67-505: Death of the Doctor is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which was broadcast on CBBC on 25 and 26 October 2010. It is the third story of the fourth series. A cross-over story with Doctor Who , the story features actress Katy Manning reprising her role as Jo Grant for the first time since the 1973 Doctor Who serial The Green Death and a guest appearance by Matt Smith — Doctor Who ' s lead actor from 2010 to 2013—as
134-599: A Doctor Who spin-off. Their initial idea was "a drama based on the idea of a young Doctor Who ", but Russell T Davies vetoed this. "Somehow, the idea of a fourteen year old Doctor , on Gallifrey inventing sonic screwdrivers , takes away from the mystery and intrigue of who he is and where he came from," said Davies. He suggested instead a series based on the Doctor's former companion Sarah Jane Smith. The character of Sarah Jane Smith, played by Sladen, appeared in Doctor Who from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee as
201-401: A MP3 audio track was available to download of the comics. An online version of The Silver Bullet , presented, in full, a comic written and drawn by Clyde and briefly seen in, the episode The Curse of Clyde Langer . The Sarah Jane Adventures merchandising revived the concept of the novelisation, which had been part of the Doctor Who franchise from the 1970s to the 1990s (principally under
268-452: A cameo in the special and an appearance in the last episode of the first series. This was due to the concurrent development of the independently produced children's series, K9 , which features a remodelled version of K9 with only indirect nods to Doctor Who . In 2009, K9 appeared with The Sarah Jane Adventures cast in a sketch for Comic Relief , and K9 appeared in six episodes of the third series, followed by two more appearances in
335-469: A character who appeals across the generations. What SJA gets absolutely right is that Sarah Jane remains immediately recognisable as this tenacious reporter of old, but with an added maternal touch that enchants its target audience. Its absence in the schedules is going to be keenly felt." — David Brown of Radio Times on the last series. At Metacritic , the first series received a generally favourable score of 66 out of 100 based on five critics. As
402-553: A new children's sci-fi cartoon Prisoner Zero for ABC Television. He returned to the UK in 2016. At the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con , IDW Publishing announced their intention to publish a new series of Doctor Who comics, which will follow the adventures of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones . The first six issues of this series, later collected as Agent Provocateur , were scripted by Russell and published in early 2008. He has also written
469-517: A new main character named Sky, played by Sinead Michael. The episode that introduced Sky also featured a return appearance by the Shopkeeper, but the fact that the second half of the series was never produced left his story arc, as well as other ongoing plot points, unresolved. A special edition of Doctor Who Magazine , The Sarah Jane Companion Volume 3 , published in August 2012, detailed the plotlines of
536-442: A novel. Written by Gary Russell , the book has only been published as an E-book on 25 November 2010. The Sarah Jane Adventures The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC , created by Russell T Davies , and starring Elisabeth Sladen . The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC science fiction programme Doctor Who and
603-405: A second series, comprising six two-part stories, began airing on 29 September 2008. A third series, once again comprising six two-part stories to make a total of twelve episodes, with Russell T Davies serving as executive producer, aired from 15 October 2009 to 20 November 2009. The fourth series was aired from 11 October 2010. An episode of another spin-off series, Sarah Jane's Alien Files ,
670-478: A tribute to Elisabeth Sladen . During this story, it was implied that Sarah Jane had been killed while preventing an alien invasion. As such, a memorial service was held, attended by Luke, Clyde, Rani, Sky and Maria, accompanied by their friends and families (among them several of the Doctor's former companions). Apart from an interruption from, and final confrontation with, the Trickster, the memorial went smoothly, and
737-484: A tribute to Elisabeth Sladen in the form of a video montage of scenes from the series and a couple of episodes of Doctor Who and the ending text "And the story goes on... forever." The script of the unfilmed Sarah Jane Adventures episode "The Thirteenth Floor" was rewritten and broadcast as an episode of Wizards vs Aliens . On 19 April 2020 a special 13-minute webcast mini episode entitled Farewell, Sarah Jane aired on Doctor Who 's social media channels as
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#1732844757501804-510: Is 14-year-old Clyde Langer, played by Daniel Anthony , who is introduced in the first episode of the full series. Actress Porsha Lawrence Mavour briefly played Maria's friend, Kelsey Hooper , in the 2007 New Year's Day special Invasion of the Bane which was created before the start of the series. Maria and her family are written out of the series in the first story of the second series, The Last Sontaran , but Maria and her father return briefly in
