Secrets of the Stars

09 – *Secrets of the Stars*
09 – Secrets of the Stars
The Sarah Jane Adventures story
Cast
	Starring Tommy Knight – Luke Smith; Clyde Langer; Anjli Mohindra – Rani Chandra; Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith; Mr Smith;
	Others Russ Abbot – Martin Trueman; Carryl Thomas – Cheryl Farley; Ace Bhatti – Haresh Chandra; Mina Anwar – Gita Chandra; Ed Hughes – Stuart Farley; Nicky Ladanowski – Lisa Trotter; Joanna Bending – Linda; Nicholas Osmond – George; Sagyar Arya – British Newsreader; Anthony Debaeck – French Newsreader; Lachele Carl – Trinity Wells;
Production
Directed by	Series 2
Running time	2 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast	20 October 2008
Last broadcast	27 October 2008
Chronology
← Preceded by; The Day of the Clown	Followed by →; The Mark of the Berserker
	List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials

Secrets of the Stars is the third serial of the second series of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It first aired in two weekly parts on the CBBC channel on 20 and 27 October 2008.

Plot

The Ancient Lights, entities that existed before the

Clyde, and Rani are visiting a stage show hosted by Trueman. Trueman gives three dates and forces people born on those dates, including Clyde, to stand up and sit down. He also accurately tells the horoscopes

of several of the audience members, before predicting Sarah Jane's downfall.

Trueman forces Clyde to become his slave to stop Sarah Jane, but Luke, who has no birthday or astrological sign as he was artificially activated, breaks Clyde's connection to Trueman, saving her. Pretending to still be possessed and one of Trueman's inner circle, Clyde bluffs his way into the theatre with his friends. At the theatre, Trueman begins taking over each astrological sign of the zodiac one at a time with the help of a worldwide broadcast instructing people to submit to the Ancient Lights. As part of a perfect conjunction of every star they have been awaiting for 13 billion years, the Ancient Lights create a portal through to the theatre. Luke breaks the connection in Trueman's inner circle that is summoning the Ancient Lights the same way he did with Clyde. Realising that he has been beaten, Trueman cannot bear to return to his former life and instead chooses to become one with the stars, disappearing in a trail of golden dust.

Production

Russ Abbot enjoyed his part as the villain, as it was different from other roles he had played.^[1]

Broadcast and reception

References

^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (2 November 2010). "Abbot enjoys 'Sarah Jane' villain role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

External links

[1] Rawson-Jones, Ben (2 November 2010). "Abbot enjoys 'Sarah Jane' villain role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

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