The Day of the Clown

08 – The Day of the Clown
The Sarah Jane Adventures story
Cast
Starring Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith Tommy Knight – Luke Smith Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer Anjli Mohindra – Rani Chandra Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith
Others Bradley Walsh – Odd Bob / Elijah Spellman / The Pied Piper Mina Anwar – Gita Chandra Ace Bhatti – Haresh Chandra Floella Benjamin – Professor Rivers Yasmin Paige – Maria Jackson (voice) Jem Brownlee – David Finn Elijah Baker – Steve Wallace Aaron Showsanya – Tony Warner Huw Higginson – Mr Cunningham Jessica Mogridge – Young Sarah Jane Alan Ruscoe – Clown Sean Palmer – Clown
Production
Directed by	Michael Kerrigan
Written by	Phil Ford
Script editor	Gary Russell
Produced by	Matthew Bouch
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner
Production code	2.3 and 2.4
Series	Series 2
Length	2 episodes, 25 minutes each
Originally broadcast	6 & 13 October 2008
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → The Last Sontaran Secrets of the Stars

The Day of the Clown

Author	Phil Ford
Series	The Sarah Jane Adventures #8
Published	6 November 2008 Penguin Books
Pages	128
ISBN
Preceded by	The Last Sontaran
Followed by	The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

The Day of the Clown is the second story of Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures The two-part serial was broadcast on 6 and 13 October 2008; "Part One" on the CBBC Channel at 5.15 p.m. on 6 October; "Part Two" on the CBBC Channel at 5.15 p.m. on 13 October.The Day of the Clown introduces main character Rani Chandra (Anjli Mohindra) and her parents, Haresh (Ace Bhatti) and Gita Chandra (Mina Anwar), and they would stay for the rest of the series.

Luke Smith (Tommy Knight) is struggling to adjust to life without Maria Jackson (Yasmin Paige), she having moved to Washington, D.C. with her father. Meanwhile, the Chandras move into the Jacksons' old house on Bannerman Road and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) starts an investigation into disappearing children in the area. Sarah Jane makes Luke and Clyde promise her that they will not reveal her alien investigating secrets to the newcomers to Bannerman Road.

Clyde Langer (Daniel Anthony) and Luke meet new girl Rani Chandra at school. After Clyde sees a clown in school prior to the sudden disappearance of a child, Rani reveals she is being stalked by a clown that no one else can see. With Clyde having got into trouble with the new Headteacher, Rani's father, Luke arranges to keep an eye on Rani in his place and goes round to her house to help her unpack. Sarah Jane and Clyde link the disappearances of the children to the Museum of the Circus, Clyde and two of the missing children having received tickets for it. Rani, who wants to become a journalist, begins her own investigation and makes the same connection to the Museum having found a ticket in a school book belonging to one of the missing children and having a ticket herself.

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