"into a distorted, liquid like, version of his original one and some of his controls have been slightly altered, although in the Doctor Who episodes the visualisation is still the same as in through most of the first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures. The reprogramming also had an effect on his personality; Previously, not counting the time when he went ""evil"" and turned on Sarah, he was much colder and more emotionless, more like the computer he resembles rather than the living organism he is. Since then, he has become kinder, seems to be somewhat sensitive to other's emotions,"
"""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" when it was cancelled due to the death of its lead actress Elisabeth Sladen. However, the show has no relation to ""Doctor Who"". Two series were commissioned by the BBC in late 2011 for broadcast in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Series 1 aired between 29 October–4 December 2012, containing twelve episodes (6 two-part stories). Series 2 aired between 28 October–10 December 2013 with fourteen episodes (7 two-part stories). A third series featuring ten episodes (5 two-part stories) premiered on 27 October 2014 and ended 25 November 2014. Co-creator and former executive producer Russell T Davies stated"
"The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith is a story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which was broadcast on CBBC on 17 and 24 November 2008. It is the fifth serial of the second series. A child, Oscar, from the 1950s walks into a time fissure and is transported to the current year. Unbeknown to Sarah Jane, who takes him back, he did it deliberately under the command of the Trickster. She notices a milestone, which indicates that the village she can see in the distance is Foxgrove, the village where she was born. When"
"Smith in the 2006 episode ""School Reunion"", it was announced that Elisabeth Sladen would reprise the role in a new series entitled ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", the first episode of which aired on BBC One on 1 January 2007, followed by its debut as a weekly series in September 2007. Following Sladen's death, the programme came to an end after its fifth series in autumn 2011. Yet another spin-off series, ""K-9"", was announced for 2007, but this series was not being produced by the BBC. In addition, Tennant and Agyeman provided voice acting work for ""The Infinite Quest"", an animated"
"Maria Jackson Maria Jackson is a fictional character played by Yasmin Paige in the British children's science fiction television programme ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", a spin-off from the long-running series ""Doctor Who"". She is a 13-year-old girl who discovers that her new neighbour, Sarah Jane Smith, is aware of the existence of extraterrestrial life and is a former space and time traveller. Maria first appears in the 2007 New Year's special and series première, ""Invasion of the Bane"". Due to the actress's scholastic commitments, the character was written out as a regular in the series 2 opener ""The Last Sontaran"","
"ideas"" with ""its heart very much in 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 the Bane"" on 13 January 2008, airing the rest of the series back-to-back on Sundays thereafter. The South African channel"
"Need You"""" on Sarah Jane's desk. The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith is a story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which was broadcast on CBBC on 17 and 24 November 2008. It is the fifth serial of the second series. A child, Oscar, from the 1950s walks into a time fissure and is transported to the current year. Unbeknown to Sarah Jane, who takes him back, he did it deliberately under the command of the Trickster. She notices a milestone, which indicates that the village she can see in the distance is Foxgrove, the"
"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 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"
"in the fictional English village of Moreton Harwood in 1981. In the programme, Sarah and K9 investigate the disappearance of Brendan Richards (Ian Sears), the ward of Sarah's Aunt Lavinia (Mary Wimbush), in the wake of increasing reports of witchcraft. Under a different production team, the overall concept of a Sarah Jane and K9 series did eventually come to fruition: ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" (2007–2011), featuring both of these key characters and actors (though K9 and Leeson only appear in some episodes). The programme has its roots firmly in the desire of ""Doctor Who"" producer John Nathan-Turner to get Elisabeth"
"in your mind—because if you didn't, no one else would."" She also spoke favourably of the characterisation in the new series. Sladen won best guest appearance in the annual Cult TV Awards Following her successful appearance in the series, Sladen later starred in ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", a ""Doctor Who"" spin-off focusing on Sarah Jane, produced by BBC Wales for CBBC and created by Russell T. Davies. A 60-minute special aired on New Year's Day 2007, with a 10-episode series commencing broadcast in September 2007, followed by a second 12-episode series in late 2008, which carried that same format for"
"idea of Russell T Davies from pitching the show in 2003. Such a use would show what would happen after a companion left the Doctor, without dwelling too much on the classic series. It was Davies' full intention for Sarah Jane to be used for this, and while Sladen originally declined a request, thinking her role would not be important, she changed her mind when she realised she would be the focal point of the adventure. After production of the episode was finished, Sladen was approached about a full spin-off series, ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", which was formally announced on"
"Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? is the fifth story of the British science fiction television series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". It forms the seventh and eighth episodes of the show's first series. The first episode was aired on the CBBC channel on 29 October 2007, and the second on 5 November. Sarah Jane receives a puzzle box from a Veron Soothsayer, with the instruction to give it to the person she most trusts. Sarah Jane gives Maria Jackson the puzzle box. A meteor is on collision course with Earth, and Sarah Jane has set up,"
