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| Name | The Sarah Jane Adventures |
| Aired | 2007 - 2011 |
| Status | Ended |
The Sarah Jane Adventures was a Doctor Who spin-off show based on the adventures of Classic Who companion Sarah Jane Smith, and her teen entourage - Luke Smith, Maria Jackson, Clyde Langer, Rani Chandra and Sky Smith.
Cast and characters[]
Main[]
- Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith
- Tommy Knight as Luke Smith (Series 1-3, recurring appearance in Series 4 and Series 5)
- Yasmin Paige as Maria Jackson (Series 1, featured in Series 2)
- Daniel Anthony as Clyde Langer
- Anjli Mohindra as Rani Chandra (Series 2-5)
- Sinead Michael as Sky Smith (Series 5)
- Alexander Armstrong as Mr Smith [voice]
Recurring[]
- Joseph Millson as Alan Jackson (featured in Series 2)
- Juliet Cowan as Chrissie Jackson (featured in Series 2)
- Paul Marc Davis as The Trickster (Series 1-3)
- Mina Anwar as Gita Chandra (Series 2-4, guest appearance in Series 5)
- Ace Bhatti as Haresh Chandra (Series 2-5)
- John Leeson as K-9 [voice] (guest appearance in Series 1, became a main character in Series 3, resumed recurring status in Series 4)
- Jocelyn Jee Esien as Carla Langer (Series 2, Series 4-5)
- Floella Benjamin as Professor Celeste Rivers (Series 1-3 and Series 5)
- Cyril Nri as The Shopkeeper (Series 4-5)
Guests[]
- Lachele Carl as Trinity Wells (AMNN Newsreader) (Revenge of the Slitheen, Secrets of the Stars)
- Jason Mohammad as Newsreader (Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, The Lost Boy and The Man Who Never Was)
- Anthony Debaeck as French Newsreader (Secrets of the Stars)
- Samantha Bond as Mrs Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane, Enemy of the Bane)
- Anthony O'Donnell as Commander Kaagh (The Last Sontaran, Enemy of the Bane)
- Mark Goldthorp as Androvax (Prisoner of the Judoon, The Vault of Secrets)
Guests (single story appearance)[]
Pilot and Series 1[]
- Porsha Lawrence Mavour as Kelsey Hooper (Invasion of the Bane)
- Jamie Davis as Davey (Invasion of the Bane)
- Phyllida Law as Bea Nelson-Stanley (Eye of the Gorgon)
- Jane Asher as Andrea Yates (Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)
Series 2[]
- Clare Thomas as Lucy Skinner (The Last Sontaran)
- Ronan Vibert as Professor Nicholas Skinner (The Last Sontaran)
- Bradley Walsh as The Entity (The Day of the Clown)
- Russ Abbot as Martin Trueman (Secrets of the Stars)
- Carryl Thomas as Cheryl Farley (Secrets of the Stars)
- Nicky Ladanowski as Lisa Trotter (Secrets of the Stars)
- Gary Beadle as Paul Langer (Mark of the Berserker)
- Rosanna Lavelle as Barbara Smith (The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
- Christopher Pizzey as Eddie Smith (The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
- Jimmy Vee as The Graske (The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
- Nicholas Courtney as Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Enemy of the Bane)
- Simon Chadwick as Major Cal Kilburne (Enemy of the Bane)
Series 3[]
- Nicholas Briggs as the Judoon [voice] (Prisoner of the Judoon)
- Terence Maynard as Madison Yorke (Prisoner of the Judoon)
- Souad Faress as Older Rani (The Mad Woman in the Attic)
- Toby Parkes as Samuel Lloyd (The Mad Woman in the Attic)
- Eleanor Tomlinson as Eve (The Mad Woman in the Attic)
- Brian Miller as Harry Sowersby (The Mad Woman in the Attic)
- Gregg Sulkin as Adam Lloyd (The Mad Woman in the Attic)
- Kate Fleetwood as Ship (The Mad Woman in the Attic)
- Nigel Havers as Peter Dalton (The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith)
- David Tennant as The Doctor (The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith)
- Donald Sumpter as Erasmus Darkening (The Eternity Trap)
- Adam Gillen as Toby Silverman (The Eternity Trap)
- Callum Blue as Lord Marchwood (The Eternity Trap)
- Suranne Jones as The Mona Lisa (Mona Lisa's Revenge)
- Jeff Rawle as Mr Harding (Mona Lisa's Revenge)
- Liza Sadovy as Miss Trupp (Mona Lisa's Revenge)
- Paul Kasey as The Highwayman (Mona Lisa's Revenge)
- Miriam Margolyes as Leaf Blathereen [voice] (The Gift)
- Simon Callow as Tree Blathereen [voice] (The Gift)
- Sarah Paul as Miss Jerome (The Gift)
Series 4[]
