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| image= [[Image:Sarahjane.jpg|200px]] <br/> <small>Sarah Jane Smith| | | |
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| series=Doctor Who universe|
| | |individual name= Sarah Jane Smith |
| affiliation=[[Third Doctor]]<br/>[[Fourth Doctor]]<br/>[[Harry Sullivan]]<br/>[[K-9|K-9 Mark III]]<br/>[[K-9|K-9 Mark IV]]<br/>[[Luke Smith]] (adoptive son)<br/>[[Maria Jackson]]<br/>[[Kelsey Harper]]<!--Please do not add the Tenth Doctor; this section is for long-term affiliation, and Sarah Jane shared only one adventure with the Tenth Doctor-->|
| | |image= [[Image:Sarah Jane.jpg|250px]] |
| race=[[Human]]| | | |race= [[Human]] |
| planet=[[Earth]]| | | |home planet= [[Earth]] |
| era=20th century| | | |home era= [[Humanian Era]] <br> [[20th Century]] |
| start= [[The Time Warrior]] (Doctor Who)<br>[[Invasion of the Bane]] (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|
| | |appearances= [[Sarah Jane Smith - List of Appearances|Full List of Appearances]] |
| finish= [[The Hand of Fear]] (Doctor Who regular)<br/>[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]] (Doctor Who guest)|
| | |actor= [[Elisabeth Sladen]] |
| portrayed=[[Elisabeth Sladen]]
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| An investigative journalist, '''Sarah Jane Smith''' who was a [[:Category:Doctor Who companions|companion]] of the [[Third Doctor|Third]] and [[Fourth Doctor]]s, she was a regular in the programme from 1973 to 1976 (seasons 11–14), and has returned to ''Doctor Who'' several times since, most recently in the 2006 episode ''[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]'', opposite [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. In 2007, [[Invasion of the Bane|the pilot]] of her own series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' debuted on BBC1.
| | Sarah first appeared where she had managed to infiltrate a top secret research facility by posing as her aunt, Lavinia Smith, a famous virologist. She sneaked into the [[TARDIS]] while [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] was preparing to follow the trail of a kidnapped scientist through time, and became embroiled in the subsequent adventure. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') |
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| ==Character history==
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| Sarah first appeared in the Third Doctor serial ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', where she had managed to infiltrate a top secret research facility by posing as her aunt, Lavinia Smith, a famous virologist. She sneaked into the [[TARDIS]] while the Doctor was preparing to follow the trail of a kidnapped scientist through time, and became embroiled in the subsequent adventure. | |
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| Sarah then found herself working with the Third Doctor and [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] on a number of occasions. She was present when he regenerated into the Fourth Doctor at the end of ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', and continued to accompany him on his journeys through time and space.
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| The exact placement of Sarah's adventures with the Doctor is part of the UNIT dating controversy. In ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' she stated (more than once) that she was "from 1980", which implies that her adventures with the Doctor took place in the near future from the time of broadcast. However, fans continue to argue whether she meant 1980 as the year she came from, the year she last returned to Earth, or the year she believed it was in her personal chronology.
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| During her time with the Doctor, Sarah encountered [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Planet of Evil|antimatter creatures]] on the most distant planet in the universe, [[Pyramids of Mars|android mummies]] in 1911 England, [[The Masque of Mandragora|ancient evils]] in 15th century [[Italy]] and other dangers, until the Doctor received a summons to his home planet [[Gallifrey]] and could not take her along.
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| Sarah had a flat in South Croydon, where the Doctor tried to drop her off at the end of ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' (but, typically, did not get the coordinates quite right. In fact, it was finally revealed in ''[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]'', 30 years later, that she had not been dropped off in Croydon, but in Aberdeen, Scotland). When the Doctor did not return for her (despite having left [[K-9|K-9 Mark III]], a robot dog, as a gift) she believed him to be dead, until she encountered his [[TARDIS]] in ''School Reunion''.
