Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)

Prisoner of the Judoon is the first story in The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 3. The BBC has announced Series 3 will begin airing in on 15th October 2009, with two episodes being broadcast each week.

Synopsis
In the first of this two-part adventure, Sarah Jane and the gang face the most dangerous day of their lives, as the rhino-like Judoon return. When prisoner Androvax the Destroyer crash-lands on Earth, a Veil is set free and starts to turn Earth's technology against itself. And his next intended victim is Sarah Jane.

As the Judoon fleet approaches Earth, it's a race against time to stop Androvax. But with Genetech's technology on the rampage, and Rani's parents taken prisoner, can anything stop the Army of the Infinitesimal?

Part 1
Sarah Jane gives an overview of her life and tells how life on Earth is just as exciting as travelling the stars. Sarah Jane is speaking with the head of a nano technology business about growing Nanoforms before being thrown out. Luke and Clyde are playing football and Rani comes over. An object falls from space and the heroes go to investigate after talking with Mr. Smith. They go to the crash site and find a Judoon get knocked out by it's prisoner.

Cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
 * Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
 * Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong
 * Voice of K-9 - John Leeson
 * Captain Tybo - Paul Kasey
 * Voice of Captain Tybo - Nicholas Briggs
 * Androvax - Mark Goldthorp
 * Madison Yorke - Terence Maynard
 * Security Man - Robert Curtis
 * Julie - Scarlett Murphy

Crew
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Story Notes

 * Nicholas Briggs has now been credited on all three Doctor Who-franchise series.
 * This marks the sixth appearance for the Judoon the others being in DW: Smith and Jones, DW: The Stolen Earth, NSA: Revenge of the Judoon, NSA: Judgement of the Judoon and the Fifth Doctor flashback in IDW: The Forgotten
 * This marks the third story to feature Judoon at the end of the title, first being Revenge of the Judoon then Judgement of the Judoon.

Ratings
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Myths

 * Sarah Jane becomes evil for these episodes. She is taken over by a Veil.

Filming Locations
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

 * How does Sarah Jane know about the Judoon and the Shadow Proclamation?
 * How does Androvax know English without any translation?

Continuity
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Timeline
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