Stories Television The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1 The Sarah Jane Adventures S1 Episode: 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Revenge of the Slitheen 1 image Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 4 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Transcript Overview First aired Monday, September 24, 2007 Production Code 1.1, 1.2 Written by Gareth Roberts Directed by Alice Troughton Runtime 60 minutes Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Lewisham, Earth, England, London UK Viewers 1.55 million Synopsis First days at school are always difficult. For Maria Jackson and Luke Smith, the task of blending in is made all the more difficult when their teachers turn out to be aliens from outer space, back for revenge! Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Sarah Jane Smith Slitheen Maria Jackson Luke Smith Clyde Langer First Appearance Mr Smith Alan Jackson Chrissie Jackson Trinity Wells Show All Characters (9) How to watch Revenge of the Slitheen: Watch on iPlayer DVD The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete First Series Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 4 reviews 27 November 2024 · 37 words Review by whitestar1993 Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! While not as great as the first episode, I still found this one fun. It was nice seeing a followup of the Slitheen episode from DW, and seeing the aftereffects/ramifications of what the Doctor leaves behind. Like Liked 1 26 May 2024 · 206 words Review by dema1020 2 I understand this was geared towards a younger audience, but a lot of Doctor Who already is like that and doesn't have to be such a bother to revisit in adulthood. The Slitheen were never exactly well regarded monsters, but here, they are just worse, more obnoxious, and less threatening than their show counterparts. They kind of ruin what could otherwise be a strong start to the first season proper. It is the sort of thing that should work for something like a spin-off - bringing on a main series villain hardly feels unwelcome in principle. In practice, however, they picked such lousy monsters it feels like we're instead just watching Doctor Who leftovers, including the Slitheen costumes are looking awfully rough by this point. I like Clyde and he feels like a better retool of Invasion of the Bane's Kelsey. The show is still very awkward here around stuff like Mr. Smith's overly long sequence that is both elaborate and thoroughly unimpressive, but to its credit, it is hardly unwatchable either. Sarah, Maria, Clyde, Luke, and Maria's family all make up for things in a lot of ways. It's very inconsistent though and definitely a story that can be skipped pretty easily on repeat viewings. Like Liked 2 11 May 2024 · 448 words Review by sandymybeloved Spoilers 3 This review contains spoilers! I know that this isn’t a particularly good story in anyone else’s estimation, and I understand why, but alas I have been in love with this show and these characters for perhaps longer than I have loved Doctor Who, and I remember being terrified of the Slitheen and that it was this episode specifically that sparked that fear. Disliking Sarah-Jane Adventures episodes where the main bad guy is the Slitheen is fundamentally impossible for me, for the simple fact that they transport me back to watching this show at 8 years old like nothing else does, so this review is about to be biased beyond belief, do not let it lead you to believe this episode is something I would strongly recommend unless you are already in love with the show. Although I do genuinely believe this and less mature episodes like this, are better than people give them credit for. First of all, Clyde is here, my favourite SJA character, seeing him reluctantly befriend Maria and Luke makes this episode. He’s so desperate to make cool friends, which Maria and Luke are not but he cannot help but like them and get along with them before he even knows about their deal with aliens. And of course because he’s Clyde and he’s awesome he does end up popular in later episodes. I also think this is a darker episode than people give it credit for. Yes the Slitheen look and act silly, but there is a reason they petrified me as a small child. Its not as up front with most of them, but with the science teacher they make it pretty clear he was a person who got murdered and now there’s this thing living inside his skin. And then of course there is the child Slitheen who ends the episode begging for his life. Absolutely wild. Aside from that, it is one of those episodes of The Sarah-Jane Adventures that is very ‘children’s show’ for lack of a better term, but that doesn’t make it bad. It makes sense that it's a turn off for a lot of people, but I think at times really negative opinions of the episode forget that it isn’t for them, this is good kids TV, I know this because I loved (and was terrified by) it as a kid, just the kind with limited appeal for adults. Because the show has a lot of episodes with more mature themes in episodes that are easier to get behind as an adult, its easy to dismiss these simpler stories. Not every episode is, or even should be, Whatever Happened to Sarah-Jane? Like Liked 3 25 April 2024 · 88 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! The regulars continue shine in this, including the incoming Clyde who acts as a nice counterbalance to the rest of the team. Maria’s mum continues to be the star of the show. The lead teachers / Slitheen actors are unbearably hammy when in human form though - someone told them to really tilt into the fact their in a children’s TV show which is out of keeping with the rest of the show. Slitheen work particularly well in alien form though - a natural fit for SJA. Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating214 members 3.21 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating97 votes 3.65 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. 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Sarah Jane Adventures Revenge of the Slitheen Rating: 3.72 Story Skipped Book More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Sarah Jane Adventures (Books & Audio) Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote Transcript Needs checking Part One [Jackson home] (Being redecorated.) MARIA [OC]: My name's Maria Jackson, and this is Bannerman Road. I've just moved in with my dad after he and my mum got divorced.MARIA: Oh, right, on the brush.ALAN: You've got some on your face. There, just there.MARIA [OC]: Then, in this big old house over the road, I met Sarah Jane Smith. She's a journalist who investigates aliens. That's Luke. Born yesterday, near enough. Sarah Jane's adopted him, and together, we saved the world. I discovered that life was so much bigger and stranger and better than I ever thought possible. [Outside the Jackson home] Show Full Transcript Open in new window