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| As a companion, she was confident, inquisitive and possessed a sharp mind as well as a sharp tongue. She was also something of a feminist — in her first appearance she was infuriated when the Doctor asked her to make coffee, and she often verbally sparred with fellow companion [[Harry Sullivan]], who had an old-fashioned, chauvinistic and unintentionally patronising attitude towards her. Her feminism was more practical than fanatical, and did not get in the way of forming close friendships with Harry, however, and a more personal feeling for the Doctor himself. These views became less prominent as the series went on, but Sarah never gave the impression that she was less than capable. In spite of the dangerous and frightening situations she often found herself in, she loved adventure and risk, and in spite of her outward complaints, was always thrilled to go off in search of more adventure. She shared a rapport with the Third and Fourth Doctors, and is consistently one of, if not the most popular of the companions among fans.
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| At the time of ''School Reunion'', Sarah was still single, having found it impossible to hold down a lasting relationship with any man following her experiences with the Doctor. At the episode's conclusion, Sarah Jane was gifted with a new K-9 model.
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| In the lead-up to the broadcast of ''School Reunion'', Sladen was quoted in ''The Daily Mirror'' being somewhat critical of the characterisation of Sarah Jane in the original programme: "Sarah Jane used to be a bit of a cardboard cut-out. Each week it used to be, 'Yes Doctor, no Doctor', and you had to flesh your character out in your mind — because if you didn't, no one else would." She spoke more favourably of the characterisation in the new series<ref>{{cite news
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| ===The Sarah Jane Adventures===
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| ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', a new programme starring Sladen as Sarah Jane, is being produced by BBC Wales for CBBC. A 60-minute special written by [[Russell T. Davies]] and [[Gareth Roberts]] was aired 1 January [[2007]], with a full series to follow later in the year. K-9 appeared in the special, but will not appear in the series. <ref>{{cite press release | title =Russell T Davies creates new series for CBBC, starring Doctor Who's Sarah Jane Smith | publisher =[[BBC]] | date =[[2006-09-14]] | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/09_september/14/sarah.shtml | accessdate =2006-09-14 }}</ref> This is due to the concurrent development of ''[[K-9 Adventures]]'', which is an independent production with no other ties to ''Doctor Who''; it is unlikely that Sarah Jane will appear in ''K-9 Adventures''.<ref>{{cite news
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| | title= Doctor Who's K-9 sidekick is dragged into 21st century in computer-designed cartoon
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| | url = http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVFkypVVZaMnlviUi&tmpl=newsrss
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| | title = More on K9 Series
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| | date = [[2006-07-18]]
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| |title = ''Who''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Sarah Jane Gets Own Show
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| |url = http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=38387
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| |work = [[Sci Fi Wire]]
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| |publisher = [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]
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| }}</ref> Sarah Jane will, however, have her own [[sonic screwdriver]] (with a red tip) for the series; she also now drives a [[Nissan Figaro]]. <ref>{{cite episode | title = 11 December, 2006 | episodelink = | series = Blue Peter | serieslink = Blue Peter | network = CBBC | airdate = 2006-12-11}}</ref> According to [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja/index.shtml?tour=2 the show's website], both the screwdriver (referred to as a "sonic lipstick") and "a watch to scan for alien life" were gifts from the Doctor, hidden inside K9 Mk IV when it was left for her.
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| In the time between ''School Reunion'' and Sarah's ''Adventures'' (at least a year and a half), K-9 has left Sarah to close off a [[black hole]], occasionally passing close enough to contact her, leaving her entirely alone Sarah Jane has developed a reputation on Bannerman Road as being unsociable and quiet, keeping her investigations into alien life a secret. Acquiring a sonic lipstick, a watch to scan for alien life, sentient supercomputer assistant [[Mr Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Mr Smith]] and various other futuristic and extraterrestrial devices in the meantime, she has helped the Earth and alien life forms in a much less violent way to organisations such as [[UNIT]] and the [[Torchwood Institute]] who she remarks tend to go in "all guns blazing". As of the pilot episode, ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'', Sarah Jane has adopted a son — [[Luke Smith]], and befriended neighbour [[Maria Jackson]], remarking that since meeting them she is no longer content to live alone. When asked by several characters why she has never married, she remarks that there was only [[Doctor|one man]] for her, to whom no one could ever compare.
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| ==Reprising the role==
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| [[Image:Sarah jane pic.jpg|thumb|Sarah in ''[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]''.]]