871-513: Is a British freelance writer, producer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs in other media. As an actor, he is best known for playing Dick Kirrin in the British 1978 television series The Famous Five . Russell was born in Maidenhead , Berkshire. His on-screen acting career included leading roles in
938-497: Is a UK exclusive. This story was released on the Special Edition DVD of Doctor Who story The Green Death , including an audio commentary by Russell T Davies and Katy Manning, and re-released on The Complete Matt Smith Years on Blu-ray on its bonus disc. It was released again as a part of The Collection: Season 10 Blu-ray set on its bonus disc. This was the eleventh and final Sarah Jane Adventures serial to be adapted as
1005-402: Is a guide to the current Doctor Who series (2005–present), which has been regularly updated (most recently in 2012) and published both in hardback and via an app. He also wrote a similar encyclopedia for Torchwood and The Torchwood Archive , a semi-fictional guide to the show. He also co-produced and directed the animated mini series The Infinite Quest and Dreamland , which tied in with
1072-519: Is aimed at a younger audience than Doctor Who . It focuses on the adventures of Sarah Jane Smith , an investigative journalist who, as a young woman, had numerous adventures across time and space with the Doctor . Following Sladen's death in 2011, the BBC confirmed that the show would not return for a sixth series. The series debuted on BBC One with a 60-minute special, " Invasion of the Bane ", on 1 January 2007, and broadcast until Sladen's death in 2011. It
1139-447: Is frequently voted the most popular Doctor Who companion by both Doctor Who fans and members of the general public. That a Sarah Jane series was being developed was first confirmed in the BBC's in-house newsletter, Ariel , in early August 2006. These early rumours were associated with the working title Sarah Jane Investigates . K9's only appearances in the show's first two series were
1206-660: Is the only series broadcast on American television as of Summer 2010, though later series have continued to be released on DVD in America without a prior television broadcast. In Australia, The Sarah Jane Adventures started on 31 October 2008 on Nickelodeon Australia . In Brazil, the show started airing on 19 November 2012 on TV Cultura , right after their broadcast of Doctor Who series 6 ended. It also screens in New Zealand on Nickelodeon New Zealand, and in Belgium on Ketnet . In 2013
1273-486: The Adventurer The Sarah Jane Adventures cards saw the series expanded once more by the inclusion of this popular spin-off series which frequently crossed-over to the parent series. The Adventurer series consisted of 10 individual Common cards referenced by the prefix SJA, cards also showed their individual series number 01-10 Ten audiobooks have been released on CD, all but the last two read by
1340-695: The BBC 's adaptation of E. Nesbit 's novel The Phoenix and the Carpet as Cyril, ITV 's adaptations of Enid Blyton 's Famous Five novels (as Dick) and the BBC 's Look & Read schools series, playing Lord Edward Dark in Dark Towers . He also spent seasons performing with Prospect Theatre Company and the Royal National Theatre . He has written guide books, under the pseudonym Warren Martyn, to Frasier and The Simpsons for Virgin Publishing. He
1407-542: The Cheetah People of Survival in that each humanoid species looks superficially like a non-humanoid terrestrial mammal ( rhinoceros and cheetah , respectively). The series format was based upon the short "alien files" clips previously produced for the CBBC's The Sarah Jane Adventures website. The series is similar to the Doctor Who spin-off Monster Files . Gary Russell Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963)
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#17328447575011474-602: The Doctor Who Magazine , focused on the Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as regular mentions in the standard editions of Doctor Who Magazine . Sarah Jane's Alien Files is a BBC series based on The Sarah Jane Adventures . It features the characters Sarah Jane Smith , Luke Smith , Clyde Langer and Rani Chandra entering data on aliens they have encountered during their adventures into Mr Smith , Sarah Jane's extraterrestrial computer, to benefit humanity in
1541-568: The Eleventh Doctor . In the episode, Tia Karim, a rogue member of UNIT allies with members of the Shansheeth alien race to lure Sarah Jane and Jo into a trap so they can access the Doctor's time machine, the TARDIS, and change history and Karim can leave Earth, with the cover story of the Doctor's funeral. Exposition at the end of the episode provides updates on the lives of numerous companions from
