road, Penarth
  • Black Horse Ltd (Cardiff), Cardiff
  • Elinia House, Ely Fields, Cardiff
  • Trident Park (Old NEG Factory), (formerly Nippon Electric Glass UK), Cardiff Bay
  • College Green, London

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Sarah Jane helps an Arcateenian. (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts [+]Loading...["Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)"])
  • In Sarah Jane's attic, there is a picture of herself twenty-five years younger with K9 Mark III. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"])
  • Wormwood notes the presence of residual artron energy around Sarah Jane that indicates she travelled through the Time Vortex, although a long time ago. Those who travel with the Doctor in the TARDIS are physically altered by the experience, picking up background radiation. (TV: Dalek [+]Loading...["Dalek (TV story)"])
  • K9 tells Sarah Jane that she misunderstands his functional nature when she asks him how he feels. K9 Mark II said something similar to Romana II. (TV: Warriors' Gate [+]Loading...["Warriors' Gate (TV story)"])

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Invasion of the Bane was released by itself on a vanilla DVD, released in Region 2 on 29 October 2007.
  • It also featured in the series one box set, which was released in North America on 7 October 2008 and on 10 November 2008 for the UK.
  • It was also released in the Complete Collection Series 1-5 boxset release (Region 2 release: 6th February 2012).

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ No on screen date is given for the first two series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, outside of The Day of the Clown from the second series being set shortly after 9 October in an undisclosed year. While Donna Noble's present from the fourth series of Doctor Who is set around the same time as the first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, and The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith from the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures is explicitly described as being set a year after Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? from the first series, Doctor Who's fourth series is not consistently dated, with TV: The Fires of Pompeii, TV: The Waters of Mars, and AUDIO: SOS setting the present of the 13 regular episodes in 2008 (heavily implied by TV: The Star Beast and TV: The Giggle as well), and PROSE: Beautiful Chaos setting them in about April to June 2009.

Citations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 DWMSE 23

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