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| Elisabeth Sladen has returned to the role of Sarah nine times since she left ''Doctor Who'' in 1976:
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| # In a 1981 pilot for a proposed [[Doctor Who spin-offs|spin-off]] television series titled ''[[K-9 and Company]]'' where Sarah was given K-9 Mark III. She was also said to have worked for the [[Reuters]] news agency. However, the planned series never materialised.
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| # Sladen played Sarah again in the 1983 20th anniversary special ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', appearing alongside [[Jon Pertwee]] once more (K-9 also made a brief appearance). Some lines in ''School Reunion'' seem to imply that these events did not happen, or at least that she does not recall or count them as additional encounters with the Doctor.
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| # Sladen also appeared as Sarah in the 1993 charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time]]''.
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| # In 1993 Sladen voiced the character of Sarah in [[BBC Radio]] [[radio drama|audio play]] ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' ([[BBC Radio Five Live|Radio 5]]) together with Pertwee as the Doctor and [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
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| # Another BBC Radio drama, ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space]]'', was made in 1994 (although not broadcast until 1996, on [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]]), again featuring Sladen with Jon Pertwee's Doctor and Nicholas Courtney's Brigadier.
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| # In 1995 Sladen appeared as Sarah in the [[Reeltime Pictures]]' video production ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'', together with Courtney as the Brigadier and [[Deborah Watling]] as [[Victoria Waterfield]].
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| # [[Big Finish Productions]] has also produced a series of nine ''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Comeback|Sarah Jane Smith]]'' audio adventures set in the present day.
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| # In the third episode of the 2006 series of ''Doctor Who'', ''[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]'', Sladen reprised the role of Sarah on television. K-9 also appeared.
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| # Finally in 2007, Sladen received her own series again in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''.
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| ==Other appearances==
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| Between [[List of Doctor Who serials#Season 13 (1975–76)|seasons 13]] and [[List of Doctor Who serials#Season 14 (1976–77)|14]], Sladen appeared as Sarah, with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, in the audio play LP ''[[The Pescatons]]'' (1976). She also appeared with Baker in "The Time Machine", episode three of the BBC Radio series ''[[Exploration Earth]]'' on [[4 October]], [[1976]].
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| Sarah has appeared in the spin-off ''Doctor Who'' novels and short stories, notably in the [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novels ''[[Interference: Book One]]'' and ''[[Interference: Book Two]]'' by [[Lawrence Miles]]; and the [[Past Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Bullet Time (Doctor Who)|Bullet Time]]'' by [[David A. McIntee]], all taking place after she stops travelling with the Doctor.
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| ''Interference'' and the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'', also by Miles, suggest that Sarah married someone named Paul Morley sometime between 1996 and 1998 and took his name. In the short story ''The Aurelius Gambit'' by Helen Fayle, from the charity anthology ''Perfect Timing'', Sarah marries private investigator Steve Kennelly. In the short story ''Lily'' by Jackie Marshall, in Big Finish's ''[[Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury]]'', the [[Fifth Doctor]] pays a visit to an older Sarah, who has a daughter, Lauren, and an [[autism|autistic]] granddaughter, Lily; Lauren's father is not named.
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| In the Past Doctor Adventure ''Bullet Time'', Sarah was apparently killed in 1997, contradicting her other spin-off appearances. However, the novel took place during a story arc where enemies of the Doctor were attempting to eliminate his companions from the timeline, and Sarah's death may have been reversed when those enemies were defeated. In any case, other stories have shown her alive after 1997.