1608-640: The Third Doctor and Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor . A pilot episode for another Doctor Who spin-off series, K-9 and Company , made in 1981, featured Sarah Jane and the robot dog K9 ; a full series was never commissioned. Sarah Jane and K9 returned to Doctor Who in various media many times over the years, most notably in the 20th anniversary special " The Five Doctors " (1983), and in episodes " School Reunion " (2006), " The Stolen Earth " / " Journey's End " (2008) and " The End of Time " (2010). Sarah Jane
1675-583: The "classic era" who had gone unaddressed in the revived era. This story was the last to feature Sarah Jane and the Doctor together on-screen. Members of the Shansheeth , a race of alien vultures, lure the Eleventh Doctor to the Wasteland of the Crimson Heart, and strand him there. The Shansheeth steal the TARDIS , with the Doctor's sonic screwdriver still inside. With the help of UNIT colonel Tia Karim they fake
1742-462: The Bane " on 13 January 2008, airing the rest of the series back-to-back on Sundays thereafter. The South African channel SABC 2 started airing the series beginning on 9 February 2008. The Hong Kong channel ATV World , which has also aired Doctor Who and Torchwood , aired this series starting 17 February 2008. The first series began airing on Sci Fi in the USA beginning on 11 April 2008, but this
1809-581: The Bane" simply as the "first episode". The story focused on Sarah Jane's investigation of a popular and addictive soft drink called Bubble Shock! Series one of the show aired in September of that year, consisting of five two-part half-hour stories. Individual half-hour episodes aired once a week on BBC One , with episodes airing a week ahead on children's digital channel CBBC . The final part aired in November 2007. The second series started in September 2008 using
1876-406: The Bane" was not a pilot, although the story does contains many conventional introductory elements common to pilots. Creator Russell T Davies has commented upon the exceptional broadcast situation, saying " Sarah Jane Adventures is slightly unusual in that it was commissioned before we'd written the script. If we'd written a load of rubbish, they'd still have had to make it." He refers to "Invasion of
1943-481: The Doctor (2010). The latter episode also guest stars Katy Manning as Jo Jones (née Grant) , reprising the role she played alongside the Third Doctor ( Jon Pertwee ) between 1971 and 1973. The episode Sky was originally to have featured Smith, but scheduling prevented his appearance. Nicholas Courtney appears as Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in Enemy of the Bane (2008), his final appearance as
2010-489: The Doctor's death to lure his friends to his funeral, held by the Shansheeth in a UNIT base under Snowdon . Karim notifies Sarah Jane , Clyde , and Rani of the Doctor's supposed death and invites them. Jo Grant , who stopped travelling with the Doctor to get married, and is now Jo Jones, is also attending. The Shansheeth's plan is to recreate the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane's and Jo's memories, which would kill them, so that
2077-603: The Shansheeth are killed in the explosion. After the Doctor uses the TARDIS to return the group to Sarah Jane's home, Sarah Jane tells Clyde and Rani about the Doctor's other companions , whom she has researched. In some of Sam Watts' music, vocals were provided by Jodie Kearns, wife of Doctor Who and Torchwood writer James Moran . Part 1 achieved combined final ratings of 1.40 (0.92/0.48) and Part 2 achieved combined final ratings of 1.43 (0.96/0.47). Released as part of The Complete Fourth Series, (Season in America) on DVD, Blu-ray
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2144-410: The Shansheeth can use the time machine to stop death across the universe by interfering with timelines. Karim collaborates with them as there is nothing left for her on Earth. The Doctor travels 10,000 light-years to repeatedly swap places with Clyde, who still has residual artron energy from when he touched the TARDIS. On one swap over, the Doctor brings Sarah Jane and Jo with him to the wasteland. With
2211-554: The behind-the-scenes book on the making of the Matthew Warchus directed 2007 stage musical version of The Lord of the Rings . His behind-the-scenes book Doctor Who: The Inside Story was published in October 2006, coinciding with his joining the Doctor Who production team. His most recent reference work was also for Doctor Who ; published in 2007 by BBC Books, The Doctor Who Encyclopedia
2278-490: The book Doctor Who: Regeneration (HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-710591-6 ), the making-of book of the 1996 Doctor Who television movie , as well as the TV movie's novelisation in 1996. He wrote a series of The Art of The Lord of the Rings , one per film, plus a fourth featuring material that could not be fitted into the individual volumes, and contributed to Gollum : How We Made Movie Magic with Andy Serkis . He also wrote
2345-470: The character prior to his death in 2011. Various newsreader characters who appear across Davies' tenure as Doctor Who showrunner also appear in The Sarah Jane Adventures , namely Lachele Carl and Trinity Wells , Jason Mohammad and Anthony Debaeck. Numerous others have been referenced in dialogue. Several former companions of the Doctor are referenced in the story Death of the Doctor , and
