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Released in between [[2002]] and [[2006]], [[Big Finish Productions]]'  the '''''Sarah Jane Smith''''' series of audio dramas explored the life of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] in the years after she was left on Earth by the Doctor. The series took place in the present day. [[K-9 Mark III]] did not appear in these stories.
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|release count    = 9
|story count      = 9
|release year      = 2002
|release year2    = 2006
|first story      = Comeback (audio story)
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|first release    = [[31 July (releases)|31 July]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|end release      = [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|main character    = [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Josh Townsend|Josh]], [[Natalie Redfern|Natalie]]
|exec prod        = Jacqueline Rayner
|producer          = Gary Russell
|producer2        = Jason Haigh-Ellery
|producer3        = John Ainsworth
|music            = [[David Darlington]], [[Steve Foxon]]
|sound            = David Darlington, Steve Foxon
|cover            = [[Lee Binding]]
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|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
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'''''Sarah Jane Smith''''' was an audio series produced by [[Big Finish Productions]] which explored the life of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] in the years after she was left on [[Earth]] by the Doctor.


The final episode of the series, ''[[Dreamland]]'', was released only a few weeks before Sladen returned to ''Doctor Who'' as Sarah Jane in ''[[School Reunion]]''. This episode led to the commissioning of a new TV spin-off series, ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', which in turn resulted in the Big Finish audio series terminating. The TV continuation makes no reference to the events of the audios, but ''School Reunion'' reveals that K-9 had been non-functional for quite some time as of that story, suggesting a reason for K-9 not participating in the audio adventures.
The series took place in the present day, and apparently after the events of the television story ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]''. [[K9 Mark III]] did not appear in these stories, as he had broken down and was in a box in Sarah Jane's attic; he was dismantled by [[Hilda Winters]] when she found the box. It was also intended to follow on from the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|BBC ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'']] novel ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]'', at the end of which Sarah was joined by the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Sam Jones]]. However, due to [[Elisabeth Sladen]] objecting to sharing the spotlight with another former companion in what was supposed to be a Sarah Jane-centric series, Sam's part was hastily rewritten into an original, very similar character, [[Ellie Martin]].


==Publisher's Summary==
The final episode of the series, ''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]'', was released only a few weeks before Sladen returned to ''Doctor Who'' as Sarah Jane in ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''. This return to ''Doctor Who'' led to the commissioning of a new TV spin-off series, ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', which in turn resulted in the audio series being cancelled after nine stories, with ''Dreamland'' unavoidably ending on a cliffhanger.
Back on [[Earth]], former travelling [[companion]] of [[the Doctor]], intrepid journalist Sarah Jane Smith, fights corruption and crime. A series of self-contained adventures on single CD.


=='''Sarah Jane Smith'''==
The revived series and the TV spin-off both make reference to the events of the dramas, with ''School Reunion'' displaying that K9 had been non-functional for some time and ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' referring to Aunt Lavinia leaving Sarah the house.
===Series One===
# [[Comeback]]
# [[The Tao Connection]]
# [[Test of Nerve]]
# [[Ghost Town]]
# [[Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre]]


===Series Two===
In [[January (releases)|January]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]], Big Finish released [[Sarah Jane Smith: The Complete Series 1 and 2|a special boxset]] collecting all nine stories from the series.
# [[Buried Secrets]]
# [[Snow Blind]]
# [[Fatal Consequences]]
# [[Dreamland]]


==Cast & Characters==
== Stories ==
===Series One===
=== Series one ===
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
{{Main|Series 1 (SJS)}}
*[[Josh Townsend]] - [[Jeremy James]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Natalie Redfern]] - [[Sadie Miller]]
!# || Title || Author || Featuring || Released
*[[Ellie Martin]] - [[Juliet Warner]]
|-
|1.1
|''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|rowspan=3|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Josh Townsend|Josh]], [[Natalie Redfern|Natalie]]
|[[31 July (releases)|31 July]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|-
|1.2
|''[[The Tao Connection (audio story)|The Tao Connection]]''
|[[Barry Letts]]
|[[8 August (releases)|8 August]] 2002
|-
|1.3
|''[[Test of Nerve (audio story)|Test of Nerve]]''
|[[David Bishop]]
|[[5 September (releases)|5 September]] 2002
|-
|1.4
|''[[Ghost Town (audio story)|Ghost Town]]''
|[[Rupert Laight]]
|Sarah Jane, Josh
|[[10 October (releases)|10 October]] 2002
|-
|1.5
|''[[Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre (audio story)|Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre]]''
|[[Peter Anghelides]]
|Sarah Jane, Josh, Natalie
|[[7 November (releases)|7 November]] 2002
|}