- Julian Bleach as The Nightmare Man (The Nightmare Man)
- Doon Mackichan as Louise Marlowe (The Nightmare Man)
- Angus Wright as Mr Dread (The Vault of Secrets)
- Cheryl Campbell as Ocean Waters (The Vault of Secrets)
- David Webber as Melvin Minton (The Vault of Secrets)
- Matt Smith as The Doctor (Death of the Doctor)
- Katy Manning as Jo Jones (Death of the Doctor)
- Finn Jones as Santiago Jones (Death of the Doctor)
- Laila Rouass as Colonel Tia Karim (Death of the Doctor)
- David Bradley as Shansheeth (blue) [voice] (Death of the Doctor)
- Jon Glover as Shansheeth (yellow and red) [voice] (Death of the Doctor)
- Philip Hurd-Wood as The Groske [voice] (Death of the Doctor)
- Julie Graham as Ruby White (Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith)
- Eddie Marsan as Mr White [voice] (Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith)
Series 5[]
- Christine Stephen-Daly as Miss Myers (Sky)
- Gavin Brocker as Caleb (Sky)
- Will McLeod as The Metalkind [voice] (Sky)
- Peter-Hugo Daly as Hugo/Homeless Man (Sky)
- Lily Loveless as Ellie (The Curse of Clyde Langer)
- Sara Houghton as Doctor Samantha Madigan (The Curse of Clyde Langer)
- Angela Pleasence as Mystic Mags (The Curse of Clyde Langer)
- James Dreyfus as John Harrison (The Man Who Never Was)
- Mark Aiken as Joseph Serf (The Man Who Never Was)
- Edyta Budnik as Adriana Petrescu (The Man Who Never Was)
- Peter Bowles as Lionel Carson (The Man Who Never Was)
- Dan Starkey as Plark (The Man Who Never Was)
Television stories[]
Pilot[]
Invasion of the Bane[]
Synopsis[]
Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith teams up with her new thirteen-year-old neighbour, Maria Jackson, to face the scheming Mrs Wormwood, the head of a company producing a popular and addictive soft drink called "Bubble Shock!"
Series One (2007)[]
Revenge of the Slitheen[]
Synopsis[]
First days at school are always difficult – but for Maria Jackson and Luke Smith, the task of blending in is made all the more difficult when their teachers turn out to be aliens from outer space, back for revenge!
Eye of the Gorgon[]
Synopsis[]
A haunted nursing home leads Sarah Jane and crew to a mysterious order of nuns with an ancient – and alien – secret.
Warriors of Kudlak[]
Synopsis[]
Children have been going missing during freak weather storms – but how? Will Luke and Clyde win at COMBAT 3000? And just who is the mysterious Mr Kudlak?
Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?[]
Synopsis[]
One day, Sarah Jane Smith exists. The next, only Maria Jackson knows of her, and thinks her new neighbour Andrea Yates has something to do with Sarah Jane’s disappearance. It’s up to Maria to save the world from the “Trickster” and an incoming meteor single-handedly, but she finds it may be time to tell her father about her secret adventures with Sarah Jane …
The Lost Boy[]
Synopsis[]
A missing child turns out to be, both visually and genetically, Luke Smith. Forced to hand him over to his “parents”, Sarah Jane rejects Maria and Clyde, and it seems the gang’s adventures have come to an end. But an old enemy has returned, and this time they’re in league with a member of Sarah Jane’s faithful team in a plot to bring the moon crashing down to Earth.
Series Two (2008)[]
The Last Sontaran[]
Synopsis[]
Reports of strange lights in the sky near the Tycho Project’s radio telescope lead Sarah Jane and co. into a terrifying forest encounter, and Sarah Jane comes face-to-face with one of her oldest enemies. Meanwhile, Maria wrestles with a huge decision when her dad is offered a new job – in America!
The Day of the Clown[]
Synopsis[]
Rani Chandra is the new girl on Bannerman Road, and she’s being haunted by a mysterious clown. Does it have anything to do with local children who have gone missing? When Clyde’s friend Dave disappears, the trail leads to a strange circus museum and the enigmatic Elijah Spellman.
Secrets of the Stars[]
Synopsis[]
Astrologer Martin Trueman causes a stir with his uncanny insights and predictions after appearing out of nowhere. Sarah Jane doesn’t believe in astrology, but she does think that all is not as it seems with Trueman as more people around her fall under his sinister spell. And this time, even Mr Smith can’t explain what is going on.
