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|story count = 6
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|ep count   = 12
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|first ep   = The Nightmare Man (TV story)
|first ep         = The Nightmare Man (TV story)
|main character = Sarah Jane Smith
|main character   = Sarah Jane Smith
|starring        = Clyde Langer
|starring        = Clyde Langer
|starring2        = Luke Smith
|starring2        = Luke Smith
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|starring4        = Mr Smith
|starring4        = Mr Smith
|starring5        = K9 Mark IV
|starring5        = K9 Mark IV
|producer   = Brian Minchin  
|producer         = Brian Minchin  
|producer2   = Phil Ford
|producer2       = Phil Ford
|exec prod   = Russell T Davies
|exec prod       = Russell T Davies
|exec prod2 = Nikki Wilson  
|exec prod2       = Nikki Wilson  
|start date = [[11 October (releases)|11 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|start date       = [[11 October (releases)|11 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|end date   = [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|end date         = [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
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'''Series 4''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' ran between [[11 October (releases)|11 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] and [[16 November (releases)|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 (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'' and concluded with ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]''.
'''Series 4''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' ran between [[11 October (releases)|11 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] and [[16 November (releases)|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 (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'' and concluded with ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]''.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. According to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', {{which?}} pre-production was under way as early as [[November (production)|November]] [[2009 (production)|2009]]. On [[4 March (production)|4 March]] [[2010 (production)|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 [[Series 5 (SJA)|fifth series]] for [[2011 (production)|2011]] had also been commissioned.)<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/04/sarah_jane.shtml BBC - Press Office - Sarah Jane returns to CBBC for two further series of adventures] <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref><ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/sarah-jane-adventures-series-4-and-5.html The Doctor Who News Pafe: Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 (and 5!) commissioned] <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref>
It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. According to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', {{which?}} pre-production was under way as early as [[November (production)|November]] [[2009 (production)|2009]]. On [[4 March (production)|4 March]] [[2010 (production)|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 [[Series 5 (SJA)|fifth series]] for [[2011 (production)|2011]] had been commissioned as well.)<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/04/sarah_jane.shtml BBC - Press Office - Sarah Jane returns to CBBC for two further series of adventures] <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref><ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/sarah-jane-adventures-series-4-and-5.html The Doctor Who News Pafe: Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 (and 5!) commissioned] <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref>


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]].
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]].
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== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
The titles and writers were revealed in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. {{which?}} All of series 4's episodes were in 2 parts.
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{| {{prettytable}}
|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!width="50"| Episodes || Title || Writer(s) || Director || Notes
|-
|-
|1 ||''[[The Nightmare Man (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'' ||[[Joseph Lidster]] ||[[Joss Agnew]]|| Departure of [[Luke Smith]] and [[K9 Mark IV]]. Reappearance of the [[Slitheen]] family, of which a [[Slitheen (The Nightmare Man)|unique]] [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]] is briefly seen.
|1  
|''[[The Nightmare Man (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]''  
|[[Joseph Lidster]]  
|rowspan=2|[[Joss Agnew]]
|Departure of [[Luke Smith]] and [[K9 Mark IV]].
|-
|-
|2 ||''[[The Vault of Secrets (TV story)|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 (TV story)|Dreamland]]''.
|2  
|''[[The Vault of Secrets (TV story)|The Vault of Secrets]]''
|[[Phil Ford]]
|Reappearance of [[Androvax]]. Return of the [[Alliance of Shades]], first seen in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 3-D animated story ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]''.
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''||[[Russell T Davies]]||[[Ashley Way]]||Guest appearances of the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]]. [[David Bradley]]'s first time being involved a ''Doctor Who''-related production, as the voice of [[Azure of the Claw Shansheeth|Azure of the Shansheeth]]. Introduction of the [[Groske]], an alien species related to the [[Graske]].
|3  
|''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''
|[[Russell T Davies]]
|rowspan=2|[[Ashley Way]]
|Guest appearances by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]].
|-
|-
|4 ||''[[The Empty Planet (TV story)|The Empty Planet]]''||[[Gareth Roberts]]||[[Ashley Way]]||Most of the story is limited to two characters, [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]].
|4  
|''[[The Empty Planet (TV story)|The Empty Planet]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|
|-
|-
||5 ||''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]''||[[Rupert Laight]]||[[Joss Agnew]]||First appearance of [[The Shopkeeper (Lost in Time)|the Shopkeeper]] and [[Captain (Lost in Time)|Captain]].
|5  
|''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]''
|[[Rupert Laight]]
|rowspan=2|Joss Agnew
|First appearance of [[The Shopkeeper (Lost in Time)|the Shopkeeper]] and [[Captain (Lost in Time)|Captain]].
|-
|-
|6 ||''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]''||[[Gareth Roberts]] and [[Clayton Hickman]]||[[Joss Agnew]]|| Return of [[Luke Smith]] and final appearance of [[K9 Mark IV]].
|6  
|''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]''
|Gareth Roberts and [[Clayton Hickman]]
|Final appearance of K9 Mark IV.
|}
|}


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* [[Androvax]]
* [[Androvax]]
* [[Groske]]
* [[Groske]]
* [[Men in Black]] ([[Mister Dread]])
* [[Men in Black (Dreamland)|Men in Black]] ([[Mister Dread]])
* [[Shansheeth]]
* [[Shansheeth]]
* [[Tia Karim]]
* [[Tia Karim]]

Latest revision as of 20:16, 3 November 2024

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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[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. According to Doctor Who Magazine, [which?] 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.)[1][2]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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 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
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 Final appearance of K9 Mark IV.

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

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

As of August 2010 only two stories from this series were announced for adaptation as a novelisation. These were later reported as being cancelled. [3][4] 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.

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

DVD and Blu-ray release[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ BBC - Press Office - Sarah Jane returns to CBBC for two further series of adventures accessed 5th October
  2. ↑ The Doctor Who News Pafe: Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 (and 5!) commissioned accessed 5th October
  3. ↑ Tardis Base - THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES BOOK COVERS accessed 5th October
  4. ↑ sarahjane.tv - Pulled accessed 5th October
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SJA television stories
Series 1
Series 2
Regular episodes
Mini-episodes
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Stories listed here are only those that have been officially licensed by the BBC.
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Aliens and Enemies of SJA Series 4
The Nightmare Man
The Vault of Secrets
Death of the Doctor
The Empty Planet
Lost in Time
The Shopkeeper  • Captain  • Nazis (Koenig  •Wyckham)  • Matilda
Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith
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