The Empty Planet (TV story)

The Empty Planet is the fourth story of Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Part 1
Clyde and Rani wake up one day to discover that they are the only survivors of the human race! The whole of Earth is empty – even Sarah Jane has vanished. But a deserted London holds terrors of its own. Strange forces lurk in the shadows, as mysterious visitors approach!

Part 2
Clyde and Rani meet their enemy, as the Robots arrive on Earth – but what do they want, and where has the human race gone? It’s a race against time, but without Sarah Jane’s expertise, Clyde and Rani must trust each other like never before if they’re to save the whole world

Plot
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Cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elizabeth Sladen
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
 * Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong
 * Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
 * Carla Langer - Jocelyn Jee Esien
 * Gavin - Joe Mason
 * Red Robot - Paul Kasey
 * Yellow Robot - Ruari Mears
 * Voice of Robots - Jon Glover

Crew
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Culture

 * Pondering that they may be the only two humans left alive, Clyde and Rani make comparisons to Adam and Eve.

Books from the real world

 * Rani and Clyde are reading Great Expectations as a school assignment.

Story notes

 * The Robots are very similar to the Roboidz from Mission: 2110, who are of a similar shape and also come in red and yellow.

Ratings
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Myths
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Filming locations
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Production errors
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Continuity

 * Clyde draws a comic strip featuring the Shansheeth. (SJA: Death of the Doctor)
 * Clyde refers to meeting the Pied Piper of Hamelin. (SJA: Day of the Clown)
 * Clyde refers to the Judoon grounding him and Rani. (SJA: Prisoner of the Judoon)
 * Gavin is protected by a Bio damper. (DW: The Runaway Bride, SJA: Secrets of the Stars)
 * Clyde and Rani mention travelling in the TARDIS (SJA: Death of the Doctor) and going through a time fissure. (SJA: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
 * After hearing the sounds of the Earth, Clyde remarks "Bit noisy, aren't we?" The Doctor said of Earth "This planet's so noisy!" (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
 * The Robots remove everyone from Earth through the use of a Warp shunt. The Nestene Consciousness used similar technology to send itself to Earth. (DW: Rose)

DVD releases
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Blu-ray releases
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