I ~ Invasion of the Bane - 2007 opening TV movie of The Sarah Jane Adventures starring Elisabeth Sladen as "Sarah Jane Smith", Yasmin Paige as "Maria Jackson", Thomas Knight as "Luke Smith", John Leeson as "K-9", and Alexander Armstrong as "Mr. Smith".
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Sarah Jane is fascinated by Bubbleshock, a strangely addictive organic drink that is taking the world by storm. She is almost oblivious to the arrival of her new neighbour, Maria, a young girl starting a new life with her father.
Maria becomes intrigued by the strange goings on at Sarah Jane's house but, before she can investigate, she's whisked away by her new friend, Kelsey, to the brightly coloured, but sinister, Bubbleshock factory.
As Sarah Jane tries to find out what the mysterious Mrs Wormwood is doing at the factory, Maria and Kelsey embark on a tour which leads them into the path of a monstrous creature and a strange young boy with no name or past."
When Sarah Jane and Maria discover the secret ingredient of Bubbleshock, they realise they are the only ones who can stop Mrs Wormwood and her evil plans for the human race.
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Synopsis
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Sarah Jane is fascinated by Bubbleshock, a strangely addictive organic drink that is taking the world by storm. She is almost oblivious to the arrival of her new neighbour, Maria, a young girl starting a new life with her father.
Maria becomes intrigued by the strange goings on at Sarah Jane's house but, before she can investigate, she's whisked away by her new friend, Kelsey, to the brightly coloured, but sinister, Bubbleshock factory.
As Sarah Jane tries to find out what the mysterious Mrs Wormwood is doing at the factory, Maria and Kelsey embark on a tour which leads them into the path of a monstrous creature and a strange young boy with no name or past."
When Sarah Jane and Maria discover the secret ingredient of Bubbleshock, they realise they are the only ones who can stop Mrs Wormwood and her evil plans for the human race.
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- This TV movie marks the start of the second Doctor Who spin-off show The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- First appearance of Maria Jackson.
- First appearance of Luke Smith.
- First appearance of Mr. Smith.
- K-9 is seen briefly and revealed to be attempting to plug a black hole created in Switzerland. He would be seen again in the Series 1 finale story The Lost Boy and Doctor Who's 4th series finale story The Stolen Earth. K-9's involvement with the black hole would eventually be concluded in the story The Mad Woman in the Attic and become a regular character during The Sarah Jane Adventures 3rd series.
- First appearance of the Bane and Mrs. Wormwood. They would return in the Series 2 story Enemy of the Bane.
- An Arcateenian (previously seen in the Series 1 Torchwood episode Greeks Bearing Gifts) appears.
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