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Overview

First aired

Monday, October 6, 2008

Production Code

2.3, 2.4

Written by

Phil Ford

Directed by

Michael Kerrigan

Runtime

60 minutes

Time Travel

Present

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Earth, England, London

UK Viewers

1.28 million

Synopsis

Rani Chandra is the new girl on Bannerman Road. She is haunted by a sinister clown. Does it have anything to do with local children who have gone missing? When Clyde's friend Dave disappears, the trail leads to a strange circus museum and the legend of the Pied Piper.

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Not a fan of "creepy clown" type episodes, but this was done pretty well. We get an interesting alien that's a personification of fear, that reminded me of a cross between the Toy maker and Voyager's The Thaw episode.

Also, we meet Rani and her family!


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Stephen King’s IT is mashed up with the legend of the pied piper to form a derivative but fun 50 minutes. It’s carried by the excellent cast of characters, including the new Rani Chandra and her parents who reassure us that we won’t be missing Maria too much (if at all!) The headteacher / Chandra’s dad subplot is more compelling than the clown being “destroyed by laughter”. A twist on the well worn “power of love” endings that plague fiction (and so much Doctor Who!)


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3.60 / 5

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AVG. Rating55 votes
3.86 / 5

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AVG. Rating37 votes
3.70 / 5

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Part One

[Playground]

(An impromptu football match, and the ball gets kicked into the woods.)

FINNEY: Tony!
TONY: Sorry.

(He goes through the fence to retrieve it.)


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