0:00:13 > 0:00:15Tony!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Sorry.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Get a move on, Tony!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40I can't find it!
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Who's there?
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Tony?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50LAUGHTER ECHOING
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Tony?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Tony?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Tony?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Tony?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Stu? Finney? Is that you?
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Woo-hoo!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34'Hi Luke, how are you?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37'How's everything back home? It seems like only yesterday I was saying
0:01:37 > 0:01:41'goodbye, but time flies when you're having fun. I miss you all so much!'
0:01:41 > 0:01:44There are worse things than aliens.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47These children going missing, it's terrible.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- How is she? Does she like Washington?- She says it's awesome.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- It sounds like Maria's going to fit in perfectly.- Sounds like it.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Luke, I know it's hard when a really good friend,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13someone you really care about, moves out of your life.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15But you'll see Maria again.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Well, she's coming back for her mum's wedding, isn't she?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- I'm sure we'll all meet up then. - It won't be the same.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Maybe not, but, you know, that's not always so bad.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27One of the best things about life is it's always surprising us.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Morning people. This is Clyde Langer reporting live from Bannerman Road
0:02:34 > 0:02:38where, at this precise moment there's a new family moving in at number 36.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Boy, they have no idea what they're moving in over the road from!
0:02:47 > 0:02:50No, and they're never going to find out, do you hear?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Both of you. Promise me you'll never breathe a word about what we do,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Mr Smith, any of it.- Why would we? It's not like it's Maria, is it?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Come on, we're going to be late.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Yeah, sure.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Don't worry, we won't say anything.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08We'd better hope Maria never left anything lying around when she went.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09What do you mean?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Well, you know, we've been hanging with some pretty random
0:03:12 > 0:03:14intergalactic sorts.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Who knows what might have rubbed off and still be over there?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I did not fancy Maria.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Boy, I taught you well, didn't I?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Clyde's Cool Rule Number Two,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30deny all emotion, especially when involving girls.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I just miss her, OK?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- Don't you?- Course I miss her.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37But people move on, Luke. Ask my mum and dad.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38I've never lost anyone before.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Well, it's not going to be the same without her, that's for sure.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47I mean, who am I going to have to save from Sontarans, the Slitheen
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and Gorgons now?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Hey! Watch where you're...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Don't...don't mention it.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- It's no problem.- Sorry. I'm looking for Mr Cunningham's form.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- That's our class.- I start today.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06And you run into me. Now that's what I call a start!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Yeah. Like starting the 100m in the Olympics and
0:04:09 > 0:04:12tripping over your laces.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- This is Clyde. He thinks he's cool. I'm Luke.- Who isn't.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- Rani. My family just moved in to Bannerman Road.- Bannerman Road?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Of course. Where else?
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Sarah Jane's right, the universe never stops weirding you out.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Sarah who?- Never mind. Come on, I'll take you to class.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Did you just see that?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38See what?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Never mind. Come on, I'd better not be late.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47So the football team has been knocked out
0:04:47 > 0:04:49of the Inter-Schools Challenge, by West Hill
0:04:49 > 0:04:52after a 4-0 mauling last night.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- ALL: Boooooo!- Yeah, all right, settle down, settle down.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57So we'll be looking for better news
0:04:57 > 0:04:59in the National Schools Science Challenge.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Anybody who wants to sign up for the team should see Miss Webster.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I'll be expecting to see your name on the list, Luke.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Lukey! ALL: Lukey! Lukey!
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- You a bit of a brain-box then, Luke? - They haven't got a box big enough.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12LAUGHTER
0:05:12 > 0:05:13That's enough!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Silence, the lot of you. This is a classroom,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18not the home end at Stamford Bridge!
