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|broadcast year  = 2008
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|story count      = 6
|ep count        = 12
|first ep        = The Last Sontaran (TV story)
|main character  = Sarah Jane Smith
|starring        = Luke Smith
|starring2        = Maria Jackson
|starring3        = Clyde Langer
|starring4        = Rani Chandra
|starring5        = Mr Smith
|producer        = Nikki Wilson
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|exec prod        = Russell T Davies
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|end date        = [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
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'''Series 2''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' ran between [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] and [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] 2008. 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 [[Yasmin Paige]] as [[Maria Jackson]]. The series opened with ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'' and concluded with ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]''.


The '''Second Series''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' featured 12 episodes split over 6 two-part stories which were broadcast in the UK in the fall of 2008. The season initially began with all of the first-season cast (with the exception of [[John Leeson]]'s [[K-9 Mark IV|K-9]], who did not appear in any regular episodes). A major cast change occurred following the initial two-part storyline, with [[Yasmin Paige]] ([[Maria Jackson]]) leaving the series and being replaced by [[Anjli Mohindra]] as [[Rani Chandra]]. (Despite this, references to Maria including flashback footage a photos were incorporated into the other story arcs, with Paige herself returning for a guest appearance in ''[[The Mark of the Berserker]]''.)
== Overview ==
It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. It was broadcast in the UK between [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] and [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] 2008. The season began with all of the first-series cast (except for [[John Leeson]]'s [[K9 Mark IV|K9]], who did not appear in any regular episodes). A major cast change occurred after the first two-part story. [[Yasmin Paige]] left the series and was replaced by [[Anjli Mohindra]] as [[Rani Chandra]]. References to Maria, including flashback footage and photos, were incorporated into the other stories. Paige herself returned for a guest appearance in ''[[The Mark of the Berserker (TV story)|The Mark of the Berserker]]''.


The season was also noted for featuring the return of [[Nicholas Courtney]] as now-Sir [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], for the first time (on screen) since the independent film [[BBV]]: ''[[Downtime]]'' in 1995 and for the first time in a BBC production since [[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'' in 1989. [[UNIT]] also makes its first on-screen appearance in the spin-off. Returning villains include the [[Bane]], the [[Trickster]] and the [[Graske]], and [[Sontaran]]s appear for the first time in the spin-off in an episode that is a direct sequel to the ''Doctor Who'' episodes ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky]]''.
The season was notable for the return of [[Nicholas Courtney]] as Sir [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. This was his first appearance (on screen) since the independent film [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]'' in 1995 and the first time in a BBC production since [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' in [[1989 (releases)|1989]]. [[UNIT]] also made its first on-screen appearance in the spin-off.


Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K-9 in his only Series 2-era appearance -- reunited for ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]]'', a mini-episode produced for the 2009 Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal.
Returning villains include the [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]] and [[The Trickster]] and [[Krislok]], who is revealed to have been saved from death in exchange for serving the Trickster, and later freed from his servitude to the Trickster. The [[Sontaran]]s appear for the first time in the spin-off in an episode that is a direct sequel to the ''Doctor Who'' [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]] two-parter ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''.


[[File:Usjas2_ep00_team.jpg|thumb|A promotional wallpaper featuring the Series 2 cast]]
Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K9 in his only series 2 appearance -- reunited in ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love (TV story)|From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]]'', a mini-episode produced for the [[2009 (releases)|2009]] Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal.
==Cast==
=== Primary Cast ===
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
*[[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
*[[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
*[[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
*[[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]


=== Secondary Cast ===
Interestingly, in the promotional wallpaper featuring the series 2 cast, this would be the only time that Mr. Smith would get some type of his own promotional image as a primary cast member.
*[[Maria Jackson]] - [[Yasmin Paige]]
*[[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
*[[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
*[[Alan Jackson]] - [[Joseph Millson]]
*[[Chrissie Jackson]] - [[Juliet Cowan]]


