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Sarah Jane Smith:
The TAO Connection

by Barry Letts

Starring
Elisabeth Sladen
as Sarah Jane Smith

Featuring
Jeremy James
as Josh

Sadie Miller
as Natalie

Directed by
Gary Russell

Production Notes
Rel. Aug 2002
Rec. 27 Feb 2002
P/Code SJ02
Rec. @ The Moat Studios

Running Time
Total Time 01:13:18

Review
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Sarah Jane Smith
Sarah Jane Smith: The TAO Connection (#02)
By Barry Letts

The TAO Connection
From The Back Cover...

The body of an old man is found floating in the Thames ­ although the DNA of the corpse corresponds to an 18-year old friend of Josh and Ellie. Sarah Jane heads towards West Yorkshire in a bid to discover what killed the man, why someone is kidnapping homeless teenage boys and whether there is a link between that and the retreat of philanthropist Will Butley which hosts The Huang Ti Clinic. Sarah discovers that there is more to ancient Dark Sorcery than she may have otherwise believed.


The Cast

Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen
Josh Jeremy James
Natalie Sadie Miller
Claudia Coster Caroline Burns-Cook
Ellie Martin Juliet Warner
DI Morrison Mark Donovan
Will Butley Moray Treadwell
Mr Sharpe Steven Wickham
Nurse Jepson Jane MacFarlane
Read Robert Curbishley
Wong Chu Toby Longworth
Mrs Lythe Maggie Stables
Meg Hawkins Wendy Albiston

The Crew

Writer Barry Letts
Director Gary Russell
Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery
Gary Russell
Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Jacqueline Rayner
Recording Alistair Lock
Music, CD Mastering, Sound Design & Post Production David Darlington
Theme Arrangement David Darlington
Front Cover Lee Binding

Memorable Quotes

Josh: 'So why are you dragging me away from civilisation? I mean it's dangerous out there north of Watford. Wolves and stuff, bears too I shouldn't wonder...'

Sarah Jane: 'Honestly, the depths of your ignorance!'

Josh: 'I'm a jazz man myself.'

Wong Chu: 'The Tao that can be spoken is not the true Tao.'

Wong Chu: 'There is no magic in Taoism, we do not seek to bend the world to our will.'

Sue Tapman: 'Yes, of course. Sarah Jane Smith… the bitch.'

Nurse Jepson: 'Your break is for the purpose of having a cup of tea, not to grope the local... gardener!'

Track Listings

01 And she said... 00:05:13
02 Yes, but don't you see? 00:06:26
03 Are you sure? 00:07:26
04 Another night in the frozen North? 00:04:28
05 Not a good start, Nelly... 00:06:02
06 Mind out, you nearly had me over... 00:05:10
07 Delicious, Mrs Lythe... 00:06:50
08 Forty-seven... 00:05:38
09 Reid! 00:08:02
10 No, keep down! 00:06:08
11 Right. 00:09:13
12 Chocolate, mint tea, decaf. 00:02:36

Comments

The TAO Connection is the first Big Finish audio to be written by Barry Letts, who was producer of Doctor Who during the Jon Pertwee years. It features Maggie Stables, who plays the 6th Doctor's audio companion Evelyn Smythe, in a guest role.

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