The Sarah Jane Adventures

***The Sarah Jane Adventures*** was a science fiction television series, that started in 2007 and ended in 2011, due to Elisabeth Sladen's death. It was a spin off from the British cult series _Doctor Who._

The series starred Elisabeth Sladen as the journalist Sarah Jane Smith, who was a companion of the Third and Fourth Doctor in the classic _Doctor Who_ series. Sladen played the original part of Sarah Jane from 1973 until 1976. Sarah Jane was considered the most popular companion of the Doctor and appeared in the new series episode "School Reunion" along with her robot dog, K-9.

Unlike the other spin off of _Doctor Who_, _Torchwood_, the target audience for _The Sarah Jane Adventures_ was children as it is shown on CBBC.

## Connections to _Doctor Who_

The series featured many connections to _Doctor Who_.  The Slitheen family, who first appeared in the _Doctor Who_ episode "Aliens of London" appeared in two stories in the first series, and the Sontarans, who first appeared in the _Doctor Who_ story _The Time Warrior_ featured in two stories in the Second series. The character Doctor Who also appeared in the episodes "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" (played by David Tennant) and "Death of the Doctor" (played by Matt Smith).

_Doctor Who_ also used ideas from _The Sarah Jane Adventures_. In the _Doctor Who_ episode "Turn Left", the Doctor makes a reference to the Trickster - an enemy who had only featured in _The Sarah Jane Adventures_. Sarah Jane also appeared with her son Luke Smith in the _Doctor Who_ episodes "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End".

### Special (2007)

The first episode was a 60-minute special, and served as a basic introduction to the series.
|Number|Story Title|Date Shown|
| --- | --- | --- |
|01|_Invasion of the Bane_|1 January 2007|

### Series 1 (2007)

The first series featured five stories. Each story was made up of two episodes.
|Number|Story Title|Dates Shown|
| --- | --- | --- |
|02|_Revenge of the Slitheen_|24 September 2007|
|03|_Eye of the Gorgon_|1 and 8 October 2007|
|04|_Warriors of Kudlak_|15 and 22 October 2007|
|05|_Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?_|29 October and 5 November 2007|
|06|_The Lost Boy_|12–19 November 2007|

### Series 2 (2008)

The second series featued six stories.  As with the first series, each story was made up of two episodes
|Number|Story Title|Dates Shown|
| --- | --- | --- |
|07|_The Last Sontaran_|29 September 2008|
|08|_The Day of the Clown_|6 and 13 October 2008|
|09|_Secrets of the Stars_|20 and 27 October 2008|
|10|_The Mark of the Berserker_|3 and 10 November 2008|
|11|_The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith_|17 and 24 November 2008|
|12|_Enemy of the Bane_|1 and 8 December 2008|

### Comic Relief Special (2009)

A short, 5-minute special was made for the 2009 Comic Relief appeal.

|Number|Story Title|Dates Shown|
| --- | --- | --- |
|13|_From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love_|13 March 2009|

### Series 3 (2009)

The third series featured six stories. As with previous series, each story was made up of two episodes.
|Number|Story Title|Dates Premiered|
| --- | --- | --- |
|14|Prisoner of the Judoon|15 and 16 October 2009|
|15|The Mad Woman in the Attic|22 and 23 October 2009|
|16|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith|29 and 30 October 2009|
|17|The Eternity Trap|5 and 6 November 2009|
|18|Mona Lisa's Revenge|12 and 13 November 2009|
|19|The Gift|19 and 20 November 2009|

### Series 4 (2010)

The fourth series featured six stories. As with previous series, each story was made up of two episodes. The final episode of this series was the last to air before Elisabeth Sladen's death on the 19th of April, 2011.
|Number|Story Title|Dates Premiered|
| --- | --- | --- |
|20|The Nightmare Man|11 and 12 October 2010|
|21|The Vault of Secrets|18 and 19 October 2010|
|22|Death of the Doctor|25 and 26 October 2010|
|23|The Empty Planet|1 and 2 November 2010|
|24|Lost in Time|8 and 9 November 2010|
|25|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith|15 and 16 November 2010|

### Series 5 (2011)

The fifth series only featured three stories, as those three were filmed alongside series four, before Elisabeth Sladen's death. As with the previous series, they were all made of two episodes.
|Number|Story Title|Dates Premiered|
| --- | --- | --- |
|26|Sky|3 and 4 October 2011|
|27|The Curse of Clyde Langer|10 and 11 October 2011|
|28|The Man Who Never Was|17 and 18 October 2011|

## Related pages

- List of Characters in The Sarah Jane Adventures
- _Doctor Who_

## Infobox (television)

- **creator**: Russell T Davies
- **theme music composer**: Murray Gold
- **composer**: Sam Watts, Dan Watts
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **language**: English
- **company**: BBC Cymru Wales
- **num series**: 5
- **num episodes**: 53 + 1 short (List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials, list of serials)