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Class, this is Mr Chandra, our new Head.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26This is a school,
0:05:26 > 0:05:27my school.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32And you come here to learn, not to play about.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35You, boy! Sit up straight and pay attention!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37And that goes for all of you!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I know it's been a while since your last head teacher,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Mr Blakeman, disappeared, and it looks like standards
0:05:43 > 0:05:45around here vanished with him.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48But, listen up,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Park Vale has a new captain on the bridge, now.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I'm getting a very serious sinking feeling.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I'm a fair captain but, believe me, I run a very tight ship.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Aye aye, Skipper.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00NERVOUS LAUGHTER
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Ah, the joker in the pack.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I do my best.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Well, Clyde Langer, I hope your classwork is as sharp as your wit.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11It takes brains to be this funny.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16No, Langer. It takes brains to know when to shut up and listen!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Now, a third child has gone missing.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23I'm speaking to all classes today, reminding you all to be careful,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27and just as importantly, telling you all that if you see
0:06:27 > 0:06:33anything or anyone suspicious, to tell the police immediately.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Yes? Hello?- Hello. I live over the road. I saw you were moving in.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Thought maybe you hadn't had time to find the kettle yet.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Oh, tell me, do you save the world every day, or is it just on Mondays?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Come on in, come in. Sorry it's such a state.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I had a plan...a list, you know, what was what and where it was going.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00But then you have to go and use removal men, don't you?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04And frankly my darling, you might as well give in to chaos.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Ooh, I'm Gita by the way.- Sarah Jane.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Well, I'm very pleased to meet you, Sarah.- Jane.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Lovely. Shall I see if I can find some cups?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Perfect.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17So, that's your house, is it?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19The big one right opposite? WATCH WHIRRS
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- Yes.- Do you have kids, Sarah? - Sarah Jane.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- All clear.- Sorry?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Oh, just my son, Luke. There's just the two of us.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Aaah. We've got a girl.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Rani. She's very clever.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38So what were the last people like that lived in our house?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Mr Jackson and his daughter?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- Nice. I miss Maria.- Oh, yeah?
0:07:43 > 0:07:44I mean, we were friends.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Maria, Clyde and me. - We can be friends.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Yeah. But it wouldn't be the same.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Oh. Sorry I suggested it.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53No, I didn't mean it like that.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54I can't explain.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Inter-personal relationships is something I haven't mastered yet.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00You know, I hope you don't mind me telling you,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03but you do know you're a bit weird, don't you?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I mean, I think you're all right. Just a bit strange.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I'm not strange, I'm just different.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- There's a difference. - Yeah. I suppose.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13These kids going missing, though, that is weird.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Three in two weeks. And the police just don't have a clue.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Don't worry, statistically the chances of you being abducted
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- are extremely remote.- I'm not worried. I'm interested, that's all.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It's weird. I'm into weird.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- Have you ever seen anything strange? I mean around the school?- Like what?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39CHILDREN LAUGH Langer! My office, now!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43So what do you do for a living, Sarah?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45I'm a freelance journalist.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47A journalist?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50My Rani wants to be a journalist. What a coincidence.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Perhaps she should come round? You could give her some tips.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Well, my work tends to be rather specialised. And I'm very busy.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- In fact, I really should be getting on now.- She'll be so excited.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03And she and your Luke are bound to be friends. Oh, you'll love her.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07She's very curious, wants to know everything about everybody.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Does she? Oh, good.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19He still got you here?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21But it was an accident.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Yeah, well we didn't exactly hit it off from the start.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I think Mr Chandra's jealous of my popularity.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Your trouble is you don't know when to lay off.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Yeah? Being funny is a curse.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34It's like me and the Wolfman...
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Life's just one big shaggy dog story.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I need some stuff for art club.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59EERIE LAUGHTER
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Dave?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Finney, are you in there?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12DEEP LAUGHTER
0:10:20 > 0:10:24LAUGHTER
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Finney, are you messing me around?
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Hey!
0:10:36 > 0:10:38LAUGHTER
0:10:39 > 0:10:40DOOR CLOSES
0:11:02 > 0:11:04LAUGHTER
0:11:17 > 0:11:19What are you?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20All I want to do...
0:11:20 > 0:11:22is give you...
0:11:22 > 0:11:25a balloon.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Langer! I've been looking for you. Why aren't you outside my office?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42A clown?
