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|main character = [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Rani Chandra|Rani]], [[Sky Smith|Sky]], [[Mr Smith]] | |main character = [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Rani Chandra|Rani]], [[Sky Smith|Sky]], [[Mr Smith]] | ||
|featuring = Carla Langer | |featuring = Ellie Faber | ||
| | |featuring2 = Carla Langer | ||
| | |featuring3 = Haresh Chandra | ||
|featuring4 = Steve Wallace | |||
|enemy = [[Hetocumtek]] | |enemy = [[Hetocumtek]] | ||
|setting = [[Ealing]], [[2011]] | |setting = [[Ealing]], [[2011]] | ||
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|next = The Man Who Never Was (TV story) | |next = The Man Who Never Was (TV story) | ||
|network = [[CBBC]]}} | |network = [[CBBC]]}} | ||
'''''The Curse of Clyde Langer''''' was the second serial of [[Series 5 (SJA)|series 5]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It was written by [[Phil Ford]] and directed by [[Ashley Way]]. | '''''The Curse of Clyde Langer''''' was the second serial of [[Series 5 (SJA)|series 5]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It was written by [[Phil Ford]] and directed by [[Ashley Way]]. As well as being the 2012 winner of the Writer's Guild of Great Britain's Best Children's TV Script Award <ref>[http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners List of 2012 WGGB Award winners]</ref>, this story was notable for its frank depiction of a modern-day social ill — [[homeless]]ness — and its atypical ambiguous conclusion, in contrast to the usual "happy ending" of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Due to the show's cancellation, this story also marked the final appearances of [[Haresh Chandra]] and [[Carla Langer]]. | ||
As well as being the 2012 winner of the Writer's Guild of Great Britain's Best Children's TV Script Award <ref>[http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/events/348-writers-guild-awards-2012-winners List of 2012 WGGB Award winners]</ref>, this story was notable for its frank depiction of a modern-day social ill — [[homeless]]ness — and its atypical ambiguous conclusion, in contrast to the usual '' | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
* Sarah Jane | * Sarah Jane enrolls [[Sky Smith]] in [[Park Vale School]]. | ||
* Ellie compares a harsh thunderstorm to [[Transylvania]]. | * Ellie compares a harsh thunderstorm to [[Transylvania]]. | ||
* The [[Night Dragon Haulage]] regularly shipped goods to [[Glasgow]], [[Dublin]], [[Germany]] and [[France]]. | * The [[Night Dragon Haulage]] regularly shipped goods to [[Glasgow]], [[Dublin]], [[Germany]] and [[France]]. | ||
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=== Foods and beverages === | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* Clyde jokes that the rain of fish would cover school dinners for a week, but he's disappointed they didn't fall down from the sky battered with a side of [[chips]]. | * Clyde jokes that the rain of fish would cover school dinners for a week, but he's disappointed they didn't fall down from the sky battered with a side of [[chips]]. | ||
* [[Carla Langer]] hates fish but loves [[chocolate]]. | * [[Carla Langer]] hates fish, but loves [[chocolate]]. | ||
* Clyde gives Ellie enough pocket change to buy a sandwich. He suggests she could get a [[bacon]] butty. | * Clyde gives Ellie enough pocket change to buy a sandwich. He suggests she could get a [[bacon]] butty. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This episode was the first one in which Sky was included in Clyde's description of 13 Bannerman Road in the pre-titles sequence. Clyde describes Sky as Sarah Jane's "adopted daughter from another world". | * This episode was the first one in which Sky was included in Clyde's description of 13 Bannerman Road in the pre-titles sequence. Clyde describes Sky as Sarah Jane's "adopted daughter from another world". | ||
* Discounting the usual opening prologue, part one begins with Clyde appearing to break the fourth wall, though it is later revealed that he's addressing Ellie, not the audience. | * Discounting the usual opening prologue, part one begins with Clyde appearing to break the fourth wall, though it is later revealed that he's addressing Ellie, not the audience. | ||
* Clyde's comic ''[[The Silver Bullet]]'' was published as a [[The Silver Bullet (SJA comic story)|readable comic]] on the BBC website around the time of airing. Although the comic is no longer officially available. | |||
* Clyde's comic ''[[The Silver Bullet]]'' was published as a [[The Silver Bullet (SJA comic story)|readable comic]] on the BBC website around the time of airing. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* When Rani raises the possibility that [[Hetocumtek]] may have been an alien, Sarah Jane states that it would not be the first time that an | * When Rani raises the possibility that [[Hetocumtek]] may have been an alien, Sarah Jane states that it would not be the first time that an alien has posed as a [[god]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') | ||
* Rani refers to the economic crash of [[2008]]. Unbeknownst to the general public, the ensuing recession was caused by a British teenager named [[Theo Lawson]] hacking into several multinational banks and acquiring enough money for the rest of his life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Situation Vacant (audio story)|Situation Vacant]]'') | * Rani refers to the economic crash of [[2008]]. Unbeknownst to the general public, the ensuing recession was caused by a British teenager named [[Theo Lawson]] hacking into several multinational banks and acquiring enough money for the rest of his life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Situation Vacant (audio story)|Situation Vacant]]'') | ||
* [[ | * Clyde's drawing that was put in the museum is on his bedroom wall, ([[TV]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge (TV story)|Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') and above his bed is a painting of his character [[Booster Man]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Berserker]]'') | ||
* According to Sarah Jane, Sky has been with her for "barely a month" since they met. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'') | |||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD releases === | === DVD releases === | ||
* This story was included in the 5th Series DVD release (Region 2 release: 6th February 2012). | * This story was included in the 5th Series DVD release (Region 2 release: 6th February 2012). | ||
