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'''Series 3''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' ran between [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] and [[20 November (releases)|20 November]] 2009. 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 ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]''.


The '''Third Series''' of [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]] will feature 12 episodes split over 6 two part stories.  It will air on the [[CBBC]] network in the fall of 2009.
== Overview ==
It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. In a change of broadcast format, two episodes aired each week, on Thursday and Friday, meaning the entire series aired over a six-week period, with a complete storyline told each week.


==The Team==
A minor change to the opening was made: Before the title sequence, Clyde would narrate the basic premise of the series over a montage of scenes.
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] 
*[[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]] 
*[[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
*[[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]]
*[[Mr Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]
*[[K-9]] - [[John Leeson]]
*[[Tenth Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]


==Rumours and announcements==
Among notable appearances this series, [[K9 Mark IV]] appeared in six of the twelve episodes and [[David Tennant]] appeared as the [[Tenth Doctor]] in the two-part story ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' which aired in late October. Thanks in part to Tennant's appearance, the series scored higher-than-average ratings for children's programming, and also consistently scored high Appreciation Index ratings from viewers.
*During production, behind the scenes images emerged of the Doctor's [[TARDIS]] prop and [[David Tennant]] on set, leading to speculation as to whether he would be appearing in the third season. This appearance was confirmed in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM Issue 409|409]] and is in a two part episode written by [[Gareth Roberts]].


*On 26 May 2009, the BBC Press Office issued an announcement also confirming the apperance, including publicity photos. Comments by [[Russell T. Davies]] also reveal that the storyline may involve Sarah Jane getting married: ''"It's more than just a cameo from the Tenth Doctor! He's a proper part of the story."'' He also added that the two-parter is ''"extraordinary, wild and powerfully moving,"'' cryptically adding, ''"let's just say that the wedding of Sarah Jane will be a day for everyone to remember!"''.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/05_may/26/sarah_jane.shtml]
As with the [[Doctor Who|parent series]], ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' began being produced in high-definition in 2009. However, the 3D elements of the opening titles are upscaled from standard-definition - only the text elements, such as Elisabeth Sladen's credit, the episode title, and the "The" and "Adventures" from the logo, are rendered in true HD.{{Fact}}


*K-9 will appear in 6 of the 12 episodes of the series. While this has yet to be confirmed, the BBC announcement regarding Tennant did confirm that K-9 appears in at least his two episodes.
== Cast ==
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
* [[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
* [[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]], [[Souad Faress]]
* [[Mr Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]] (voice)
* [[K9 Mark IV|K9]] - [[John Leeson]] (voice)


*The announcement also mentions that the [[Judoon]] are to appear but it's not known if this is in the same episode as the Doctor.
=== Recurring ===
* [[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]]
* [[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]]
* [[Androvax]] - [[Mark Goldthorp]]
* [[Celeste Rivers|Professor Celeste Rivers]] - [[Floella Benjamin]]
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
* [[The Trickster]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]]


*The series will air on [[BBC One]]. This rumor derives from some of the media reports on Tennant's appearance but is not mentioned in the 26 May press released.
=== Guest ===
* [[Peter Dalton]] - [[Nigel Havers]]
* [[Harry Sowersby|Harry]] - [[Brian Miller (actor)|Brian Miller]]
* [[Adam Lloyd]] - [[Gregg Sulkin]]
* [[Samuel Lloyd]] - [[Toby Parkes]]
* [[Eve (The Mad Woman in the Attic)|Eve]] - [[Eleanor Tomlinson]]
* [[Registrar (The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith)|Registrar]] - [[Zienia Merton]]
* [[Toby Silverman]] - [[Adam Gillen]]
* [[Erasmus Darkening]] - [[Donald Sumpter]]
* [[Mona Lisa]] - [[Suranne Jones]]
* [[Lionel Harding]] - [[Jeff Rawle]]
* [[Phyllis Trupp]] - [[Liza Sadovy]]
* [[Tree Blathereen]] - [[Miriam Margolyes]]
* [[Leef Blathereen]] - [[Simon Callow]]


==Notes==
== Television stories ==
*an extraterrestrial girl that can make people play games against their will.
{| {{prettytable}}
!width="50"| Episodes || Title  || Writer(s) || Director || Notes
|-
|1
|''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]''
|[[Phil Ford]]
|[[Joss Agnew]]
|First appearance of [[Androvax]].
|-
|2
|''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)|The Mad Woman in the Attic]]'' 
|[[Joseph Lidster]]
|[[Alice Troughton]]
|First regular appearance of [[K9 Mark IV]], following the sealing of the [[black hole]] in [[Switzerland]].
|-
|3
|''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|Joss Agnew
|Guest appearance by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. Final appearance of [[the Trickster]].
|-
|4
|''[[The Eternity Trap (TV story)|The Eternity Trap]]''
|rowspan=2|Phil Ford
|Alice Troughton
|
|-
|5
|''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge (TV story)|Mona Lisa's Revenge]]''
|Joss Agnew
|
|-
|6
|''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]''
|[[Rupert Laight]]
|Alice Troughton
|Introduction of the [[Slitheen-Blathereen family]].
|}