0:11:42 > 0:11:43That's what I saw.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Look, if I'm making this up, tell me, where is Finney...I mean Dave?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50He's been kidnapped by a clown from the stationery cupboard.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Langer, I don't know what sort of game you're playing,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55but this is not the way to make an impression on me.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Yeah, I should've kept my mouth shut.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Children are disappearing
0:11:59 > 0:12:01and you think that's something to joke about?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05But you said, you told us, if we see anything suspicious to sing out.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Well, I am.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Look, I tell jokes, not lies sir.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12David Finn has probably just bunked off school early.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14He wouldn't. Ask anyone.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16So how come no-one else has seen this clown?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Not even our CCTV cameras?
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Oh, what's the use? I knew I was wasting my time even talking to you.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24You're never going to believe me.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27It's a good thing there's someone else who will.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- So you think we should tell Mum? - What do you think?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Mr Chandra's called the police, but they're not exactly going to
0:12:34 > 0:12:38be looking for a clown that comes at you out of a mirror, are they?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- You didn't tell him that part, did you?- What am I?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Mr Thicko from Thicksville? Course I didn't.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49But we know aliens have nabbed kids before. Do you remember Kudlak?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Yes. Aliens.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52That was a clown.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Why would an alien be dressed as a clown?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57So you don't believe me, either. Thanks a lot, mate.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I do believe you. I just don't understand.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Well, there's a first.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04There it is!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Where?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Oh, come on!
0:13:25 > 0:13:27He's there...
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Come on!
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Where is he?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Search me.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50But he was here.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Look.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Don't touch it!- Why?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I don't know why, just don't.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04CLOWN LAUGHS
0:14:04 > 0:14:05But you didn't tell anyone?
0:14:05 > 0:14:06What am I supposed to say?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10"Look Mum and Dad, I don't want to worry you, but I'm seeing clowns
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- "that no-one else can see"?- Why not?
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Do you want them to get me locked up?- Why would they do that?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16What planet is he from?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Oh, Earth. Mostly.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Yeah. You're so funny, Clyde. No wonder...the head teacher loves you.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Look, Rani, whatever this clown thing is,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I think we should leave it to the police, don't you?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32They don't even believe it exists.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- You know that.- He's right. It's nothing to do with us.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38There's something happening here that doesn't make everyday sense.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Maybe you can ignore it because it doesn't go with your MP3 player or
0:14:41 > 0:14:45your designer trainers, but I can't. I've got to know what's going on.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Sarah Jane's going to love this one.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Look, there's something I've got to tell you.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Something about me you ought to know.- You're from another planet.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- I already guessed.- Actually, Clyde, it's worse than that...
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Oh, no.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Rani, please tell me there's a good reason why our new head
0:15:02 > 0:15:05just pulled up outside your house that doesn't involve the word "dad".
0:15:05 > 0:15:07He's all right, really. It's just his job.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Yeah, that's what they said about Dr Frankenstein.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12- MR CHANDRA: Rani.- Hi, Dad.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Haresh! Don't worry, there's still plenty of boxes for you to open.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Rani, how was your first day at school?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Did your dad go all Captain Bligh again?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I do not go Captain Bligh.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Yeah, just a bit. This is Luke and Clyde.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Luke Smith. Pleased to meet you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Luke Smith?
0:15:31 > 0:15:32He's my son. I'm Sarah Jane Smith.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I've been looking at his results for the past year.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Very, very impressive. Remarkable, in fact.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Yes, well, he's very gifted.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Sarah's a journalist.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45For real? I'm really interested in becoming a reporter.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Maybe I can come over some time? - Oh, well, I really am rather busy.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Clyde Langer, the joker in the pack, apparently.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Oh, and I see clowns that don't exist.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Of course your head teacher was never going to believe you.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Nor would the police. Children don't vanish out of closed rooms.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06It's impossible as far as they are concerned.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07But what about the clown?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10If it's an alien taking these kids,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13a clown disguise isn't exactly low-profile, is it?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15But it might know that kids are supposed to like clowns.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Personally, they always gave me nightmares.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Coulrophobia. It's the fear of clowns. Johnny Depp has it.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- What encyclopaedia did you find that in?- Heat.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Now we need to talk to someone close to the boy that went missing today.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29His parents will be too busy with the police by now.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30What about any of his other friends?