===Guest Cast===
== Cast ==
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
*[[Wormwood (Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
* [[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
*[[Nicholas Skinner]] - [[Ronan Vibert]]
* [[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
*[[Lucy Skinner]] - [[Clare Thomas]]
* [[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]]
*[[Celeste Rivers]] - [[Floella Benjamin]]
* [[Mr Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]] (voice)
*[[Paul Langer]] - [[Gary Beadle]]
* [[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]]
*[[Carla Langer]] - [[Jocelyn Jee Esien]]
* [[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]]
*[[Barbara Smith]] - [[Rosanna Lavelle]]
*[[Eddie Smith]] - [[Christopher Pizzey]]


==Television Stories==
=== Recurring ===
* [[Maria Jackson]] - [[Yasmin Paige]]
* [[Alan Jackson]] - [[Joseph Millson]]
* [[Chrissie Jackson]] - [[Juliet Cowan]]
* [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
* [[Celeste Rivers]] - [[Floella Benjamin]]
* [[Carla Langer]] - [[Jocelyn Jee Esien]]
* [[K9 Mark IV]] - [[John Leeson]] (voice)
* [[The Trickster]] - [[Paul Marc Davis]]
* [[Krislok]] - [[Jimmy Vee]], [[Philip Hurd-Wood]]
* [[Steve Wallace]] - [[Elijah Baker]]
* [[Cunningham|Mr Cunningham]] - [[Huw Higginson]]
* [[Trinity Wells]] - [[Lachele Carl]]
 
=== Guest ===
* [[Nicholas Skinner]] - [[Ronan Vibert]]
* [[Lucy Skinner]] - [[Clare Thomas]]
* [[Pied Piper]] - [[Bradley Walsh]]
* [[French newsreader]] - [[Anthony Debaeck]]
* [[Paul Langer]] - [[Gary Beadle]]
* [[Barbara Smith]] - [[Rosanna Lavelle]]
* [[Eddie Smith]] - [[Christopher Pizzey]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
 
== Television stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!width="50"| Episodes || Title  || Writer(s) || Director || Notes
|-
|-
|1 ||''[[The Last Sontaran]]'' ||[[Phil Ford]]||[[Joss Agnew]]||Introduction of [[Kaagh]]. Final regular appearances of [[Maria Jackson]] and [[Alan Jackson]]. Final appearance of [[Chrissie Jackson]]
|1  
|''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]''  
|rowspan=2|[[Phil Ford]]
|[[Joss Agnew]]
|Introduction of [[Kaagh]]. Final regular appearances of [[Maria Jackson]] and [[Alan Jackson]]. Final appearance of [[Chrissie Jackson]].
|-
|-
|2 ||''[[The Day of the Clown]]''  ||Phil Ford||[[Michael Kerrigan]]||First appearance of [[Rani Chandra]], [[Gita Chandra]] and [[Haresh Chandra]].
|2  
|''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]''   
|rowspan=2|[[Michael Kerrigan]]
|Introduction of [[Rani Chandra]], [[Gita Chandra]] and [[Haresh Chandra]].
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'' ||[[Gareth Roberts]]||Michael Kerrigan||
|3  
|''[[Secrets of the Stars (TV story)|Secrets of the Stars]]''  
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|First time [[the Doctor]] is shown in the series, albeit in a flashback.
|-
|-
|4||''[[The Mark of the Berserker]]'' ||[[Joseph Lidster]]||Joss Agnew||Reintroduction and final appearance of Maria and Alan Jackson.
|4
|''[[The Mark of the Berserker (TV story)|The Mark of the Berserker]]''  
|[[Joseph Lidster]]
|Joss Agnew
|Final appearance of Maria and Alan Jackson. Introduction of [[Carla Langer]].
|-
|-
|5 ||''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' ||Gareth Roberts||[[Graeme Harper]]||Reintroduction of [[The Trickster]].
|5  
|''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]''  
|Gareth Roberts
|rowspan=2|[[Graeme Harper]]
|Final appearance of [[Krislok]]. Introduction of Sarah Jane's parents, [[Barbara Smith|Barbara]] and [[Eddie Smith|Eddie]], as well as revealing their fate.
|-
|-
|6 ||''[[Enemy of the Bane]]'' ||Phil Ford||Graeme Harper|| Reintroduction of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], Kaagh, [[Wormwood (Bane)|Ms Wormwood]] and [[Bane|the Bane]].  
|6  
|''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]''  
|Phil Ford
|Reintroduction of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. Final appearances of Kaagh, [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] and [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|the Bane]].
|}
|}


