The Last Sontaran (TV story)

The Last Sontaran is the first story of The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 2.

Synopsis
Reports of strange lights around the Tycho Radio Telescope lead Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Maria into a terrifying forest encounter, where Sarah Jane comes face-to-face with her oldest enemy.

Meanwhile Maria wrestles with a huge decision when her dad is offered a new job in America.

Part One
Alan Jackson is offered a job in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America, but seeks daughter Maria's and ex-wife Chrissie's approval before he relocates himself and Maria there.

After strange lights are sighted around the Tycho Radio Tower, Sarah Jane Smith, Luke Smith, Clyde Langer and Maria investigate. They discover Sontaran Commander Kaagh, the only survivor of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet which was otherwise seen to be destroyed in Doctor Who episode "The Poison Sky". Kaagh plans to avenge his fleet by bringing Earth's satellites down on nuclear power plants across the world thereby wiping out all of humanity with the resultant explosions.

Part Two
Failing to overpower Kaagh as he implements his plan, Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Maria are saved by the arrival of Alan and Chrissie, the latter discovering the truth about Sarah Jane's alien investigations. Chrissie knocks Kaagh unconscious by jamming the high-heel of her shoe into the probic vent on the back of his neck, but an electrical charge also knocks her out and Alan and Maria think they can pass the day's events off to her as a dream. Luke is able to deactivate the computer Kaagh has rigged to ground the satelittes and with his ship's weapons deactivated, Kaagh is sent back to his home planet, Sontar.

Six weeks later, Alan and Maria leave for America. Chrissie reveals to Sarah Jane that she remembers everything about the Sontaran incident.

Cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elizabeth Sladen
 * Maria Jackson - Yasmin Paige
 * Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Commander Kaagh - Anthony O'Donnell
 * Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong

Production crew
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Story notes

 * Episode 1 was shown on BBC 1, followed by the second episode on the CBBC channel later on the same day. Episode two will be shown on 6th October on BBC1.
 * This is Maria Jackson's last story. Actress Yasmin Paige is in her GCSE year, so chose to concentrate on her studies.

Ratings
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Myths
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Filming Locations
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
''The episode is available on BBC IPlayer since 29/9/08. This is also the case of DW:Joyrney's End which was also posted on IPlayer a week too early''
 * There is no indication of where this story fits in with The Stolen Earth / Journey's End - no references to the Daleks or Davros are made, and Mr Smith's reset is treated as having happened recently. Maria was briefly mentioned in The Stolen Earth by Luke as being on holiday in Cornwall.
 * To add further confusion to where this story lies in relation to DW:The Stolen Earth / Journeys End, Chrissie Jackson is incredulous about the existence of aliens. Which she wouldn't be after experiencing the Daleks pulling Earth across the universe.(As in Doomsday the Government probably made a cover story for this event.)

Continuity
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DVD and Other releases
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