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| The [[canon (fiction)|canonicity]] of Sarah's appearances in the audio dramas, novels, and websites, like all ''Doctor Who'' [[Doctor Who spin-offs|spin-off]] media, is unclear, and they may not even take place in the same continuity. For example, the novels' mention of Sarah as having been married is contradicted by the ''Sarah Jane Smith'' audio play, ''Dreamland'' and the episode ''Invasion of the Bane''.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| ===Television===
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| ;Season 11
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| *''[[The Time Warrior]]''
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| *''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''
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| *''[[Death to the Daleks]]''
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| *''[[The Monster of Peladon]]''
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| *''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''
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| ;Season 12
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| *''[[Robot (Doctor Who)|Robot]]''
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| *''[[The Ark in Space]]''
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| *''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]''
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| *''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''
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| *''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
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| ;Season 13
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| *''[[Terror of the Zygons]]''
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| *''[[Planet of Evil]]''
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| *''[[Pyramids of Mars]]''
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| *''[[The Android Invasion]]''
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| *''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''
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| *''[[The Seeds of Doom]]''
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| ;Season 14
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| [[Image:Sarahjaneadventuresclip.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Sarah Jane Smith in a scene from [[Invasion of the Bane|the pilot episode]] of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'']]
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| *''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''
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| *''[[The Hand of Fear]]''
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| ;Spin-off pilot
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| *''[[K-9 and Company]]''
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| ;20th anniversary special
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| *''[[The Five Doctors]]''
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| ;30th anniversary special
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| *''[[Dimensions in Time]]''
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| ;2006 series
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| *''[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]''
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| ;Spin-off<nowiki>:</nowiki> ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''
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| *''[[Invasion of the Bane]]''
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| ===Video===
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| *''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'' (novelised by scriptwriter [[Marc Platt]] as part of the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line)
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| ===Audio dramas===
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| ;Argo Records
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| *''[[The Pescatons]]'' (novelised by scriptwriter [[Victor Pemberton]] as part of the [[Target Books]] novelisation line)
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| ;[[BBC Radio]]
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| *''Exploration Earth: The Time Machine''
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| *''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' (novelised by scriptwriter [[Barry Letts]] as part of the Target Books novelisation line)
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| *''[[The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' (novelised by scriptwriter Barry Letts as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures line)
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| ;[[Big Finish Productions]]
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Comeback]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: The TAO Connection]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Ghost Town]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Buried Secrets]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Snow Blind]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Fatal Consequences]]''
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| *''[[Sarah Jane Smith: Dreamland]]''
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| ===Novels===
| | Sarah then found herself working with the [[Third Doctor]] and [[UNIT]] on a number of occasions. She was present when he regenerated into the [[Fourth Doctor]] and continued to accompany him on his journeys through time and space. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'') |
| ;[[Doctor Who spin-offs#Original fiction|The Companions of Doctor Who]]
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| *''Harry Sullivan's War by [[Ian Marter]]
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| ;[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]
| | :''The exact placement of Sarah's adventures with the Doctor is part of the UNIT dating controversy. In [[Pyramids of Mars]] she stated (more than once) that she was "from 1980", which implies that her adventures with the Doctor took place in the near future from the time of broadcast. However, fans continue to argue whether she meant 1980 as the year she came from, the year she last returned to Earth, or the year she believed it was in her personal chronology.'' |
