Were the guys with the white faces the same as the trickster from Sarah Jane Adventures?

looked very similar VERY similar

He would have been a great main villain, and a nice throwback to Sarah Jane in a way.

I say bring the Trickster into series 8

Didn't really see the point of the Whispermen, very under utilised.

Yeah it is a bit of a shame how underused they were. What were they in the end, really?

More garrulous cousins of The Silence/Silents