"from the spin-offs when doing so, including Jack's colleagues Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones, and Sarah Jane's 'family' Mr Smith, Luke Smith and K-9 Mark IV. Other former companions from both the classic era and revived series have also returned as guest stars in the spin-offs, including Martha Jones on ""Torchwood"", and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Jo Grant on ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". K-9 Mark I has also been spun off into its own series, albeit with an independent continuity. When ""Doctor Who"" returned to television in 2005, the companion characters played a slightly different role, partly due to a strong"
"Revenge of the Slitheen Revenge of the Slitheen is the second story of the British science fiction television series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". It comprises the first and second episodes of the show's first series, aired on BBC1, broadcast in two parts on 24 September and 1 October 2007, with the second being broadcast a week earlier on the CBBC Channel. This serial is notable for introducing Clyde Langer into the cast - he would remain for the rest of the series. Maria and Luke start their new school, but find all is not as it seems. Aided by Sarah"
"Sarah Jane's Alien Files Sarah Jane's Alien Files was a BBC series based on ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". It features 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 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"
"the hologram. Throughout the story, Sky deals with emotions related to meeting Luke in person, and doubts as to her importance, however this is resolved at the end of the episode with Luke fully appreciating her and recognising her room and role as his sister. Sky Smith Sky Smith is a fictional character in the British children's science fiction television series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", a spin-off of the long-running series ""Doctor Who"", played by Sinead Michael. She appears as a regular in the show's fifth and final series, first appearing in ""Sky"". She is a ""Fleshkind"" humanoid, bred by"
"being Aquila (TV series) (1997–1998) based on the novel by Andrew Norriss and Jeopardy (BBC TV series) (2002–2004) which won the 2002 BAFTA for Best Children's Drama. A 'live' remake of ""The Quatermass Experiment"" was broadcast on BBC Four on 2 April 2005. Various series have followed the new success of ""Doctor Who"", including two spin-offs entitled ""Torchwood"" (2006–2011) and ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" (2007–2011), a new time travel drama ""Life on Mars"" (BBC 2006–2007), ""Eleventh Hour"" (ITV 2008–2009), ""Primeval"" (ITV 2007–2011) and in 2009 new story for """", now shown exclusively on Dave rather than the BBC, followed by"
"a new K-9 model, K-9 Mark IV, and takes her advice by inviting Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) aboard the TARDIS as his second companion. The success of ""School Reunion"" led to the development of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", starring Sladen as Sarah Jane, produced by BBC Wales for CBBC. In ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", Sarah Jane investigates alien activity covertly from her manor house in Bannerman Road in Ealing, driving an emerald green Nissan Figaro and with the help of her sentient supercomputer Mr Smith (voice of comedian Alexander Armstrong), as well as an alien activity scanner and"
"The Mark of the Berserker The Mark of the Berserker is a story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which was broadcast on CBBC on 3 and 10 November 2008. It is the fourth serial of the second series. Due to Elisabeth Sladen's commitments elsewhere, main character Sarah Jane has a minor role in this serial, making the episodes similar to the 'Doctor-lite' episodes of Doctor Who (""Love & Monsters"", ""Blink"", ""Turn Left"" and ""The Girl Who Waited"") which do not feature The Doctor heavily, as well as the ""Torchwood"" episode ""Random Shoes"", which had minor roles for most of the"
"""Grace Kelly"" plays on the radio. As Paul and Clyde take advantage of the pendant's power on their shopping spree, The Kooks' track ""Do You Want to See the World?"" is played on the soundtrack. The Mark of the Berserker The Mark of the Berserker is a story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which was broadcast on CBBC on 3 and 10 November 2008. It is the fourth serial of the second series. Due to Elisabeth Sladen's commitments elsewhere, main character Sarah Jane has a minor role in this serial, making the episodes similar to the 'Doctor-lite' episodes of Doctor"
"time. She moved to London in 1970 and an appearance in the police drama ""Z-Cars"" led to her being selected for a part in ""Doctor Who"". She stayed as a regular cast member alongside Pertwee and Baker until 1976. She subsequently starred in other roles on both television and radio, before semi-retiring to bring up a family in the mid-1980s. She returned to the public eye in the 2000s with more ""Doctor Who"" related appearances, which culminated in taking a regular lead role in ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". In 2010, the show earned the Royal Television Society Award for Best"
"Sky (The Sarah Jane Adventures) Sky is a two-part story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which was broadcast on CBBC on 3 and 4 October 2011. It is the first story of the fifth and last series. In this episode, Sky Smith joins the main cast. A meteor crashes in a junk yard to reveal a metal man. Meanwhile, Sarah Jane discovers a baby on her doorstep who can create power surges. Sarah Jane and Rani travel to the site of the meteor crash and are met by Professor Celeste Rivers, who investigates the site with them. Sarah Jane and"
"The Last Sontaran The Last Sontaran is the first story of Series 2 of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" and is a continuation of events from ""Doctor Who"" two-part story ""The Sontaran Strategem"" and ""The Poison Sky"". The two-part story, ""The Last Sontaran"", was broadcast on 29 September 2008; ""Part One"" as part of the CBBC slot on BBC One at 4.35 p.m.; ""Part Two"" on the CBBC Channel at 5.15 p.m.. This serial marks the departure of Maria Jackson. Alan Jackson (Joseph Millson) is offered a job in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America, but seeks daughter Maria's"
