The Eternity Trap (TV story)

The Eternity Trap is the fourth story in The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 3. This sees the return of Professor Rivers

Synopsis
A haunted house, with mysterious whispers and secrets in the shadows attracts Sarah Jane's attention. When Professor Rivers and the gang investigate an old legend, a monstrous creature appears in the night as the terrifying grasp of Erasmus Darkening reaches out from centuries past. Sarah Jane and the gang discover the secrets of Erasmus Darkening, but are they too late? As ghosts from the past rise up, and the quest to find the missing children reaches a climax, it seems that nothing can stop the ancient alchemist's rise to victory.

Part 1
Professor Rivers tells the story of a haunted Manor. She says that a man named Lord Marchwood and how he employed Erasmus Darkening. Lord Marchwood thought that Erasmus could make gold out of nothing. His two children Elizabeth and Joseph spy on Erasmus he spots them and vanishes them for Eternity. Rivers is telling the story to Sarah Jane, Clyde and Rani and her assistant Toby. Luke is at home as their stand by in case anything goes wrong. Sarah Jane splits up from the group and finds a book on the history of the manor. She turns round from the book case where she is ready from and unknown to her the books begin moving. Clyde and Rani also do this they go outside and find a shed. There is a fountain outside all of a sudden the fountain goes of and some wet foot prints appear to the shed. They hear a young girl cry. It stops as Clyde pulls a sheet of a Mirror. All of a sudden a face appeares on the mirror of a man. They ran back into the manor and find Sarah Jane. Meanwhile in the control room the camera in the playroom cuts out. Rivers goes to investigate. All of a sudden the baby moniter starts to play. Then seconds later rivers vanishes. They all go to investigate and they find that all the toys come alive. The mirror in the room a message appears saying "Get Out". Clyde and Rani begin exploring and find a secret passage way they go down and find Erasmus' lab. Meanwhile Sarah Jane goes out and finds a balcony a creature in the bushes with red eyes appears it advances towards sarah jane. But Lord Marchwood's ghost manifests and he fights it of. Clyde and Rani find a computer, then when they turn around they see Erasmus Darkening.

Cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
 * Professor Rivers- Floella Benjamin
 * Erasmus Darkening - Donald Sumpter
 * Toby Silverman - Adam Gillen
 * Lord Marchwood - Callum Blue
 * Joseph Marchwood - Rhys Gear
 * Elizabeth Marchwood - Amelia Clarkson
 * Mr Scriven - Tony Boncza

Crew
to be added

Story Notes

 * This is the only Sarah Jane Adventures Story so far to not have featured Tommy Knight as Luke Smith.
 * Neither Mr Smith or K-9 appear in this episode. Mr Smith is mentioned.

Ratings
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Myths

 * The facless being that Toby saw as a child was The Trickster

Filming Locations
to be added

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

 * In Part One, when the Professor is taken, you hear her scream, but there is no audio to match the scene.

Continuity

 * Clyde references the events of Eye of the Gorgon when attempting to find a secret passage.
 * Clyde mentions The Doctor, he previously met The Doctor in The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.

Timeline
The Eternity Trap occurs after: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

The Eternity Trap occurs before: Mona Lisa's Revenge