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- It's Monday. So they'll be at football training.- What about Rani?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- She's seen the clown too. - I don't want her involved.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38But she seemed determined to find out what's going on.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40And she might be in danger.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42You're right. Someone should keep an eye on her.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Yeah, yeah, I'll do that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I don't think her dad would let you go anywhere near her.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48HE PATS HIM ON THE BACK
0:16:52 > 0:16:56So, it looks as if the boy disappeared like the others.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59His poor parents, must be going out of their minds.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Makes me ill, just thinking about it.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04You watch yourself, won't you, Rani?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08She'll be fine, as long as she stays away from that Langer boy.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10David Finn is one of Clyde's best friends, Dad.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12He wasn't making it up.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Clyde saw a clown.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Why would he lie?- I don't know.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18But a clown, it's ridiculous.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22I was thinking the police should take a look at Finn's school books.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25There's still a chance that something was worrying him
0:17:25 > 0:17:27and he ran away. If so, there may be a clue there.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Before that, you can help me move the bed.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Those removal men didn't listen to a word I said.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- And they got out alive? - Come on, I'll show you.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58No.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01You're not there.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06HE LAUGHS
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Rani, you've got a visitor.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Thought you might need a hand unpacking.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17My dad says journalists are scum.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19They're like crows picking at road-kill.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Well, I guess he only buys a newspaper
0:18:21 > 0:18:23to look at the pictures then.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Oh, come on, Steve. Sarah Jane's trying to help find Finney.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- I don't know anything.- Had he been acting strangely recently?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33No, not that I saw.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36What about clowns? Did he ever say anything about clowns?
0:18:36 > 0:18:37No!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Hang on.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45'There was this clown...
0:18:45 > 0:18:47'handing out tickets by the station.'
0:18:47 > 0:18:49CLOWN LAUGHS
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Take a hike, Krusty!
0:18:55 > 0:18:58So Tony Warner, the boy that went missing in the park,
0:18:58 > 0:18:59he took a ticket as well?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Yeah. But they were just tickets from a clown.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- It doesn't mean anything, does it? - What were the tickets for?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Just a minute. I'd forgotten all about this.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11My mum picked it up for me at the shops.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Like...like I'd want to go.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It was in the kitchen, Luke.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23It's getting closer to me.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Don't worry, it's gone now.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27There's more. Look at this.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Dad's taking Finney's books to the police.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35They're looking for clues, but I don't think they'll be
0:19:35 > 0:19:36looking for size 20 footprints.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39If they do take this seriously,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41there might not be anything they can do.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44You see! This isn't natural. None of it. It's... it's supernatural!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- I doubt it's supernatural. - You've got such a closed mind!
0:19:47 > 0:19:50The supernatural is only science we don't know yet, like...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- life on other planets. - That's different.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53I've got to do something.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Look at those pictures. Finney was seeing the clown the same as I am.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04People were handing these out by the Tube.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- I think you should talk to my mum. - I can't talk to anyone, Luke.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Don't you get it? You haven't seen the clown.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I think only kids that get one of these can see it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Then they disappear!- Clyde saw it. - Then he must have a ticket.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Believe me, Mum understands things like this.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Luke, whatever's going on here, no-one understands things like this.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25But this ticket, it's got to be a clue. You coming?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Welcome to the Circus of Horrors.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35You know, Clyde, occasionally your sense of humour really leaves
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- something to be desired. - Who said I was joking?
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- Are you all right? - Clowns make my skin crawl.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Come on.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53DEEP LAUGHTER
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Like, museums don't normally creep me out.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07All those stuffed animals,
0:21:07 > 0:21:12old bones and mummies.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16But this place doesn't just take the biscuit,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18this place gets the whole Christmas tin.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Welcome, welcome...
0:21:20 > 0:21:25to Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus
0:21:25 > 0:21:31and the story of the most wondrous family entertainment in the world.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35From the tumblers and jugglers of Ancient Rome
0:21:37 > 0:21:43to the father of the modern circus, believe it or not,
0:21:43 > 0:21:48a Sergeant Major in the 15th Light Dragoons.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Mr Spellman, I presume.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Elijah Spellman at your service.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58My name is Sarah Jane Smith. I'm a journalist.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04This is my friend, Clyde.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06We're here to talk to you about clowns.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Ah, the princes of the sawdust ring!