*There will also be a living painting, the inhabitants of a supposedly haunted house, monsters who want to infect Earth with a strangely aggressive weed.
== Aliens and enemies ==
* [[Judoon]]
* [[Tybo|Captain Tybo]]
* [[Androvax]]
* [[Nanoform]]s
* [[Eve (The Mad Woman in the Attic)|Eve]]
* [[Adam Lloyd|Adam]]
* [[Ship (The Mad Woman in the Attic)|Ship]]
* [[Travast Polong]]
* [[The Trickster]]
* [[Erasmus Darkening]]
* [[Mona Lisa]]
* [[The Dark Rider|Highwayman]]
* [[The Abomination (Mona Lisa's Revenge)|The Abomination]]
* [[Slitheen family]]
* [[Blathereen family]]


*a chance for Sarah Jane to find personal happiness with someone who could be the perfect person to complete her family.
== Audiobooks ==
[[Category:The Sarah Jane Adventures]]
* ''[[The Shadow People]]''
[[Category:The Sarah Jane Adventures seasons]]
* ''[[The White Wolf]]''
 
== Novels ==
The only story of this series to be directly novelised was ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (novelisation)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''.
Additionally, ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]'' was adapted as ''The Sarah Jane Adventures: Judoon Afternoon'', ''[[The Eternity Trap (TV story)|The Eternity Trap]]'' was adapted as ''The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Haunted House'', ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge (TV story)|Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'' was adapted as ''The Sarah Jane Adventures: Painting Peril'' and ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'' was adapted as ''The Sarah Jane Adventures: Blathereen Dream''.
 
== Home video releases ==
* The Complete Third Series boxset was released on [[BBC DVD]] on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] 2010.
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* Both parts of ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' were released on Blu-ray as part of the US-exclusive box set [[The Complete David Tennant Collection]] on [[17 September (releases)|17 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], with the same disc being later released on the Complete Specials steelbook in October 2019. This marked the first time any episodes from Series 3 were released in an high-definition format as it had not been before despite being shot in high-definition.
 
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Series 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures ran between 15 October 2009 and 20 November 2009. 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 Prisoner of the Judoon and concluded with The Gift.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. In a change of broadcast format, two episodes aired each week, on Thursday and Friday, meaning the entire series aired over a six-week period, with a complete storyline told each week.

A minor change to the opening was made: Before the title sequence, Clyde would narrate the basic premise of the series over a montage of scenes.

Among notable appearances this series, K9 Mark IV appeared in six of the twelve episodes and David Tennant appeared as the Tenth Doctor in the two-part story The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith which aired in late October. Thanks in part to Tennant's appearance, the series scored higher-than-average ratings for children's programming, and also consistently scored high Appreciation Index ratings from viewers.

As with the parent series, The Sarah Jane Adventures began being produced in high-definition in 2009. However, the 3D elements of the opening titles are upscaled from standard-definition - only the text elements, such as Elisabeth Sladen's credit, the episode title, and the "The" and "Adventures" from the logo, are rendered in true HD.[source needed]

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Episodes Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 Prisoner of the Judoon Phil Ford Joss Agnew First appearance of Androvax.
2 The Mad Woman in the Attic Joseph Lidster Alice Troughton First regular appearance of K9 Mark IV, following the sealing of the black hole in Switzerland.
3 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Gareth Roberts Joss Agnew Guest appearance by the Tenth Doctor. Final appearance of the Trickster.
4 The Eternity Trap Phil Ford Alice Troughton
5 Mona Lisa's Revenge Joss Agnew
6 The Gift Rupert Laight Alice Troughton Introduction of the Slitheen-Blathereen family.

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

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

The only story of this series to be directly novelised was The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith. Additionally, Prisoner of the Judoon was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: Judoon Afternoon, The Eternity Trap was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Haunted House, Mona Lisa's Revenge was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: Painting Peril and The Gift was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: Blathereen Dream.

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

  • Region 2 cover

    Region 2 cover

  • Both parts of The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith were released on Blu-ray as part of the US-exclusive box set The Complete David Tennant Collection on 17 September 2019, with the same disc being later released on the Complete Specials steelbook in October 2019. This marked the first time any episodes from Series 3 were released in an high-definition format as it had not been before despite being shot in high-definition.
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Stories listed here are only those that have been officially licensed by the BBC.
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Aliens and Enemies of SJA Series 3
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Eve  • Ship  • Adam Lloyd
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith
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