Every once in a while, an episode of
The Sarah Jane Adventures comes along that really begs the question of why the BBC choose not to put more money into the show-
The Curse of Clyde Langer is one such example. The opening half hour sets it up as typical
SJA, with Lis putting in a great performance as ever, shunning away Clyde under the curse of an ancient Totem pole (seriously? Could we not have got the Trickster here?), but the show is stolen throughout by Clyde actor Daniel Anthony, who brings us a hugely believable protagonist in love with a homeless girl and ensures that the story as a whole is not hampered by its predictable opening in his realisation that he won't be able to find her again. Indeed, after all the action is done in Part 2, the denouement of Sarah-Jane realising that she can't put an end to the most basic evils of our world is haunting, especially for teatime telly, but thus all the more effective. I don't think this season as a whole will go down as the best run yet (Series Four was always going to be hard to beat, and the episodes feel disjointed due to their original placing in the line-up), however on the plus side it contains one of the best stories to date, a masterclass in emotional drama.
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