The Nightmare Man (TV story)

The Nightmare Man
Featuring:	Sarah Jane Smith Luke Smith Rani Chandra Clyde Langer K9 Mark IV
Main enemy:	Nightmare Man
Main setting:	Earth
Key crew
Writer:	Joseph Lidster
Director:	Joss Agnew
Producer:	Brian Minchin
Release details
Story number:	20
Release number:	Series 4
Premiere broadcast:	11th October 2010(Part 1) 12 October 2010 (Part 2)
Format:	2x 30 minute episodes

The Nightmare Man is the first Story of Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Synopsis

Part 1

Luke faces life-changing events, and Bannerman Road will never be the same again. But when Sarah Jane’s son has his first nightmare, he’s haunted by a dark figure from his dreams; The Nightmare Man. A strange entity is reaching out to our world, with terrible consequences for the whole Human race.

Part 2

With Luke, Clyde and Rani trapped in a bizarre dreamscape, Sarah Jane must fight alone! As the Nightmare Man grows stronger, only K-9 might hold the key. But can Luke summon the courage to face his adult life before the whole world is trapped in an endless nightmare?

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Cast

• Sarah Jane Smith - Elizabeth Sladen
• Luke Smith - Thomas Knight
• Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
• Rani Chandra -Anjli Mohindra
• Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong
• K9 Mark IV - John Leeson
• The Nightmare Man - Julian Bleach
• Slitheen - Paul Kasey
• Voice of the Slitheen - Toby Longworth

Crew

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References

• The Doctor protecting planet Earth is referenced.
• Clyde mentions seeing Earth from space. This happened in Warriors of Kudlak.
• The events of Revenge of the Slitheen are mentioned.

Story notes

• After portraying the Nightmare Man, Julian Bleach became one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• The Raxacoricofallapatorian at the beginning does not appear to be a Slitheen family member. Its colour is a darker green and has green fingernails as well.

Ratings

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Rumours

• K9 and Luke will leave in this story.
• A Raxacorciofallapatorian will make a cameo in this story as it was shown exploding on the team in a trailer and in a shot released for this episode the team are seen covered in goo in the exact same location as in the trailer.

Filming locations

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Production errors

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Continuity

• Luke mentions that on his first day at Park Vale, the Slitheen turned off the Sun. (SJA: Revenge of the Slitheen)
• The gang are again covered in slime when a Raxacoricofallapatorian explodes.

Home video releases

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Blu-ray releases

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Novelisation

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Novelisation Cover.

This was be one of the two Series 4 stories to be adapted into a novel, the other being Death to the Doctor. Its been announced that the books have been cancelled

See also

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External links

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