Series 4 (SJA)

Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures ran between 11 October 2010 and 16 November 2010. It starred Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Tommy Knight as Luke Smith, Daniel Anthony as Clyde Langer, Anjli Mohindra as Rani Chandra, Alexander Armstrong as Mr Smith and John Leeson as K9 Mark IV. The series opened with The Nightmare Man and concluded with Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith.
== Overview ==
It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. According to Doctor Who Magazine, pre-production was under way as early as November 2009. On 4 March 2010, the BBC officially announced that production had been commissioned, with filming expected to begin by the end of March. (The same announcement also confirmed that a fifth series for 2011 had been commissioned as well.)BBC - Press Office - Sarah Jane returns to CBBC for two further series of adventures accessed 5th OctoberThe Doctor Who News Pafe: Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 (and 5!) commissioned accessed 5th October
The season saw the return of all the core cast members for the 12-episode series, plus guest appearances by Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Jones. For this series, Brian Minchin joined as a producer, with Phil Ford as co-producer. Russell T Davies remained as executive producer along with Nikki Wilson.
== Cast ==
* Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
* Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
* Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
* Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
* Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong (voice)
* K9 Mark IV - John Leeson (voice)
* Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
=== Recurring ===
* Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
* The Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
* Androvax - Mark Goldthorp
* The Shopkeeper - Cyril Nri
=== Guest ===
* Nightmare Man - Julian Bleach
* Gemma - Lucie Jones
* Tia Karim - Laila Rouass
* Ocean Waters - Cheryl Campbell
* Mister Dread - Angus Wright
* Gavin - Joe Mason
* Ruby White - Julie Graham
* Jo Jones - Katy Manning
* Santiago Jones - Finn Jones
* Louise Marlowe - Doon Mackichan
* Voices of the Shansheeth - David Bradley, Jon Glover
* Voice of the Robots - Jon Glover
== Television stories ==
Episodes	Title 	Writer(s) 	Director 	Notes
1 	The Nightmare Man 	Joseph Lidster 	Joss Agnew	Departure of Luke Smith and K9 Mark IV.
2 	The Vault of Secrets 	Phil Ford 	Joss Agnew	Reappearance of Androvax. Return of the Alliance of Shades, first seen in the Doctor Who 3-D animated story Dreamland.
3 	Death of the Doctor 	Russell T Davies 	Ashley Way	Guest appearances by the Eleventh Doctor and Jo Grant.
4 	The Empty Planet 	Gareth Roberts 	Ashley Way	
5 	Lost in Time 	Rupert Laight 	Joss Agnew	First appearance of the Shopkeeper and Captain.
6 	Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith	Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman	Joss Agnew	Final appearance of K9 Mark IV.
== Aliens and enemies ==
* Slitheen
* Nightmare Man
* Androvax
* Groske
* Men in Black (Mister Dread)
* Shansheeth
* Tia Karim
* Automatons
* Dark Horde
* Qetesh (Ruby White)
== Novels ==
As of August 2010 only two stories from this series were announced for adaptation as a novelisation. These were later reported as being cancelled. Tardis Base - THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES BOOK COVERS accessed 5th Octobersarahjane.tv - Pulled accessed 5th October However the novelisations were later published in e-book format. These were the final novelisations published as none were commissioned in any format for Series 5.
* The Nightmare Man
* Death of the Doctor
== Audiobooks ==
* Wraith World
* Deadly Download
== DVD and Blu-ray release ==
UK release of the series on DVD and, for the first time, Blu-ray occurred on 31 October 2011, followed by North American release on DVD only on 6 December. The UK edition included TV: Pyramids of Mars as a bonus feature (this is not included in the North American release).
A slight alteration to the first episode of the season was made for DVD with the addition of a dedication in memory of Elisabeth Sladen.
== Footnotes ==
Category:Seasons
Series 4 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
he:עונה 4 (הרפתקאות שרה ג'יין)