2412-542: The current television series of Doctor Who as well as a series of award-winning animated online games also based on the show. In 2011, having left BBC Wales , he briefly returned to Big Finish to produce the Bernice Summerfield and Gallifrey audios, before moving to Australia and becoming the Executive Producer at animation company Planet 55 Studios. There he has overseen the development and production of
2479-447: The editorship of author and former Who script editor Terrance Dicks). The first series and most of the second were adapted in this way, but later series saw only a few releases and a transition from print to e-books. In September 2010, Pearson Education published four simplified novelisations based on stories from the third series: Although there has never been a Sarah Jane Adventures magazine there have been three special editions of
2546-451: The episode also includes brief on-screen flashbacks showing the Third , Fourth and Tenth Doctors. Companion Harry Sullivan is referenced separately in dialogue on several occasions and a photograph of the character is visible in one episode. In an issue of Doctor Who Magazine , Sophie Aldred was read an email from Russell T. Davies, in which he declared his plans to bring Ace into a story had
2613-571: The event that Sarah Jane is no longer capable of defending the Earth against alien threats. Each episode is a clip show summarising the events of episodes in which the featured aliens appeared. The only new footage is the framing and narration, shot entirely on the series' standing attic set. Occasionally, brief clips from Doctor Who are included for context, such as in Episode 6 when the Judoon are compared to
2680-896: The first series as Maria's recently separated father, Alan, with Chrissie Jackson , Maria's mother, played by Juliet Cowan . One other regular is Alexander Armstrong of comedy duo Armstrong and Miller , who provides the voice of Mr Smith , an extraterrestrial computer in Sarah Jane's attic. The 2007 special featured Samantha Bond as the scheming villain Mrs Wormwood and Jamie Davis as her PR agent Davey . The first series included among its guest cast Jane Asher as Sarah Jane's childhood friend Andrea Yates , Floella Benjamin as Professor Rivers , who returned in Series 2, Series 3 and Series 5, and Phyllida Law as Bea Nelson-Stanley . The second series guest starred Bradley Walsh as an evil alien clown in
2747-453: The first three stories featuring Clyde Langer ( Daniel Anthony ) as well as Gita Chandra ( Mina Anwar ), Rani's mother. On 28 March 2023, Big Finish Productions additionally announced a sequel boxset set to release in January 2024 titled The Revenge of Wormwood with Mrs Wormwood ( Samantha Bond ) to reprise her role as the villain from the television series. The second boxset will also feature
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2814-553: The fourth series. He did not appear at all in Series 5. Production on the full series began in April 2007. Two of the five two-part stories were scripted by the special's co-writer Gareth Roberts. Bad Girls and New Captain Scarlet writer Phil Ford wrote two stories and Phil Gladwin wrote one. Creator and executive producer Russell T Davies was going to write one story but was forced to drop out due to other work commitments. For
2881-548: The group prepare to leave 13 Bannerman Road once more. Rani, however, stays behind, and, in her final conversation with Mr. Smith, expresses her hopes that Sarah Jane is travelling with the Doctor (who was absent, since her death would have broken both his (or her) hearts, according to Jo Grant) once again. It was written by Russell T Davies. The story acted as an epilogue to the series narrated by Jacob Dudman and featured Tommy Knight , Daniel Anthony , Anjli Mohindra , Katy Manning , Mina Anwar all in their respective roles from
2948-423: The help of Sarah Jane's sonic lipstick and buchu oil Jo has collected from her travels around the Earth, the Doctor is able to repair the device that he has been using to perform these exchanges, allowing them to return to Earth without displacing Clyde's body. Karim and the Shansheeth forcibly secure Sarah Jane and Jo in the funeral room, where the Shansheeth have kept the TARDIS. As the Shansheeth start to pull
3015-414: The memories of the TARDIS key from Sarah Jane and Jo, the Doctor shouts through the door for Sarah Jane and Jo to recall all their memories of their time with him, and encourages the children to do the same. The machine is overwhelmed and begins to self-destruct. Sarah Jane and Jo safely shield themselves with the lead-lined coffin that they were fooled into believing was where the Doctor's body was. Karim and
3082-639: The pilot, but Matthew Bouch worked as producer of the series. Co-writer Gareth Roberts , writing in Doctor Who Magazine , said, "We're all determined that this will be a big, full-blooded drama; that nobody should ever think of it as 'just' a children's programme." Sue Nott was the executive producer of the second series for CBBC . In December 2007, the BBC released a statement that Julie Gardner would be replaced by Piers Wenger as executive producer for Doctor Who in January 2009, but that she would continue to executive-produce Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures through 2008. The fourth series in 2010
