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Invasion Of The Bane
Season		1	Writer		Russell T. Davies/Gareth Roberts			Book/CD
Episodes		1	Director		Colin Teague			Vid
Story code		A	Producer		Matthew Bouch			DVD	X
Episode Details
Episode	DR MM:SS			TX dd/mm/yy		RPT TX dd/mm/yy	In BBC Archive

1	60:00			01/01/2007			Y

Cast Details
Regular Cast Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah), Yasmin Paige (Maria), Porsha Lawrence Mavour (Kelsey), Tommy Knight (Luke) Guest Cast Alexander Armstrong (Mr Smith), Samantha Bond (Mrs Wormwood)









Synopsis
Maria Jackson and her father, Alan have moved into a new house opposite journalist Sarah Jane Smith. On their first night, Maria is awoken by a strange light coming from Sarah-Jane's house. To her shock and amazement, Sarah is interacting with a butterfly-like alien species. Is there more to Sarah-Jane than what seems? The next day, Maria meets with Kelsey who befriends her and suggests that they go on the free "bubbleshock" bus for a tour around the factory and some free drinks. Sarah Jane overhears the girls plans and decides to go and do some investigating herself. What is the mystery surrounding Mrs Wormwood and what is the secret behind the unique ingredient to the drink, 'Bane'?



Notes
When Sarah Jane notices Mrs. Wormwood's name, she comments about the Book of Revelations and how wormwood fell from the sky. "Rev. 8:11: The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became Wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter." Bitter waters here is also an allusion to the drink Bubble Shock. The two other names Sarah Jane suggests for Luke - Harry and Alistair - are the given names of two of her associates from her time with The Doctor: Harry Sullivan and Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
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