| *''[[Evolution (Doctor Who)|Evolution]]'' by [[John Peel (writer)|John Peel]]
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| *''[[System Shock (Doctor Who)|System Shock]]'' by [[Justin Richards]]
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| *''[[Managra]]'' by [[Stephen Marley (writer)|Stephen Marley]]
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| *''[[A Device of Death]]'' by [[Christopher Bulis]]
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| ;[[Virgin New Adventures]]
| | During her time with the Doctor, Sarah encountered [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[antimatter creatures]] on the most distant planet in the universe, [[Osirian service robot|android mummies]] in [[1911]] [[England]], [[Mandragora|ancient evils]] in [[15th century]] [[Italy]] and other dangers, until the Doctor received a summons to his home planet [[Gallifrey]] and could not take her along. |
| *''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' by [[Lawrence Miles]] (Sarah does not appear, but her writings are quoted)
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| | Sarah had a flat in [[South Croydon]], where the Doctor tried to drop her off at the end of but, typically, did not get the coordinates quite right. In fact, it was finally revealed 30 years later, that she had not been dropped off in [[Croydon]], but in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]]. When the Doctor did not return for her (despite having left [[K-9|K-9 Mark III]], a robot dog, as a gift) she believed him to be dead. |
| *''[[Alien Bodies]]'' by Lawrence Miles (cameo appearance in prologue)
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| *''[[Interference: Book One]]'' by Lawrence Miles
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| *''[[Interference: Book Two]]'' by Lawrence Miles
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| ;[[Past Doctor Adventures]] | | As a companion, she was confident, inquisitive and possessed a sharp mind as well as a sharp tongue. She was also something of a feminist — in her first appearance she was infuriated when the Doctor asked her to make coffee, and she often verbally sparred with fellow companion [[Harry Sullivan]], who had an old-fashioned, chauvinistic and unintentionally patronizing attitude towards her. Her feminism was more practical than fanatical, and did not get in the way of forming close friendships with Harry, however, and a more personal feeling for the Doctor himself. These views became less prominent as the series went on, but Sarah never gave the impression that she was less than capable. In spite of the dangerous and frightening situations she often found herself in, she loved adventure and risk, and in spite of her outward complaints, was always thrilled to go off in search of more adventure. She shared a rapport with the Third and Fourth Doctors, and is consistently one of, if not the most popular of the companions among fans. 30 years later, Sarah was still single, having found it impossible to hold down a lasting relationship with any man following her experiences with [[the Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'') |
| *''[[Bullet Time (Doctor Who)|Bullet Time]]'' by [[David A. McIntee]]
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| *''[[Amorality Tale]]'' by [[David Bishop]]
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| *''[[Wolfsbane (Doctor Who)|Wolfsbane]]'' by [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
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| *''[[Island of Death]]'' by Barry Letts
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| ===Short stories===
| | :''In the lead-up to the broadcast of School Reunion, Sladen was quoted in ''The Daily Mirror'' being somewhat critical of the characterisation of Sarah Jane in the original programme: "Sarah Jane used to be a bit of a cardboard cut-out. Each week it used to be, 'Yes Doctor, no Doctor', and you had to flesh your character out in your mind — because if you didn't, no one else would." She spoke more favourably of the characterisation in the new series.'' |
| *"The Duke of Dominoes" by [[Marc Platt]] (''[[Virgin Decalog#Decalog|Decalog]]'')
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| *"Scarab of Death" by Marc Stammers (''Decalog'')
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| *"Housewarming" by [[David A. McIntee]] (''[[Virgin Decalog#Decalog 2: Lost Property|Decalog 2: Lost Property]]'')
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| *"Moving On" by [[Peter Anghelides]] (''[[Virgin Decalog#Decalog 3: Consequences|Decalog 3: Consequences]]'')
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| *"Old Flames" by [[Paul Magrs]] (''[[BBC Short Trips#Short Trips|Short Trips]]'')
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| *"Rights" by [[Paul Grice]] (''Short Trips'')
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| *"The Sow in Rut" by [[Mike Tucker]] and [[Robert Perry]] (''[[BBC Short Trips#More Short Trips|More Short Trips]]'')
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| *"The Android Maker of Calderon IV" by [[Miche Doherty]] (''[[BBC Short Trips#Short Trips and Sidesteps|Short Trips and Sidesteps]]'')
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| *"Balloon Debate" by [[Simon A. Forward]] (''[[Short Trips: Companions]]'')
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| *"The Discourse of Flies" by [[Jeremy Daw]] (''[[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]]'')
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| *"An Overture Too Early" by [[Simon Guerrier]] (''[[Short Trips: The Muses]]'')
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| *"Eternity" by [[Jonathan Blum]] (''[[Short Trips: Steel Skies]]'')
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| *"All Done with Mirrors" by [[Christopher Bav]] (''[[Short Trips: Past Tense]]'')
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| *"To Kill a Nandi Bear" by [[Paul Williams (writer)|Paul Williams]] (''Short Trips: Past Tense'')
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| *"Primitives" by [[John Seavey]] (''[[Short Trips: Life Science]]'')
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| *"The Republican's Story" by [[Andy Russell (writer)|Andy Russell]] (''[[Short Trips: Repercussions]]'')