3149-420: The programme. Due to the illness of Elisabeth Sladen, and her death on 19 April 2011, filming for the second half of the fifth series, which was due to air in the autumn of 2011, was postponed and later cancelled. Filming for three stories of the fifth series had been finished, and thus post-production on these stories was completed. The final series was aired from 3 to 18 October 2011 on CBBC and ended with
3216-520: The range due to lack of customer interest. The Adventurer The Sarah Jane Adventures series of Doctor Who: Battles in Time trading cards was a bonus set of 10 limited edition, additional cards (plus one cover card) released exclusively with Issue 62 and packaged in a clear plastic wrap. With the Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine) being extended beyond its original number of proposed issues,
3283-468: The return of Luke Smith ( Tommy Knight ). The Sarah Jane Adventures has been generally well received by critics and the viewing public. At the end of the first series, Abi Grant of The Daily Telegraph wrote: "With the debate about the future of children's TV still rumbling on, this is what the BBC does best, and despite lacking the production values of Doctor Who , it's still top tea-time programming." Daniel Martin of The Guardian described
3350-574: The right place." Reviews for the final series were sympathetic for the series' end and the unavoidably incomplete nature of the series (following the death of Elisabeth Sladen) and its story arcs. Stephen Kelly from The Guardian said that it was "a fitting tribute to Elisabeth Sladen" and has occupied a "unique place in the Whoniverse ". BBC Worldwide's children's channel in Canada, BBC Kids , began broadcasting The Sarah Jane Adventures with " Invasion of
3417-529: The same format, with six stories instead of five, ending the series in December. The third series started 15 October 2009, twice weekly (Thursdays and Fridays) on BBC One from 15 October to 20 November. The fourth series aired from 11 October 2010. The first of each story pair was accompanied by an episode of Sarah Jane's Alien Files , a set of 25-minute episodes in which a member of the cast updates Mr. Smith's database about certain aliens. It accompanied series 4 of
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#17328447575013484-637: The second part of The Mark of the Berserker . In the second story of that series, The Day of the Clown , several new regular cast members are introduced: Rani Chandra and her parents, Haresh , and Gita (played by Anjli Mohindra , Ace Bhatti , and Mina Anwar , respectively). This happened as the character Alan Jackson ( Joseph Millson ) left the series, along with Chrissie ( Juliet Cowan ) and Maria Jackson ( Yasmin Paige ). Joseph Millson appears throughout
3551-459: The series and also included Sophie Aldred , who portrayed Ace, a companion to the Seventh Doctor . On 19 July 2022, it was announced that Big Finish Productions would produce an audio spin-off of The Sarah Jane Adventures set to release in April 2023, which features Rani Chandra ( Anjli Mohindra ) as the protagonist. The audio spin-off is set 15 years after the events of the series with
3618-501: The series lead, Elisabeth Sladen, who read them in the first person in character as Sarah Jane. The final two books, released in November 2011 after Sladen's death, were read by Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra, respectively, though not as their characters. The first two were the first time that BBC Audiobooks had commissioned new content for exclusive release on audio. A 20-minute mini-episode in two parts called "The Monster Hunt" written by Trevor Baxendale and read by Anjli Mohindra
3685-621: The series progressed reviews became slightly more positive with DVD Talk reviewer David Cornelius saying that the "second series is even better than the first." However Eric Profancik from DVD Verdict stated that the second series suffered from "poor scripts and horrible acting", criticising it for having "simple plots, too many conveniences and having corny humour." Series three is described by Guy Clapperton of review site ScreenJabber.com as being slightly braver than its predecessors, while Bullz-eye.com described it as "a sweet, fun little show, with some neat ideas" with "its heart very much in
3752-407: The show as looking very promising and more convincing than another Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood . Review website DVD Talk called the series "wonderful", "thoughtful" and "imaginative children's entertainment" that was highly recommended. The series also received praise for its willingness to tackle "darker themes [such as] Alzheimer's , homelessness and loss." "It's not often that you get
3819-467: The show continued, and she was alluded to at the end of The Death of the Doctor when the fates of Harry Sullivan, Ian Chesterton , Barbara Wright , Ben Jackson , Polly , Tegan Jovanka , and Ace are revealed. The Sarah Jane Adventures was first seen by its original British audience in the form of a 60-minute New Year's Day special in 2007, titled " Invasion of the Bane ", which was co-written by Russell T Davies and Gareth Roberts . "Invasion of
