The Curse of Clyde Langer

26 – The Curse of Clyde Langer
The Sarah Jane Adventures story
Official Poster from the BBC Website.
Cast
Starring Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer Anjli Mohindra – Rani Chandra Sinead Michael – Sky Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith
Others Ace Bhatti – Haresh Chandra Lily Loveless - Ellie Jocelyn Jee Esien – Carla Langer Sara Houghton – Doctor Madigan Elijah Baker – Steve Wallace Angela Pleasence – Mystic Mags Ewart James Jones – Max Anwar Lynch – Security Guard
Production
Directed by	Ashley Way
Written by	Phil Ford
Script editor	Gary Russell
Produced by	Brian Minchin Phil Ford (co-producer)
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Nikki Wilson
Production code	5.3 and 5.4
Series	Series 5
Length	2 episodes, 25 minutes each
Originally broadcast	10 & 11 October 2011
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → Sky The Man Who Never Was
List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials

The Curse of Clyde Langer is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which was broadcast on CBBC on 10 and 11 October 2011. It is the second story of the fifth and last series.

At school, Clyde shows Rani The Silver Bullet, a comic he made. While Sarah Jane has a talk with Mr Chandra on Sky's first day at school, a strange storm interrupts the meeting—fish begin to fall out of the sky. Mr Smith later explains that raining fish is a natural, if unusual, phenomenon, though the fish that day were abnormally large. Thinking it might be related to an old legend involving an old Mojave totem pole now on display in a local museum, the gang visits the exhibition. Outside the museum, Clyde gives a homeless girl some money, explaining to Sky that it probably is not her fault she is out in the streets. Disregarding signs not to touch the exhibits, Clyde gets a splinter from the totem pole they have come to see.

Dr Madigan, the anthropologist in charge, explains the legend of the totem pole. was a vicious god who fell out of the skies and tried to enslave the people on the Mojave plains. The Native American medicine men tricked the god, imprisoning him inside the totem pole. Sarah Jane suspects that Hetocumtek was an alien masquerading as a warrior god. However, a scan detects no alien signs of any kind.

That night, Clyde finishes his comic and signs his name on it before falling asleep. He fails to notice that his name on all of his documents, including his comic, mysteriously begins to glow orange.

Walking to Sarah Jane's house, Clyde shows her The Silver Bullet. She at first takes interest in his comic. At the mention of his name, Clyde's name glows orange in Sarah Jane's eye. Suddenly, Sarah Jane takes a dislike to Clyde, ordering him to leave her house. At the front of the Chandras' residence, Clyde tries to tell Rani and Haresh the problem he had with Sarah Jane, only to face the same conflict when Haresh says his name as it glows in their eyes. Haresh then suspends him from school and Rani says she hates him.

Getting ready for her first day of school, Sky enters the attic. Sarah Jane tells her she will return to the museum to see if there are any connections between the totem pole and the fish incident. When Sky mentions Clyde to Sarah Jane, she is instructed to stay away from him. Unaffected by the curse, Sky notices the sudden hatred Sarah Jane has for Clyde.