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'''Series 4 '''of [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]] premiered on [[BBC One]] and [[CBBC]] on the 11th October 2010<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk41/mon.shtml#mon_sja BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 41 Monday 11 October 2010] <small>accessed 29th September 2010</small></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 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>
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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 series began on Monday 11 October, 2010 at 5:15pm on the CBBC channel. The season will see the return of all the core cast members for a 12-episode series.
== 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]]]]
=== Primary cast ===
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*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
*[[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]]
* [[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
*[[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
* [[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]]
*[[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]
* [[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
* [[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]] (voice)
* [[K9 Mark IV]] - [[John Leeson]] (voice)
* [[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]]


=== Recurring ===
* [[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]]
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
* [[Androvax]] - [[Mark Goldthorp]]
* [[The Shopkeeper (Lost in Time)|The Shopkeeper]] - [[Cyril Nri]]


=== Guest ===
* [[Nightmare Man]] - [[Julian Bleach]]
* [[Gemma (Lost in Time)|Gemma]] - [[Lucie Jones]]
* [[Tia Karim]] - [[Laila Rouass]]
* [[Ocean Waters]] - [[Cheryl Campbell]]
* [[Mister Dread]] - [[Angus Wright]]
* [[Gavin (The Empty Planet)|Gavin]] - [[Joe Mason]]
* [[Ruby White]] - [[Julie Graham]]
* [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] - [[Katy Manning]]
* [[Santiago Jones]] - [[Finn Jones]]
* [[Louise Marlowe]] - [[Doon Mackichan]]
* Voices of the Shansheeth - [[David Bradley]], [[Jon Glover]]
* Voice of the Robots - [[Jon Glover]]


=== Secondary cast ===
== Television stories ==
*[[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]<ref name="pointless">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/interviews/a266217/alexander-armstrong-pointless.html Digital Spy - TV Interview - Alexander Armstrong ('Pointless')]</ref>
*[[K9 Mark IV]] - [[John Leeson]] (departs in ''The Nightmare Man'')<ref name="pointless"/>
*[[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]] ([[DWM Issue 426]])
*[[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]] <ref name="Ace Bhatti">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/09_september/30/sja5.shtml BBC - Press Office - The Sarah Jane Adventures: cast list]</ref>
 
===Guest cast ===
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] <ref name="Press Release">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/04_april/19/sj_adventures.shtml BBC - Press Office - The Doctor and Jo Grant join CBBC's The Sarah Jane Adventures in special episodes written by Russell T Davies] <small>accessed 5th October 2010</small></ref>
*[[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] - [[Katy Manning]] <ref name="Press Release"/>
*[[Celeste Rivers]] - [[Floella Benjamin]] {{fact}}
*[[Nightmare Man]] - [[Julian Bleach]] <ref name="Episodes">[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarah-jane-adventures-series-four.html The Doctor Who News Page - The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 4]</ref>
*Gemma - [[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 Digital Spy - Lucie Jones to appear in 'Sarah Jane'] <small>accessed 5th October 2010</small></ref>
*[[Tia Karim]] - [[Laila Rouass]] <ref name="Lucie Jones"/>
*[[Ocean Waters]] - [[Cheryl Campbell]] <ref name="Lucie Jones"/>
*[[Mister Dread]] - [[Angus Wright]]
*[[Gavin (The Empty Planet)|Gavin]] - [[Joe Mason]]
*The Shopkeeper - [[Cyril Nri]]
*Ruby White - [[Julie Graham]]
*Santiago Jones - [[Finn Jones]]
*Louise Marlowe - [[Doon Mackichan]] <ref name="Ace Bhatti"/>
*Voice of the Shansheeth - [[David Bradley]] <ref name="Ace Bhatti"/>
*Voice of the Robots - [[Jon Glover]] <ref name="Ace Bhatti"/>
*[[First Doctor]] (archive footage) - [[William Hartnell]]<ref name="Old">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/tubetalk/a280005/ten-teasers-about-death-of-the-doctor.html] <small>accessed 5th October 2010</small></ref>
*[[Second Doctor]] (archive footage) - [[Patrick Troughton]]<ref name="Old"/>
*[[Third Doctor]] (archive footage) - [[Jon Pertwee]]<ref name="Old"/>
*[[Fourth Doctor]] (archive footage) - [[Tom Baker]]<ref name="Old"/>
*[[Tenth Doctor]] (archive footage) - [[David Tennant]]<ref name="Old"/>
 