0:22:11 > 0:22:13This way, please.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Mankind has always needed someone to make them laugh,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26slave or king.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Can you do me a favour and drop a note to my head teacher?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32The Pharaohs had fools,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35so did the Native Americans.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37We had harlequins,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41and, in the Middle Ages, the jester.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45It's not so much the clown's showbiz history that I'm interested in,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47as their reputation for scaring people.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49The fear...
0:22:50 > 0:22:52of the painted smile.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58It's not as simple as that, Mr Spellman. They used to paint clowns
0:22:58 > 0:23:01on the walls of children's wards, but when they were asked, every
0:23:01 > 0:23:05child said the pictures scared them. Children sense things.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08I know.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Come on!- I really don't think we should be doing this.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13OK. WE won't. I'll go in on my own.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Sarah Jane, look at this. These are the same colours as the clown I saw.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Red, yellow and blue.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26This isn't a clown. This is the Pied Piper.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29The story goes he rid Hamelin of its plague of rats,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31then when the town refused to pay him
0:23:31 > 0:23:34he came back and took all their children.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38The oldest, and most accurate picture of the Pied Piper.
0:23:38 > 0:23:44The colours of his costume signify he was a travelling entertainer.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47But, I'm afraid,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49even clowns have their dark days.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55And that's exactly the sort of clown I'm interested in, Mr Spellman.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- One that makes children disappear. - But the Pied Piper was a fairy tale.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04Myths, legends, fairy tales... Every story has its inspiration, Clyde.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09LAUGHTER
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- Mr Spellman?- Where did he go?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I don't know, but something tells me we should get out of here, too.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Quickly, come on!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Luke?- Mum?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- What are you doing here? - What are WE doing here?!
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- What are YOU doing here? - You told me to stay with her.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Am I missing something?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Yeah, and keep her out of the action. - What action?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30SHE SCREAMS What's happening?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32They're moving!
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Something's animating the clowns.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Look out, all of you.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39They're alive!
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Run!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- What happened to Spellman? - He's controlling them.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49I think they're like puppets,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- probably under telekinetic control. - Walking puppets?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Telekinetic control?
0:24:54 > 0:24:55He's controlling them with his mind.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I know what it means, Luke.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Who's Spellman?- Probably...an alien.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Stand back.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- What was that?- Sonic lipstick. Never leave home without it.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15I've seized up their joints.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Should hold them up while we get out of here.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Aliens. Luke said aliens.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Actually, he said alien.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29And it will still be around here somewhere. Come on.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31There's no time for explanations.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35She's right. And from what I've seen,
0:25:35 > 0:25:39one alien can be as much trouble as a whole invasion.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Come on.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52ZAP!
0:25:55 > 0:25:56He's sealed the doors.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Telekinesis. The same way he animated the clown mannequins.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Whatever we're dealing with here, it is extremely powerful.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05- What did I tell you? - And it's got us trapped!
0:26:05 > 0:26:08No, Rani. It just thinks it has.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Oh, no, Miss Smith.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I'm convinced of it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- Are you really an alien? - Stay back, Rani. Leave this to me.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Who are you? And what do you want?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Who am I?
0:26:20 > 0:26:21I am the Pied Piper,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25who conjured away a whole town's infants,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29and has chilled the hearts of parents for more than seven centuries.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38And now I am Odd Bob the Clown, who snatches children
0:26:38 > 0:26:41in the heartbeat their mother's back is turned.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46I am the thing that lives in the darkest corners.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51I am all these things and more.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55I am all that you fear the most.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00And you are mine to feed on!
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Mum, you have to tell her everything.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I want to know the truth.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11This is a Vorgatt defence field emitter.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Morning.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16I'm going to find out what you are, Odd Bob.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18We're only scared of what we don't understand.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21I will chill the blood of a nation.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26And millions will shudder, sleepless with a bone...
0:27:26 > 0:27:28gnawing...fear.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32DEEP LAUGHTER
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Help me!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35LUKE!
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