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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.
- The object that Sarah Jane had Mr. Smith analyse was from Alfava Metraxis.
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 of the story does not appear to be a member of the Slitheen family, its skin colour is a darker green and also has green fingernails.
Music
- Bulletproof - La Roux
- Untouchable - Cheryl Cole
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
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[2]
See also
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External links
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