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Sarah Jane Smith #2.3
Sarah Jane Smith: Fatal Consequences
Having lived a life of adventure as a traveller in time and space, returning to a quiet life on present day Earth was never going to be easy. Ex-journalist, Sarah Jane Smith is determined to make a difference in her own way. Fiercely independent, Sarah relies on her own wit, judgement and keen sense of morality to challenge the evils of the world. Life is never quiet for long. Trouble has a habit of finding Sarah -- even when she’s not looking for it.
Sarah Jane Smith has been attacked, stalked and shot by the acolytes of a doomsday cult. When she tries to turn the tables, Sarah discovers the Crimson Chapter has a weapon that could claim millions of lives -- and her own actions may have instigated their genocidal plan.
Sarah Jane Smith has been attacked, stalked and shot by the acolytes of a doomsday cult. When she tries to turn the tables, Sarah discovers the Crimson Chapter has a weapon that could claim millions of lives -- and her own actions may have instigated their genocidal plan.
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First published March 1, 2006
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David Bishop
173 books38 followersDavid James Bishop is a New Zealand screenwriter and author. He was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000.
He has since become a prolific author and received his first drama scriptwriting credit when BBC Radio 4 broadcast his radio play Island Blue: Ronald in June 2006. In 2007, he won the PAGE International Screenwriting Award in the short film category for his script Danny's Toys, and was a finalist in the 2009 PAGE Awards with his script The Woman Who Screamed Butterflies.
In 2008, he appeared on 23 May edition of the BBC One quiz show The Weakest Link, beating eight other contestants to win more than £1500 in prize money.
In 2010, Bishop received his first TV drama credit on the BBC medical drama series Doctors, writing an episode called A Pill For Every Ill, broadcast on 10 February.
He has since become a prolific author and received his first drama scriptwriting credit when BBC Radio 4 broadcast his radio play Island Blue: Ronald in June 2006. In 2007, he won the PAGE International Screenwriting Award in the short film category for his script Danny's Toys, and was a finalist in the 2009 PAGE Awards with his script The Woman Who Screamed Butterflies.
In 2008, he appeared on 23 May edition of the BBC One quiz show The Weakest Link, beating eight other contestants to win more than £1500 in prize money.
In 2010, Bishop received his first TV drama credit on the BBC medical drama series Doctors, writing an episode called A Pill For Every Ill, broadcast on 10 February.
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July 3, 2018
Big Finish's second season of Sarah Jane Smith has used news radio broadcasts as a framing device in each story. Two of the stories that have been consistently developed over the course of four stories have been: Sir Donald Westbury's planned trip on the first space tourism trip on a ship called the Dauntless, and Sarah's friend Maude holding a protest at a research lab that they claim is participating in unethical and even illegal animal experimentation. Fatal Consequences rewards longtime listeners by explaining why all that information is actually significant and not mere atmosphere.
Sarah's at her house with her friends, Will and Josh waiting for Dr. Dexter to appear. Dexter claims to have proof that Mandrake, the owner of his lab, which happens to be the one where Maude has organized her six-month protest, is involved in something shady. Mandrake is the new name of the corporation that was involved in illegal human cloning experiments in Cloots Coombe. Dexter arrives and tries to talk Sarah into investigating his lab. But when it comes to explaining exactly what's going on or providing proof - Dr. Dexter is rather hesitating and less forthcoming. Sarah decides to try to find out more. She has Josh check the Internet for information and asks Will to go undercover at the lab, using his medical background to check it out.
Then the story really rushes forward. Will is a member of the Crimson Chapter of the Orbus Postermo, but we found out he joined in medical school - thinking it was a silly secret society. Will insists he won't kill anyone, especially Sarah. We also discover that Josh is a member of the White Chapter, assigned as guardian to protect Sarah. And the billionaire Sir Donald who is so fascinated with spaceflight? He's the Keeper of the White Chapter.
When Josh arrives at the lab - he discovers six of the protestors, including Maude's daughter, Emily, have disappeared. It's suspected they are in the lab. Will is able to get inside, where Dexter orders him to give a "cure" to the protestors. Will can't really say no since Dexter is also a member of the Scarlet Chapter. Once the six are released, Will discovers it wasn't actually a cure. Will ends up shooting Dexter. He goes back outside with a few doses of a real cure (he thinks - unfortunately, it only works for 24 hours). Will administers the cure, but is confronted by Josh. Josh admits who he is - and Josh and Will end-up in a struggle.
The Keeper of the Scarlet Chapter gets her hands on Sarah when she enters the lab and offers her a terrible choice. Sarah's discovered that the lab has developed a new super-virulent variant of a hemorrhagic fever. The Scarlet Chapter plans to release this disease worldwide to see that their doomsday predictions come to pass. The Keeper also tells Sarah that the Book of Tomorrows was written by Duke Giuliano. The Keeper also realizes that Sarah knows that name. Sarah blames herself, saying everything is her fault. Sarah also realizes that she is getting really ill. The Keeper offers her a quick death by being shot rather than the painful death of the Fever. Sarah asks the Keeper to shoot her. There are a scuffle and gunshots. And... cliffhanger.