===Series Two===
=== Series two ===
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
{{Main|Series 2 (SJS)}}
*[[Josh Townsend]] - [[Jeremy James]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Natalie Redfern]] - [[Sadie Miller]]
!# || Title || Author || Featuring || Released
*[[Will Sullivan]] - [[Tom Chadbon]]
|-
|2.1
|''[[Buried Secrets (audio story)|Buried Secrets]]''
|rowspan=4|[[David Bishop]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Josh Townsend|Josh]], [[Natalie Redfern|Natalie]], [[Will Sullivan|Will]]
|rowspan=2|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|-
|2.2
|''[[Snow Blind (audio story)|Snow Blind]]''
|rowspan=2|Sarah Jane, Josh, Will
|-
|2.3
|''[[Fatal Consequences (audio story)|Fatal Consequences]]''
|rowspan=2|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 2006
|-
|2.4
|''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]''
|Sarah Jane, Josh, Natalie
|}


==Notes==
== Cast ==
* Sadie Miller, who performs alongside Elisabeth Sladen in almost all the audios, is Elisabeth Sladen's daughter.
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* The core cast does not change throughout the 4 stories, however in each story there are various additional cast and characters (see individual stories for more detail).
* [[Josh Townsend]] - [[Jeremy James]]
* [[Natalie Redfern]] - [[Sadie Miller]]
* [[Will Sullivan]] - [[Tom Chadbon]]


==External Links==
== Notes ==
[http://www.bigfinish.com/Sarah-Jane-Smith Big Finish - '''Sarah Jane Smith''']
* The character of Ellie was originally intended to be the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s former companion [[Sam Jones]] who had remained behind with Sarah Jane after the novel ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]''.
[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith audio plays|*]]
* Besides Sarah Jane herself, [[Hilda Winters]] is the only other character from the classic series to appear in ''Sarah Jane Smith''.
* Sarah Jane and Josh are the only characters to appear in all nine audio dramas in the series.
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Comeback cover.jpg|''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]''
The Tao Connection cover.jpg|''[[The Tao Connection (audio story)|The Tao Connection]]''
Test of Nerve cover.jpg|''[[Test of Nerve (audio story)|Test of Nerve]]''
Ghost Town cover.jpg|''[[Ghost Town (audio story)|Ghost Town]]''
Mirror Signal Manoeuvre cover.jpg|''[[Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre (audio story)|Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre]]''
Buried Secrets cover.jpg|''[[Buried Secrets (audio story)|Buried Secrets]]''
Snow Blind cover.jpg|''[[Snow Blind (audio story)|Snow Blind]]''
Fatal Consequences cover.jpg|''[[Fatal Consequences (audio story)|Fatal Consequences]]''
Dreamland cover.jpg|''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]''
Sarah Jane Smith The Complete Series 1 and 2.jpg|''[[Sarah Jane Smith: The Complete Series 1 and 2]]''
</gallery>
 
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Sarah Jane Smith was an audio series produced by Big Finish Productions which explored the life of Sarah Jane Smith in the years after she was left on Earth by the Doctor.

The series took place in the present day, and apparently after the events of the television story A Girl's Best Friend. K9 Mark III did not appear in these stories, as he had broken down and was in a box in Sarah Jane's attic; he was dismantled by Hilda Winters when she found the box. It was also intended to follow on from the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures novel Interference, at the end of which Sarah was joined by the Eighth Doctor's companion Sam Jones. However, due to Elisabeth Sladen objecting to sharing the spotlight with another former companion in what was supposed to be a Sarah Jane-centric series, Sam's part was hastily rewritten into an original, very similar character, Ellie Martin.

The final episode of the series, Dreamland, was released only a few weeks before Sladen returned to Doctor Who as Sarah Jane in School Reunion. This return to Doctor Who led to the commissioning of a new TV spin-off series, The Sarah Jane Adventures, which in turn resulted in the audio series being cancelled after nine stories, with Dreamland unavoidably ending on a cliffhanger.

The revived series and the TV spin-off both make reference to the events of the dramas, with School Reunion displaying that K9 had been non-functional for some time and The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith referring to Aunt Lavinia leaving Sarah the house.

In January 2020, Big Finish released a special boxset collecting all nine stories from the series.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series one[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 1 (SJS)
# Title Author Featuring Released
1.1 Comeback Terrance Dicks Sarah Jane, Josh, Natalie 31 July 2002
1.2 The Tao Connection Barry Letts 8 August 2002
1.3 Test of Nerve David Bishop 5 September 2002
1.4 Ghost Town Rupert Laight Sarah Jane, Josh 10 October 2002
1.5 Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre Peter Anghelides Sarah Jane, Josh, Natalie 7 November 2002

Series two[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 2 (SJS)
# Title Author Featuring Released
2.1 Buried Secrets David Bishop Sarah Jane, Josh, Natalie, Will 1 February 2006
2.2 Snow Blind Sarah Jane, Josh, Will
2.3 Fatal Consequences 1 March 2006
2.4 Dreamland Sarah Jane, Josh, Natalie

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The character of Ellie was originally intended to be the Eighth Doctor's former companion Sam Jones who had remained behind with Sarah Jane after the novel Interference - Book Two.
  • Besides Sarah Jane herself, Hilda Winters is the only other character from the classic series to appear in Sarah Jane Smith.
  • Sarah Jane and Josh are the only characters to appear in all nine audio dramas in the series.

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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