Secrets of the Stars

09 – Secrets of the Stars
The Sarah Jane Adventures story
Cast
Starring Tommy Knight – Luke Smith Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer Anjli Mohindra – Rani Chandra Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith Alexander Armstrong – Voice of 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	Michael Kerrigan
Written by	Gareth Roberts
Script editor	Gary Russell
Produced by	Nikki Smith
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner
Music by	Sam Watts
Production code	2.5 and 2.6
Series	Series 2
Running time	2 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast	20 October 2008 (2008-10-20)
Last broadcast	27 October 2008 (2008-10-27)
Chronology
← Preceded by The Day of the Clown Followed by → The Mark of the Berserker

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 Big Bang and controlled life through astrology, possess their chosen one, the astrologer Martin Trueman, and gives him the ability to channel the power of the stars. Later, Sarah Jane, Luke, 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, as he lacks a zodiac sign, not having been born but created. 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.

External links

• The official BBC The Sarah Jane Adventures website
• Press Pack information regarding Secrets of the Stars at the BBC Press Office website
• "Secrets of the Stars" at IMDb