====Specials====
==== Specials ====
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!width="50"| Episodes || Title  || Writer(s) || Director || Notes
|-
|-
|# ||''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]] ||Gareth Roberts &<br>[[Clayton Hickman]] ||Joss Agnew||Reintroduction of [[Slitheen family|the Slitheen]] and guest appearance of [[K9 Mark IV]]
|#  
|''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love (TV story)|From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]]''
|Gareth Roberts &<br />[[Clayton Hickman]]  
|Joss Agnew
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Aliens and Enemies==
== Aliens and enemies ==
*[[Kaagh]]
* [[Kaagh]]
*[[Pied Piper]]
* [[Pied Piper]]
*[[Martin Trueman]]
* [[Martin Trueman]]
*[[Ancient Lights]]
* [[Ancient Lights]]
*[[Paul Langer]]
* [[Paul Langer]]
*[[Travist Polong]]
* [[Travast Polong]]
*[[The Trickster]]
* [[The Trickster]]
*[[Graske]]
* [[Graske]]
*[[Mrs Wormwood]]
* [[Wormwood (Invasion of the Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]]
*[[Cal Kilburne]]
* [[Cal Kilburne]]
*[[Bane]]
* [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]]
*[[Slitheen]]
* [[Slitheen]]


==Novels==
== Novels ==
To date, two stories have been adapted as novelisations by [[Penguin Character Books]], both published in November 2008. It has not yet been announced whether any other Series 2 episodes will be adapted, although a Series 3 story has been novelised.
To date, two stories have been adapted as novelisations by [[Penguin Character Books]]. Both were published in November 2008. It has not yet been announced whether any other Series 2 episodes will be adapted, although a series 3 story has been novelised.


* [[The Last Sontaran (novelisation)|The Last Sontaran]]
* ''[[The Last Sontaran (novelisation)|The Last Sontaran]]''
* [[The Day of the Clown (novelisation)|The Day of the Clown]]
* ''[[Day of the Clown (novelisation)|Day of the Clown]]''


==Audiobooks==
== Audiobooks ==
*[[The Time Capsule]]
* ''[[The Time Capsule]]''
*[[The Ghost House]]
* ''[[The Ghost House]]''


==International Broadcast==
== International broadcast ==
Unlike Series 1, which saw broadcast on [[BBC Kids]] in Canada and [[Syfy|The Sci-Fi Channel]] in the US, Series 2 was not immediately broadcast in those regions, resulting in the DVD release (see below) occurring without a prior TV broadcast in North America.
Unlike series 1, which saw broadcast on [[BBC Kids]] in Canada and [[Syfy|The Sci-Fi Channel]] in the US, series 2 was not immediately broadcast in those regions, resulting in the DVD release (see below) occurring without a prior TV broadcast in North America.