==Aliens and enemies==
*[[Slitheen]]
*[[Nightmare Man]] [[File:Shansheeth.jpg|thumb|A Shansheeth]]
*[[Androvax]]<ref name="Nikki Wilson">[http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/04/nikki-wilson-speaks-to-sfx-magazine.html Tardis Base - NIKKI WILSON SPEAKS TO SFX MAGAZINE]</ref>
*[[Alliance of Shades]] ([[DWM Issue 423]])
*[[Mister Dread]]
*[[Shansheeth]] ([[DWM Issue 419]])<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/tubetalk/a208123/sarah-jane-exec-talks-series-four-five.html Digital Spy - 'Sarah Jane' exec talks series four, five] <small>saccessed 5th October 2010</small></ref>
*The Dark Hoard{{fact}}
*[[Blathereen]] <ref name="Nikki Wilson"></ref>
*[[Groske]] <ref name="SJA broadcast details">[http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/09/sja-broadcast-details-and-story-teasers.html Tardis Base: SJA BROADCAST DETAILS AND STORY TEASERS] <small>accessed 5th October 2010</small></ref>[[File:Sarah-Jane-Adventures-Death-of-the-Doctor-pictures-6-170x125.jpg|frame|The Groske]]
*[[Davros]] (archive footage) <ref name="Old"/>
*[[Daleks]] (archive footage) <ref name="Old"/>
*[[Sea Devil|Sea Devil ]](archive footage)<ref name="Old"/>
*[[Sontaran]] (archive footage) <ref name="Old"/>
 
==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
|-
|-
|1 ||[[The Nightmare Man]] ||[[Joseph Lidster ]]||[[Joss Agnew]]|| Departure of [[Luke Smith]] and [[K9 Mark IV]].
|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 name="SJA broadcast details"/>
|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 (TV story)|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]]) both appeared in an episode featuring vulture undertakers called the Shansheeth.<ref name="Press Release"/>
* [[Androvax]]
*Several trailers have been released.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/sarah-jane-series-4-autumn-teaser-9057.htm DoctorWhoTV - Sarah Jane Series 4 Autumn Teaser<small>accessed 5th October</small></ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl0zX7eJZdY&feature=player_embedded#!</ref><ref>http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/2010/10/sarah-jane-adventures-cbbc-showreel.html</ref>
* [[Groske]]
*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 Digital Spy - 'SJA' execs: 'Jo return more than cameo' <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref>
* [[Men in Black (Dreamland)|Men in Black]] ([[Mister Dread]])
*Mount Snowden will be used as a [[UNIT]] base with a new colonel, Colonel Karim. (DWM Issue 426)
* [[Shansheeth]]
*The Groske is just like the Graske but have blue skin. (Sky Magazine October 2010)
* [[Tia Karim]]
*A synopsis has been released for every episode of Series 4. <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/sarah-jane-adventures-series-4-episode-guide-9900.htm Doctor Who TV - Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 4 Episode Guide <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref>
* [[Automaton (The Empty Planet)|Automatons]]
*A second trailer has been released.
* [[Dark Horde]]
*The gang visit a secret base under mount Snowdon. This base was referenced in ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''.
* [[Qetesh]] ([[Ruby White]])


==Novels==
== Novels ==
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://sarahjanetv.blogspot.com/2010/09/pulled.html sarahjane.tv - Pulled] <small>accessed 5th October</small></ref>
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.


==Rumours==
* ''[[The Nightmare Man (novelisation)|The Nightmare Man]]''
*[[Gareth Roberts]] may write an hour long special. <ref name="Nikki Wilson"></ref>
* ''[[Death of the Doctor (novelisation)|Death of the Doctor]]''
*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.'' It was proven true.''<ref name="pointless"/> 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/ Kasterborous - SJA Series 4 Titles] <small>accessed 5th October 2010</small></ref>
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==Footnotes==
== Audiobooks ==
* ''[[Wraith World (audio story)|Wraith World]]''
* ''[[Deadly Download]]''
 
== DVD and Blu-ray release ==
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).
 
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.
 
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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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