Sarah's at her house with her friends, Will and Josh waiting for Dr. Dexter to appear. Dexter claims to have proof that Mandrake, the owner of his lab, which happens to be the one where Maude has organized her six-month protest, is involved in something shady. Mandrake is the new name of the corporation that was involved in illegal human cloning experiments in Cloots Coombe. Dexter arrives and tries to talk Sarah into investigating his lab. But when it comes to explaining exactly what's going on or providing proof - Dr. Dexter is rather hesitating and less forthcoming. Sarah decides to try to find out more. She has Josh check the Internet for information and asks Will to go undercover at the lab, using his medical background to check it out.
Then the story really rushes forward. Will is a member of the Crimson Chapter of the Orbus Postermo, but we found out he joined in medical school - thinking it was a silly secret society. Will insists he won't kill anyone, especially Sarah. We also discover that Josh is a member of the White Chapter, assigned as guardian to protect Sarah. And the billionaire Sir Donald who is so fascinated with spaceflight? He's the Keeper of the White Chapter.
When Josh arrives at the lab - he discovers six of the protestors, including Maude's daughter, Emily, have disappeared. It's suspected they are in the lab. Will is able to get inside, where Dexter orders him to give a "cure" to the protestors. Will can't really say no since Dexter is also a member of the Scarlet Chapter. Once the six are released, Will discovers it wasn't actually a cure. Will ends up shooting Dexter. He goes back outside with a few doses of a real cure (he thinks - unfortunately, it only works for 24 hours). Will administers the cure, but is confronted by Josh. Josh admits who he is - and Josh and Will end-up in a struggle.
The Keeper of the Scarlet Chapter gets her hands on Sarah when she enters the lab and offers her a terrible choice. Sarah's discovered that the lab has developed a new super-virulent variant of a hemorrhagic fever. The Scarlet Chapter plans to release this disease worldwide to see that their doomsday predictions come to pass. The Keeper also tells Sarah that the Book of Tomorrows was written by Duke Giuliano. The Keeper also realizes that Sarah knows that name. Sarah blames herself, saying everything is her fault. Sarah also realizes that she is getting really ill. The Keeper offers her a quick death by being shot rather than the painful death of the Fever. Sarah asks the Keeper to shoot her. There are a scuffle and gunshots. And... cliffhanger.
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February 9, 2018
How could you not love a Sarah Jane adventure that has Servalan and Travis as two opposing sides of secret societies bent on world domination? The wait paid off and finally we got to have Lis and Jacks together which was wonderful! The conspiracy went much further in this one, and the secret allegiances of the associates were revealed. Great fun!
January 27, 2018
I've been dragging these out, mainly because SJS is my favorite companion, and I know there are now a finite number of stories about her.
This was all right. I admit that I liked series one more than I'm liking this one. Cults have never been my thing, and I'm somewhat disappointed that this series revolves around one. Fatal Consequences ended on a cliffhanger, and I hear that the final story does as well (due to Elisabeth Sladen being contracted for School Reunion, and later SJA). This episode seemed jumbled to me, though I did like the tie in to the last series, and Hilda Winters, as well as to the Masque of Mandragora.
This was all right. I admit that I liked series one more than I'm liking this one. Cults have never been my thing, and I'm somewhat disappointed that this series revolves around one. Fatal Consequences ended on a cliffhanger, and I hear that the final story does as well (due to Elisabeth Sladen being contracted for School Reunion, and later SJA). This episode seemed jumbled to me, though I did like the tie in to the last series, and Hilda Winters, as well as to the Masque of Mandragora.
May 2, 2020
Absolutely amazing!!!
April 20, 2021
Really enjoying how these stories are connected.
May 5, 2021
Violent and conspiracy filled, aka creepy in all the right ways!
April 27, 2022
So much excitement here tying so many storylines together.
May 21, 2023
The veil of mystery begins to part, the tangle nest of enigmas begin to unravel. Things get dark pretty quickly with this one. Building to an exciting climax!
April 8, 2009
http://nhw.livejournal.com/1003998.html[return][return]Fatal Consequences pulls together most of the threads from the first two episodes and resolves them with the presence of Jacqueline Pearce (Servalan!) as the evil leader of the bad guys, and David Gooderson (the least impressive Davros, but better here) as her chief scientist, planning to wipe out the world by biological terrorism. Tremendous stuff, very fast-paced and exciting; and it becomes clear precisely which of the Classic Who stories this entire series is a PS to - luckily for me, I had seen it very recently. And we get horrible deaths including of established characters; all bets are off, it seems.
May 20, 2020
Sarah goes to check out what is going out with an testing facility. What she doesn't know that a prophecy claims that she will be the instrument for people taking over the world. People dying around her, can Sarah save them?
January 25, 2014
And the plot thickens still further. Loved the way they tied it back to a classic Who story, and great having Jacqueline Pearce as the leader of the Crimson Chapter.
February 23, 2015
Sarah Jane's adventures continue after her visit to Antarctica. Betrayal by a friend. Cliffhanger ending.
February 8, 2018
In the penultimate chapter the ante is seriously upped.
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