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'''Series 4 '''of [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]] is expected to air on [[BBC One]] and [[CBBC]] on the 11th October 2010<ref>http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/2010/09/sarah-jane-adventures-returns-oct-11.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BlogtorWho+%28Blogtor+Who%29</ref><ref>http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/2010/09/sarah-jane-adventures-series-4-preview.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BlogtorWho+%28Blogtor+Who%29</ref>. 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 [[Series 5 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|5th series]] for 2011 had also been commissioned.)<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/04/sarah_jane.shtml</ref><ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/sarah-jane-adventures-series-4-and-5.html</ref>
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|broadcast year  = 2010
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|story count      = 6
|ep count        = 12
|first ep        = The Nightmare Man (TV story)
|main character  = Sarah Jane Smith
|starring        = Clyde Langer
|starring2        = Luke Smith
|starring3        = Rani Chandra
|starring4        = Mr Smith
|starring5        = K9 Mark IV
|producer        = Brian Minchin
|producer2        = Phil Ford
|exec prod        = Russell T Davies
|exec prod2      = Nikki Wilson
|start date      = [[11 October (releases)|11 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|end date        = [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|network          = CBBC
|runtime          = 25'
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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]]''.


The 4th season will see the return of all the core cast members (though the 4 March 2010 announcement did not indicate whether [[K9 Mark IV|K9]] would appear, K9 was seen on set when filming began) for a 12-episode series. The series begins on Monday 11 October, 2010 at 5:15pm on the CBBC channel.
== 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 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>


For the new series, [[Brian Minchin]] joins as producer, with [[Phil Ford]] as co-producer. [[Russell T Davies]] remains 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]].


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
[[File:sarah-jane-series-4-promo-2.jpg|thumb|right|The Crew followed by a [[Veil]], Shansheeth, the Dark Hoard and the [[Graske]]]]
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=== Primary cast ===
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
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* [[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]]
*[[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]]
* [[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
*[[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
* [[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]] (voice)
*[[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]
* [[K9 Mark IV]] - [[John Leeson]] (voice)
* [[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]]


=== Secondary cast ===
=== Recurring ===
*[[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]] (departs in ''The Nightmare Man '')<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/interviews/a266217/alexander-armstrong-pointless.html</ref>
* [[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]]
*[[K9 Mark IV]] - [[John Leeson]] (departs in ''The Nightmare Man'')<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/interviews/a266217/alexander-armstrong-pointless.html</ref>
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
*[[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]] ([[DWM Issue 426]])
* [[Androvax]] - [[Mark Goldthorp]]
* [[The Shopkeeper (Lost in Time)|The Shopkeeper]] - [[Cyril Nri]]


===Guest cast ===
=== Guest ===
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] <ref name="Press Release">http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/04_april/19/sj_adventures.shtml</ref>
* [[Nightmare Man]] - [[Julian Bleach]]
*[[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]] <ref name="Press Release"> </ref>
* [[Gemma (Lost in Time)|Gemma]] - [[Lucie Jones]]
*Voice of the Shansheeth - [[David Bradley]] <ref name="Press Release"> </ref>
* [[Tia Karim]] - [[Laila Rouass]]
*[[Celeste Rivers]] - [[Floella Benjamin]] <ref>http://twitter.com/floellabenjamin</ref>
* [[Ocean Waters]] - [[Cheryl Campbell]]
*Nightmare Man - [[Julian Bleach]] <ref name="Episodes">http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarah-jane-adventures-series-four.html</ref>
* [[Mister Dread]] - [[Angus Wright]]
*Herself - [[Lucie Jones]] <ref name="Lucie Jones">http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/news/a217078/lucie-jones-to-appear-in-sarah-jane.html</ref>
* [[Gavin (The Empty Planet)|Gavin]] - [[Joe Mason]]
*Tia Karim - [[Laila Rouass]] <ref name="Lucie Jones"></ref>
* [[Ruby White]] - [[Julie Graham]]
*Ocean Waters - [[Cheryl Campbell]] <ref name="Lucie Jones"></ref>
* [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] - [[Katy Manning]]
*Mr Dread - [[Angus Wright]]
* [[Santiago Jones]] - [[Finn Jones]]
*Gavin - [[Joe Mason]]
* [[Louise Marlowe]] - [[Doon Mackichan]]
*Mysterious Shopkeeper - [[Cyril Nri]]
* Voices of the Shansheeth - [[David Bradley]], [[Jon Glover]]
*Ruby White - [[Julie Graham]]
* Voice of the Robots - [[Jon Glover]]
*Santiango Jones- [[Finn Jones]]


==Aliens and enemies==
== Television stories ==
*Nightmare Man ([[DWM Issue 419]]) [[File:SHANSEETH.jpg|thumb|A Shansheeth]]
*Shansheeth ([[DWM Issue 419]])<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/tubetalk/a208123/sarah-jane-exec-talks-series-four-five.html</ref>
*The Dark Hoard<ref>http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/2010/09/sarah-jane-adventures-returns-oct-11.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BlogtorWho+%28Blogtor+Who%29</ref><ref>http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/2010/09/sarah-jane-adventures-series-4-preview.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BlogtorWho+%28Blogtor+Who%29</ref>
*[[Androvax]]<ref name="Nikki Wilson">http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/04/nikki-wilson-speaks-to-sfx-magazine.html</ref>
*[[Slitheen]] <ref name="Nikki Wilson"></ref>
*[[Blathereen]] <ref name="Nikki Wilson"></ref>
*[[Alliance of Shades]] ([[DWM Issue 423]])
*[[Graske]]
*Groske <ref>http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/09/sja-broadcast-details-and-story-teasers.html</ref>
 
