Invasion of the Bane

01 – "Invasion of the Bane"
The Sarah Jane Adventures episode
Mrs Wormwood as a Bane
Cast
Starring
Others
Production
Directed byColin Teague
Written byRussell T Davies
Gareth Roberts
Script editorSimon Winstone
Produced bySusie Liggat
Executive producer(s)Phil Collinson
Russell T Davies
Julie Gardner
Music bySam Watts
Production code1.X
SeriesNew Year's Day special
Running time60 minutes
First broadcast1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)
Chronology
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"Invasion of the Bane" is the first episode of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It was written by series creator Russell T Davies with Gareth Roberts and was directed by Colin Teague. It was originally broadcast on BBC One on 1 January 2007 as a New Year special. Since a full series of the show was commissioned before the script for the episode was written it is not a pilot, despite serving the introductory functions of one.[1]

The episode focuses upon a teenage girl, Maria Jackson, discovering the existence of aliens which intend to conquer Earth using a mind-altering soft drink. She teams up with investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, a former travelling companion of the Doctor in Doctor Who, to prevent their plans.

  1. ^ Cook, Benjamin (31 January 2007). "Doing It for the Kids". Doctor Who Magazine (378): 37.