Mark of the Berserker[]
Synopsis[]
Rani discovers an alien pendant at school, and places it in Sarah Jane’s attic while she’s away. But when it gets stolen, she and Luke enlist the help of Clyde’s mum Carla – after making a call over-seas to Maria and her father – to track down Clyde and his father Paul.
The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith[]
Synopsis[]
When Sarah Jane returns a boy who stumbled through a time fissure to 1951, she realises she’s found a way to meet the parents she never knew. But is it all too good to be true?
Enemy of the Bane[]
Synopsis[]
Gita Chandra is kidnapped while working on a rush order for a mysterious client, but it turns out to be a snare for Sarah Jane – Mrs Wormwood is back, and she’s joined forces with another of her enemies, Commander Kaagh. In order to save the world from the machinations of Bane and Sontaran, Sarah Jane turns to an old friend for help to break into the Black Archives, one of UNIT’s biggest kept secrets.
Series Three (2009)[]
Prisoner of the Judoon[]
Synopsis[]
Sarah Jane and the gang face one of the most dangerous days of their lives with the crash-landing of the Shadow Proclamation’s hired muscle, the Judoon, and his prisoner Androvax the Annihilator. As the fleet approaches Earth and Rani’s parents trapped inside Genetec Systems, it’s a race against time to stop the Army of the Infinitesimal.
The Mad Woman in the Attic[]
Synopsis[]
The year is 2059. In the derelict attic of 13 Bannerman Road, an elderly Rani Chandra tells the story of the day she met the alien Eve in her old hometown of Danemouth and how her whole life went wrong.
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith[]
Synopsis[]
When Sarah Jane starts acting suspiciously, it’s revealed that she has a boyfriend, Peter Dalton, and that they’re going to get married. But on what is supposed to be the happiest day of Sarah Jane’s life, one of her oldest friends has to team up with Luke, Rani, Clyde and K-9 to save the day – and Sarah Jane herself – from the Trickster once more.
The Eternity Trap[]
Synopsis[]
A haunted house with a reputation for its inhabitants going missing attracts the attention of Sarah Jane and Professor Rivers of the Pharos Institute, and as the gang investigates the house the terrifying grasp of Erasmus Darkening reaches out from centuries past.
Mona Lisa's Revenge[]
Synopsis[]
Strange forces bring the Mona Lisa, on exhibit at an art gallery in London, to life. While celebrating Clyde’s painting winning a competition and being put on display, Luke, Rani, and Clyde have to save the day as the Mona Lisa rampages with a Sontaran blaster and searches for her brother, the Abomination, hidden deep in the cellars of the gallery.
The Gift[]
Synopsis[]
While investigating the latest Slitheen scheme to destroy the Earth, Sarah Jane and the gang meet the Blathereen, another family from Raxacoricofallapatorius. Though they seem helpful, can they be trusted? Events lead Sarah Jane to fight them alone on their ship in Antarctica while Clyde, Rani and K-9 find themselves trapped at school. Can the team work together across the planet to prevent the Blathereen from destroying the Earth and save Luke’s life?
Series Four (2010)[]
The Nightmare Man[]
Synopsis[]
Facing life-changing events, Luke is haunted by a figure from his anxiety-induced dreams: the Nightmare Man. A strange entity is reaching out to the world through Luke’s dreams, and only K-9 may hold the key. Trapped in a bizarre dreamscape with Clyde and Rani, can Luke summon the courage to face his approaching adult life before the whole world is trapped in an endless nightmare?
The Vault of Secrets[]
Synopsis[]
When an old enemy returns to Earth, Sarah Jane, Clyde and Rani face a dilemma – should they trust Androvax the Annihilator? But when android guardians that have the appearance of the Men in Black threaten to destroy anyone who uncovers their secrets, the battle between Sarah Jane and Androvax reaches its climax, and Rani has to save her mother from being caught in the crossfire once more.
Death of the Doctor[]
Synopsis[]
The Doctor has been declared dead by UNIT, and they invite Sarah Jane and the gang to their base in Mount Snowdon, Wales, to attend the Time Lord’s funeral. But when Sarah Jane meets former companion Jo Grant and realises that neither of them believe their friend is dead, they join forces to discover the truth, and Clyde finds he holds the fate of the Doctor in his hand – quite literally!
The Empty Planet[]
Synopsis[]
Overnight, everyone on Earth disappears, and Clyde and Rani are apparently the only survivors. But a deserted London holds terrors of its own – can the duo work together on their own to figure out how to bring everyone back?
Lost in Time[]
Synopsis[]
A harmless investigation turns into an epic quest across time. Separated by the enigmatic Shopkeeper, Sarah Jane and the gang find themselves in three distinctly different time-zones throughout history – doing battle against Catholic conspirators, Nazis and ghosts, all on the orders of a parrot called Captain!
Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith[]
Synopsis[]
When a new alien-fighting face moves into Bannerman Road and Sarah Jane starts to develop a form of dementia, she realises that her ability to defend the Earth is diminishing and must hand the task over to surer hands. Can Ruby White be trusted to save the world, or is there more going on than it seems?
Series Five (2011)[]
Sky[]
Synopsis[]
Sarah Jane, Clyde and Rani try to figure out why a baby abandoned on Sarah Jane’s doorstep has the ability to wreak havoc on Earth’s electronics, and how she could possibly be connected to a war between the Fleshkind and the Metalkind. And just what is going on at a nearby nuclear power plant?
The Curse of Clyde Langer[]
Synopsis[]
When it suddenly rains fish from the skies, queries lead Sarah Jane and the gang to the Museum of Culture, where the totem pole for the ancient god Hetocumtek may offer answers. But overnight, Clyde’s friends and family savagely turn against him and he’s thrown out to fend for himself on the streets of London. Can he overcome Hetocumtek’s curse with the help of young Sky, or will he disappear into the mists of London’s homeless population with his new friend Ellie?
The Man Who Never Was[]
Synopsis[]
Infamous recluse Joseph Serf is about to release his must-have computer, the SerfBoard. Everyone wants one, and why not? What could be so harmless about a computer? A family outing with Sarah Jane, Luke and Sky reveals that all is not as it seems, and Clyde and Rani have to perform a little bit of corporate espionage to get to the truth.
Additional stories[]
Select stories from the show were chosen for novelisation: Invasion of the Bane, Revenge of the Slitheen, Eye of the Gorgon, Warriors of Kudlak, Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, The Lost Boy, The Last Sontaran, The Day of the Clown, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, The Nightmare Man, and Death of the Doctor.
Throughout the show, the company AudioGO produced ten audio stories: The Glittering Storm, The Thirteenth Stone, The Time Capsule, The Ghost House, The Shadow People, The White Wolf, Deadly Download, Wraith World, Children of Steel, and Judgement Day. All but the final two were read by Elisabeth Sladen; Children of Steel was read by Daniel Anthony, and Judgement Day was read by Anjli Mohindra.
Behind the scenes[]
- The fifth series was set to have six episodes like its predecessors; however filming for the latter three stories was put on hiatus after Sladen learned that her pancreatic cancer had recurred, and then cancelled entirely with her death.
- The three stories that would have been produced were Meet Mr Smith, The Thirteenth Floor and The Battle for Bannerman Road.
- Also planned, but not produced, were four Halloween specials: Full Moon, The Station, an unnamed story and Night of the Spectre.
- Had the show continued on to a sixth series, it was rumoured that former Doctor Who companion Dorothy "Ace" McShane would appear in it, with Sophie Aldred reprising the role; the story would have explained what happened to Ace after she left the TARDIS. This would have been the second time a former companion of the Doctor would have made an appearance in The Sarah Jane Adventures, with the first being Jo Jones (Katy Manning) in the series 4 story Death of the Doctor, and the third time any character from the original run of Doctor Who appeared, with Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) in the series 2 story Enemy of the Bane.
The Thirteenth Floor[]
Had it been filmed as a part of The Sarah Jane Adventures, The Thirteenth Floor would have potentially featured Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill as Amy and Rory Pond, the first companions of the Eleventh Doctor. It would have also resulted in Clyde and Rani officially becoming a couple, after previous episodes had hinted at them having feelings for one another (The Empty Planet, The Curse of Clyde Langer, The Man Who Never Was).
The Thirteenth Floor was rewritten by Phil Ford for a new CBBC project, Wizards vs. Aliens, and was aired as part of the second series in 2013.
The Battle for Bannerman Road[]
This story would have featured the return of the Trickster, after the character wasn't utilised in series 4.
It would have been revealed that he had instilled his essence in Sky Smith at the moment of her creation, and manipulated events so that she would end up in the care of Sarah Jane. Once Sky had been with Sarah Jane for long enough, he would have then awakened her "Trickster" half and used her to attack Sarah Jane, then activated his plan and turned Sarah Jane's attic into a tower and taken over the world; however Sky would later destroy him and guard his prison. Jo and Santiago Jones, Professor Rivers and the Shopkeeper would have also returned in this story.
The webcast Farewell, Sarah Jane, released on 19 April 2020 as part of Doctor Who: Lockdown! and nine years after the passing of Elisabeth Sladen, alluded to the events of The Battle for Bannerman Road having still taken place in the DWU, as Sky is mentioned to have "manifested in her human form".