==Television stories==
The Titles and writers of this season's episodes were revealed in [[Doctor Who Magazine]].<ref name="Episodes"></ref> All of Series 4 episodes will be 2 parts.
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|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
!width="50"| Episodes || Title || Writer(s) || Director || Notes
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|1 ||The Nightmare Man||[[Joseph Lidster ]]||[[Joss Agnew]]||
|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||[[Phil Ford]]||[[Joss Agnew]]|| Reappearance of [[Androvax]] and [[Alliance of Shades]]<ref>http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/09/sja-broadcast-details-and-story-teasers.html</ref>
|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||[[Russell T Davies]]||[[Ashley Way]]||Guest appearances of [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]].  
|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||[[Gareth Roberts]]||[[Ashley Way]]||
|4  
|''[[The Empty Planet (TV story)|The Empty Planet]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|
|-
|-
|5 ||Lost in Time||[[Rupert Laight]]||[[Joss Agnew]]||
|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||[[Gareth Roberts]] and [[Clayton Hickman]]||[[Joss Agnew]]||
|6  
|''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]''
|Gareth Roberts and [[Clayton Hickman]]
|Final appearance of K9 Mark IV.
|}
|}


==Notes==
== Aliens and enemies ==
*For the first time in the series, the group will visit an alien world, breaking the [[Judoon]]'s confinement of Rani and Clyde to Earth ([[SJA]]: [[Prisoner of the Judoon]]). ([[DWM Issue 419]])
* [[Slitheen]]
*The group will embark on a "dangerous journey back into history". ([[DWM Issue 419]])
* [[Nightmare Man]]
*The [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[Matt Smith]]) and [[Jo Grant]] ([[Katy Manning]]) will both appear in an episode featuring vulture undertakers called the Shansheeth.<ref name="Press Release"> </ref>
* [[Androvax]]
*A trailer was shown on BBC One & CBBC with the following clips <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/sarah-jane-series-4-autumn-teaser-9057.htm</ref>:
* [[Groske]]
#Sarah Jane smiling then hugging [[Jo Grant]]
* [[Men in Black (Dreamland)|Men in Black]] ([[Mister Dread]])
#Hooded figures with alien guns walking away from a burning barn or warehouse with Clyde running away in the background.
* [[Shansheeth]]
#Luke turning around on the drive of [[13 Bannerman Road]].
* [[Tia Karim]]
#Clyde surrendering then running from a giant one eyed yellow robot on what looks like a human high street.
* [[Automaton (The Empty Planet)|Automatons]]
#[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and Sarah Jane in a corridor
* [[Dark Horde]]
#The Shansheeth climbing through a ventilation system.
* [[Qetesh]] ([[Ruby White]])
#Rani being cornered by a giant red robot similar to one chasing Clyde.
 
#Clyde being thrown across a room by a large explosion.
== Novels ==
*A synopsis has been released for Death of the Doctor: "When the Doctor is declared dead, old companions Sarah Jane and Jo Grant meet for the very first time, and join forces to discover the truth. As an interstellar conspiracy gathers around UNIT HQ, Clyde finds that he holds the fate of the Time Lord in his hand – quite literally."
As of August 2010 only two stories from this series were announced for adaptation as a novelisation. These were later reported as being cancelled. <ref>[http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/08/sarah-jane-adventures-book-covers.html Tardis Base - THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES BOOK COVERS] <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/20101017053828/sarahjanetv.blogspot.com/2010/09/pulled.html sarahjane.tv - Pulled] <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref> 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 previously unidentified boy in the clip from Death of the Doctor is Jo Grant's grandson Santiago Jones.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/cult/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/news/a278145/sja-execs-jo-return-more-than-cameo.html</ref>
 
*Mount Snowden will be used as a [[UNIT]] base with a new colonel, Colonel Karim.(DWM Issue 426)
* ''[[The Nightmare Man (novelisation)|The Nightmare Man]]''
* ''[[Death of the Doctor (novelisation)|Death of the Doctor]]''


==Novels==
== Audiobooks ==
As of August 2010 only two stories from this series has been announced for adaptation as a novelisation.
* ''[[Wraith World (audio story)|Wraith World]]''
* ''[[Deadly Download]]''


* The Nightmare Man<ref>http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/08/sarah-jane-adventures-book-covers.html</ref>
== DVD and Blu-ray release ==
* Death of the Doctor<ref>http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/08/sarah-jane-adventures-book-covers.html</ref>
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 (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' as a bonus feature (this is not included in the North American release).


==Rumours==
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.
*[[Gareth Roberts]] may write an hour long special. <ref name="Nikki Wilson"></ref>
*On-set videos show Luke saying goodbye to Sarah Jane and the rest of the cast, making it likely that he will leave in this series to be replaced by the new character of Series 5. Alexander Armstrong has also said that Luke goes off to university, and that K-9 leaves with him.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/interviews/a266217/alexander-armstrong-pointless.html</ref> However, onset videos of Tommy Knight during the series finale suggest he will return.
* [[The Trickster]] will return in the series finale <ref>http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/07/09/sja-series-4-titles/</ref>
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==Footnotes==
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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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