3886-702: The show started airing on JeemTV in Arabic. Various seasons of the series has also been broadcast multiple times on the Swedish children's Channel 'Barnkanalen' in Swedish. Character Options have been awarded a licence to produce The Sarah Jane Adventure play sets, action figures , and a 'Sonic Lipstick' toy. Four 2-figure sets have been released: Sarah Jane and Star Poet; Sarah Jane and General Kudlak; Sarah Jane and Child Slitheen and Sarah Jane and Graske. Also released are Sarah Jane's Sonic Lipstick with Watch Scanner and Alien Communicator. Character Options have now discontinued
3953-705: The story The Day of the Clown and Russ Abbot as a sinister astrologer in Secrets of the Stars . Also appearing in the second series were Gary Beadle and Jocelyn Jee Esien , who portrayed Clyde's parents Paul and Carla in The Mark of the Berserker ; Esien reprised her role briefly in Series 4 and more prominently in series 5. Samantha Bond returned as Wormwood in Enemy of the Bane . The original executive producers for The Sarah Jane Adventures were Phil Collinson , Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner . Susie Liggat produced
4020-609: The tenth anniversary of the show, an event was held 29 July 2017 at Cardiff University Students' Union, with proceeds going to Ty Hafan Hospice for Children . A total of £6643.35 was raised by the sale of tickets to the event and merchandise. Members of the cast and crew that took part in the event were Tommy Knight , Anjli Mohindra , Yasmin Paige , Sinead Michael, Mina Anwar , Katy Manning , Paul Marc Davis , Phil Ford , Gary Russell , Joe Lidster , Sam Watts, Richard Wisker , Cheryl Rowlands, Scott Handcock , Brian Miller , John Leeson , Mat Irvine and Chris Johnson . The event
4087-657: The three unfilmed stories. As well as Sarah Jane, some characters from the past or current run of Doctor Who appear in The Sarah Jane Adventures . K9 , voiced by John Leeson , guest stars in the New Year's special as well as the series 1 finale , appears regularly in the third series, and makes two further appearances in series 4. The Doctor appears twice in the series, with David Tennant featuring in The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2009), and his successor Matt Smith in Death of
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#17328447575014154-450: Was editor of Doctor Who Magazine between 1992 and 1995. He was the producer for the Doctor Who licensed audio drama tie-ins at Big Finish Productions from its inception in 1998 until July 2006, when he stepped down to work for BBC Wales as a Script Editor on Doctor Who The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood . He has written a number of Doctor Who spin-off novels and in 2000 co-wrote with executive producer Philip Segal
4221-408: Was executive produced by Russell T Davies and Nikki Wilson, and the producers were Brian Minchin and frequent writer Phil Ford. During this series, Cyril Nri was introduced as a new recurring character called The Shopkeeper. The production team remained in place for the completed episodes of Series 5, which were shot concurrently with Series 4. The show's abbreviated fifth and final series introduced
4288-649: Was made especially for the Monster Hunt game on the Sarah Jane Adventures website. Two more comics were released "Return of the Krulius" and "Defending Bannerman Road". All comics were available as a pdf and a free mp3 download on the official Sarah Jane Adventures website. Five The Sarah Jane Adventures comics were released on the official Sarah Jane Adventures website. Four of them were comic adventures with audio narration by Anjli Mohindra . A pdf document and
4355-612: Was nominated for a British Academy Children's Award in 2008 in the Drama category, and for a BAFTA Cymru in 2009 in the Children's Drama category. The programme won a Royal Television Society 2010 award for Best Children's Drama. As of 2024, all of the series are on BBC iPlayer and also Max (streaming service) in the US. A full series of ten 25-minute episodes began on 24 September 2007. The first series consisted of five two-part stories, and
4422-484: Was recorded and was released onto DVD and Blu-ray and could be bought exclusively through the event's website. In addition to Sladen, the first series of the programme stars Yasmin Paige as Maria Jackson, Sarah Jane's 13-year-old neighbour in Ealing , west London, and Tommy Knight as a boy named Luke , who is adopted by Sarah Jane at the conclusion of the introductory story. The third member of Sarah Jane's young entourage
4489-464: Was shown immediately after each of the first episodes of the stories. Filming for three of six two-part serials planned for the fifth series was completed prior to Elisabeth Sladen 's death on 19 April 2011. The BBC stated that no further episodes would be filmed. The fifth series was broadcast starting 3 October 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays. It finished just two weeks later on 18 October 2011. In 2006, Children's BBC expressed an interest in producing
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