"Wales remained part of the show's setting. ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", starring Elisabeth Sladen who reprised her role as investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, was developed by CBBC; a special aired on New Year's Day 2007 and a full series began on 24 September 2007. A second series followed in 2008, notable for (as noted above) featuring the return of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. A third in 2009 featured a crossover appearance from the main show by David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. In 2010, a further such appearance featured Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor alongside former companion actress Katy Manning"
"speculates that Martin uses a biodamper, a device first seen in ""The Runaway Bride"". Russ Abbot enjoyed his part as the villain, as it was different from other roles he had played. Secrets of the Stars Secrets of the Stars is a story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which was broadcast on CBBC in 2-parts on 20 and 27 October 2008. It is the third serial of the second series. The scene opens up on a woman, Cheryl visiting an astrologer to see her future in the stars. The man is a con artist, deceiving his customers to get money"
"as a novel. Written by Rupert Laight, the book was first published in Paperback on 6 November 2008. Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? is the fifth story of the British science fiction television series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". It forms the seventh and eighth episodes of the show's first series. The first episode was aired on the CBBC channel on 29 October 2007, and the second on 5 November. Sarah Jane receives a puzzle box from a Veron Soothsayer, with the instruction to give it to the person she most trusts. Sarah Jane gives Maria"
"The Lost Boy (The Sarah Jane Adventures) The Lost Boy is the sixth story of the British science fiction television series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". It forms the ninth and tenth episodes of the show's first series. The first episode was aired on the CBBC Channel on 12 November 2007, and the second on 19 November. This episode was intentionally named after Dave Pelzer's ""The Lost Boy"". Following on from Alan's discovery of what Sarah Jane and Maria do together in ""Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?"", he threatens to move house again, only to have a change of heart when"
"The Gift (The Sarah Jane Adventures) The Gift is a two-part story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which broadcast on CBBC on 19 and 20 November 2009. It is the sixth and last serial of the third series. This story features ""the Blathereen"", a family of Raxacoricofallapatorians distinct from the previously seen Slitheen. The story begins with Sarah Jane and her friends chasing an overweight boy. After chasing him into a warehouse, he is revealed to be a Slitheen working with another family member, in an attempt to use a matter compressor to compress Earth into a diamond, in order"
"""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". When Daleks invade Earth, Sarah is summoned along with UNIT officer Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and Torchwood leader Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) by former PM Harriet Jones (Penelope Wilton) to help the Doctor save the universe. On the Dalek ship Davros (Julian Bleach) recognises Sarah from their encounter in the classic series’s episode ""Genesis of the Daleks"". In ""Sarah Jane Adventures"" series two (2008), Maria moves away to America in ""The Last Sontaran"", and Sarah befriends new neighbour Rani Chandra (Anjli Mohindra) in ""The Day of the Clown""; the same episode features flashbacks to Sarah's"
"Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith is a two-part story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which was broadcast on CBBC on 15 and 16 November 2010. It is the sixth and final story of the fourth series and is also the last to feature the robot dog K9. The story starts off with Mr Smith telling Sarah Jane that a meteor is heading towards Earth. Sarah Jane, Rani and Clyde travel to the meteor to stop germ pathogens from escaping. Just as Rani is about to deactivate it, another woman destroys the germs with similar equipment. The mysterious"
"The Nightmare Man (The Sarah Jane Adventures) The Nightmare Man is a two-part story of ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" which broadcast on CBBC on 11 and 12 October 2010. It is the first story of the fourth series. It marks the departure of Luke Smith from the regular cast. The story starts with Luke Smith recording a message - he is frightened that somebody is coming. The story then flashes back a year, to show Luke telling Sarah Jane that he is planning to go University a year early. It is then revealed that they are handcuffed to a bomb"
"the average score for an episode of a drama programme. This was the first of eleven ""Sarah Jane Adventures"" serials to be adapted as a novel. Written by Terrance Dicks, the book was first published in Paperback on 1 November 2007. Invasion of the Bane ""Invasion of the Bane"" is the first episode of the British science fiction television series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", originally broadcast on 1 January 2007 as a holiday special. Since a full series of the show was commissioned before the script for the episode was written it is not a pilot, despite serving the introductory"
"to even several viral videos that were popular at the time. In the Sarah Jane episode, ""The Mysterious Ticking Noise"" from The Potter Puppet Pals was shown, marking its first broadcast on television. Programmes and clips that made frequent appearances on the show included: Throughout the show there are gags which are featured in every or most shows: Chute! (TV programme) Chute! was a British children's television series broadcast on CBBC and presented by Ross Lee. It was originally broadcast between September and December 2007 and was cancelled after its first series. Lee played a version of himself trapped inside"