SJAF 3

Episode three of Sarah Jane's Alien Files aired alongside Death of the Doctor.

	Luke, Mr Smith
	13 Bannerman Road
	Pip Banyard
	John Piper
	3
	25 October 2010
	1x30 minute episode
Sarah Jane's Alien Files
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Synopsis

Luke Smith returns home from University, bringing with him his washing, which Mr Smith, seeing it a highly volatile biological culture, offers to incinerate. On his mum's instructions, Luke updates the Alien Files with what he knows about Mrs Wormwood, the Bane Mother, and the Sontarans.

Cast

• Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
• Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong

Crew

• Title music - Murray Gold
• Music - Sam Watts
• Script consultant - Phil Ford
• Graphics - BBC Wales Graphics
• Director of photography - Tim Knight
• Camera operator - Leon Hoser
• Sound recordist - Olly Astles-Jones
• Make-up - Emma Bailey
• Online editor - Paul Shields
• Dubbing mixer - Ashley Armstrong
• Production executive - Dominic Parry
• Production manager - Jane Jenkins
• Editors - Ivan Probert, Andy Taylor
• For BBC Wales - Brian Minchin, Nikki Wilson
• Director - Pip Banyard
• Executive producers - Gillian Scothern, Russell T Davies
• Series producer - John Piper

Worldbuilding

• Mr Smith is pleased that Luke left K9 at Oxford when he came home to visit.
• Luke was enthusiastic about helping with the Alien Files, declaring that they don't get enough aliens over in Oxford.
• Mr Smith compares the Sontarans' warlike qualities to that of the Daleks.

Story notes

• This story contains clips from the television stories Invasion of the Bane, The Last Sontaran and Enemy of the Bane.

Continuity

• Mr Smith recalls how Mrs Wormwood referred to herself as Luke's true mother. (TV: Enemy of the Bane)
• Mr Smith mentions Luke being instrumental in defeating the Slitheen family (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen) and Uvlavad Kudlak of the Uvodni. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak)