Revenge of the Slitheen

02 – Revenge of the Slitheen
The Sarah Jane Adventures story
The Slitheen adult and child chasing Luke, Clyde and Maria
Cast
Starring Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith Yasmin Paige – Maria Jackson Tommy Knight – Luke Smith Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer Alexander Armstrong – Mr. Smith
Others Joseph Millson – Alan Jackson Juliet Cowan – Chrissie Jackson Martyn Ellis – Greg Blakeman Ian Midlane – Tim Jeffrey Pamela Merrick – Wendy Imogen Bain – Janine Anton Thompson McCormick – Carl Jimmy Vee – Carl Slitheen Paul Kasey – Jeffrey/Blakeman/Janine Slitheen Lachele Carl – American Newsreader
Production
Directed by	Alice Troughton
Written by	Gareth Roberts
Script editor	Lindsey Alford
Produced by	Matthew Bouch
Executive producer(s)	Phil Collinson Russell T Davies Julie Gardner
Production code	1.1 and 1.2
Series	Series 1
Length	2 episodes, 25 minutes each
Originally broadcast	24 September 2007
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → "Invasion of the Bane" Eye of the Gorgon

Revenge of the Slitheen is the second story of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It comprises the first and second episodes of the show's first series, aired on BBC1, broadcast in two parts on 24 September and 1 October 2007, with the second being broadcast a week earlier on the CBBC Channel. This serial is notable for introducing Clyde Langer into the cast- he would remain for the rest of the series.

Maria and Luke start their new school, but find all is not as it seems. Aided by Sarah Jane and their new friend Clyde, they find the Slitheen, who are enemies of The Doctor, disguised as teachers who have taken control of the technology block and are trying to switch off the Sun. Luke unknowingly gives the Slitheen the code to start the machine, and they start to absorb the power of the Sun. Sarah Jane investigates the company controlling the science block, and Maria, Luke and Clyde investigate the school. Sarah Jane is attacked by a Slitheen who disguised herself as a company secretary, Janine. Luke finds a secret room and is confronted by the Slitheen commander, his headmaster Blakeman, whilst Maria is hiding under a computer desk after being spotted by Jeffrey. Jeffrey removes his human disguise in front of Maria, but the only thing visible to her are his green feet. Maria runs away, and meets up with Clyde, who runs away too. They are rescued by the School genius Carl who then reveals he is, too, a Slitheen.

They all manage to escape and head back to Sarah Jane's house. Clyde figures out that the Slitheen are negatively affected by vinegar, and the team head off back to the school with squirty bottles of vinegar. After Maria uses the vinegar to blow up the Slitheen commander Blakeman. Then they head over to the secret room where Luke tricks the Slitheen by telling them the machine won't take the power of the Sun. He turns the machine off and uses the sonic lipstick to cause the machine to malfunction. As the room explodes, the continental Slitheen, still disguised, escape whilst Janine is electrocuted and explodes and Jeffery and Carl are trapped. They beg for Sarah's help, and she tries to open the door, but Jeffery is killed when the technology explodes. However, at the same time, Carl escapes using a teleport. Sarah Jane is highly affected by this, as she is unaware of the teleport and thinks Carl is dead with his dad. Afterwards, she tells Clyde about her travels with The Doctor, and then accepts him into the team.