In mid-January 2010, BBC Kids belatedly began airing Series 2, although by this time the digital network had been dropped by one of Canada's major cable service providers.
In mid-January 2010, BBC Kids belatedly began airing Series 2, although by this time the digital network had been dropped by one of Canada's major cable service providers.
[[File:Sja_series_2.png|thumb|SJA Series 2 DVD|100px]]
[[File:Sja_series_2.png|thumb|SJA Series 2 DVD]]
==Home video releases==
== Home video releases ==
*The Complete Second Series (including ''From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love'' as a bonus feature accessed by correctly completing a quiz) was released in the UK on 09 November 2009.
* The Complete Second Series (including ''From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love'' as a bonus feature accessed by correctly completing a quiz) was released in the UK on 09 November 2009.
*North American release occurred the next day, 10 November. This marked the first time a complete season of a ''Doctor Who'' franchise programme has been released to DVD in North America without it first having been viewed on TV.
* North American release occurred the next day, 10 November. This marked the first time a complete season of a ''Doctor Who'' franchise programme has been released to DVD in North America without first having been viewed on TV.
==Footnotes==


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Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures ran between 29 September 2008 and 8 December 2008. 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 Yasmin Paige as Maria Jackson. The series opened with The Last Sontaran and concluded with Enemy of the Bane.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. It was broadcast in the UK between 29 September 2008 and 8 December 2008. The season began with all of the first-series cast (except for John Leeson's K9, who did not appear in any regular episodes). A major cast change occurred after the first two-part story. Yasmin Paige left the series and was replaced by Anjli Mohindra as Rani Chandra. References to Maria, including flashback footage and photos, were incorporated into the other stories. Paige herself returned for a guest appearance in The Mark of the Berserker.

The season was notable for the return of Nicholas Courtney as Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. This was his first appearance (on screen) since the independent film HOMEVID: Downtime in 1995 and the first time in a BBC production since TV: Battlefield in 1989. UNIT also made its first on-screen appearance in the spin-off.

Returning villains include the Bane and The Trickster and Krislok, who is revealed to have been saved from death in exchange for serving the Trickster, and later freed from his servitude to the Trickster. The Sontarans appear for the first time in the spin-off in an episode that is a direct sequel to the Doctor Who Series 4 two-parter The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky.

Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K9 in his only series 2 appearance -- reunited in From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love, a mini-episode produced for the 2009 Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal.

Interestingly, in the promotional wallpaper featuring the series 2 cast, this would be the only time that Mr. Smith would get some type of his own promotional image as a primary cast member.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episodes Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 The Last Sontaran Phil Ford Joss Agnew Introduction of Kaagh. Final regular appearances of Maria Jackson and Alan Jackson. Final appearance of Chrissie Jackson.
2 The Day of the Clown Michael Kerrigan Introduction of Rani Chandra, Gita Chandra and Haresh Chandra.
3 Secrets of the Stars Gareth Roberts First time the Doctor is shown in the series, albeit in a flashback.
4 The Mark of the Berserker Joseph Lidster Joss Agnew Final appearance of Maria and Alan Jackson. Introduction of Carla Langer.
5 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith Gareth Roberts Graeme Harper Final appearance of Krislok. Introduction of Sarah Jane's parents, Barbara and Eddie, as well as revealing their fate.
6 Enemy of the Bane Phil Ford Reintroduction of Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. Final appearances of Kaagh, Mrs Wormwood and the Bane.

Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episodes Title Writer(s) Director Notes
# From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love Gareth Roberts &
Clayton Hickman 		Joss Agnew

Aliens and enemies[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

To date, two stories have been adapted as novelisations by Penguin Character Books. Both were published in November 2008. It has not yet been announced whether any other Series 2 episodes will be adapted, although a series 3 story has been novelised.

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

International broadcast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Unlike series 1, which saw broadcast on BBC Kids in Canada and The Sci-Fi Channel in the US, series 2 was not immediately broadcast in those regions, resulting in the DVD release (see below) occurring without a prior TV broadcast in North America.

In mid-January 2010, BBC Kids belatedly began airing Series 2, although by this time the digital network had been dropped by one of Canada's major cable service providers.

SJA Series 2 DVD

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Complete Second Series (including From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love as a bonus feature accessed by correctly completing a quiz) was released in the UK on 09 November 2009.
  • North American release occurred the next day, 10 November. This marked the first time a complete season of a Doctor Who franchise programme has been released to DVD in North America without first having been viewed on TV.
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