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| *"Categorical Imperative" by Simon Guerrier (''[[Short Trips: Monsters]]'')
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| *"Observer Effect" by [[Lance Parkin]] (''[[Short Trips: 2040]]'')
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| *"Lily" by [[Jackie Marshall]] (''[[Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury]]'')
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| *"UNIT Christmas Parties: Ships That Pass" by [[Karen Dunn]] (''Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury'')
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| *"Suitors, Inc." by Paul Magrs (''[[Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins]]'')
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| *"The Last Broadcast" by [[Matthew Griffiths]] (''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]'')
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| *"Neptune" by [[Richard Dinnick]] (''[[Short Trips: The Solar System]]'')
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| *"The Lampblack Wars" by [[Matthew Sweet (writer)|Matthew Sweet]] (''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]'')
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| ===Comics===
| | In the time after Sarah's newest adventure with [[the Doctor]] (at least a year and a half), [[K-9]] has left Sarah to close off a [[black hole]], occasionally passing close enough to contact her, leaving her entirely alone. Sarah Jane has developed a reputation on Bannerman Road as being unsociable and quiet, keeping her investigations into [[alien]] life a secret. Acquiring a sonic lipstick, a watch to scan for alien life, sentient supercomputer assistant [[Mr Smith]] and various other futuristic and extraterrestrial devices in the meantime, she has helped the Earth and alien life forms in a much less violent way to organisations such as [[UNIT]] and the [[Torchwood Institute]], who she remarks tend to go in "all guns blazing". Sarah Jane has also adopted a son — [[Luke Smith]], and befriended neighbour [[Maria Jackson]], remarking that since meeting them she is no longer content to live alone. When asked by several characters why she has never married, she remarks that there was only [[the Doctor|one man]] for her, to whom no one could ever compare. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') |
| *"Train-Flight" by [[Andrew Donkin]], [[Graham S. Brand]] and [[John Ridgway]] (''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' 159–161)
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| *"Black Destiny" by [[Gary Russell]], [[Martin Geraghty]] and [[Bambos Georgiou]] (''Doctor Who Magazine'' 235–237)
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| *"Ground Zero" by [[Scott Gray]] and Martin Geraghty (''Doctor Who Magazine'' 238–242)
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| *"The Naked Flame" by [[Warwick Gray]] and [[Charlie Adlard]] (''Doctor Who Yearbook'' 1995)
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| ==References==
| | :''In the Past Doctor Adventure [[Bullet Time]], Sarah was apparently killed in [[1997]], contradicting her other spin-off appearances. However, the novel took place during a story arc where enemies of the Doctor were attempting to eliminate his companions from the timeline, and Sarah's death may have been reversed when those enemies were defeated. In any case, other stories have shown her alive after [[1997]].'' |
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Sarah first appeared where she had managed to infiltrate a top secret research facility by posing as her aunt, Lavinia Smith, a famous virologist. She sneaked into the TARDIS while the Doctor was preparing to follow the trail of a kidnapped scientist through time, and became embroiled in the subsequent adventure. (DW: The Time Warrior)
Sarah then found herself working with the Third Doctor and UNIT on a number of occasions. She was present when he regenerated into the Fourth Doctor and continued to accompany him on his journeys through time and space. (DW: Planet of the Spiders)
- The exact placement of Sarah's adventures with the Doctor is part of the UNIT dating controversy. In Pyramids of Mars she stated (more than once) that she was "from 1980", which implies that her adventures with the Doctor took place in the near future from the time of broadcast. However, fans continue to argue whether she meant 1980 as the year she came from, the year she last returned to Earth, or the year she believed it was in her personal chronology.
During her time with the Doctor, Sarah encountered Daleks, Cybermen, antimatter creatures on the most distant planet in the universe, android mummies in 1911 England, ancient evils in 15th century Italy and other dangers, until the Doctor received a summons to his home planet Gallifrey and could not take her along.
Sarah had a flat in South Croydon, where the Doctor tried to drop her off at the end of but, typically, did not get the coordinates quite right. In fact, it was finally revealed 30 years later, that she had not been dropped off in Croydon, but in Aberdeen, Scotland. When the Doctor did not return for her (despite having left K-9 Mark III, a robot dog, as a gift) she believed him to be dead.
As a companion, she was confident, inquisitive and possessed a sharp mind as well as a sharp tongue. She was also something of a feminist — in her first appearance she was infuriated when the Doctor asked her to make coffee, and she often verbally sparred with fellow companion Harry Sullivan, who had an old-fashioned, chauvinistic and unintentionally patronizing attitude towards her. Her feminism was more practical than fanatical, and did not get in the way of forming close friendships with Harry, however, and a more personal feeling for the Doctor himself. These views became less prominent as the series went on, but Sarah never gave the impression that she was less than capable. In spite of the dangerous and frightening situations she often found herself in, she loved adventure and risk, and in spite of her outward complaints, was always thrilled to go off in search of more adventure. She shared a rapport with the Third and Fourth Doctors, and is consistently one of, if not the most popular of the companions among fans. 30 years later, Sarah was still single, having found it impossible to hold down a lasting relationship with any man following her experiences with the Doctor. (DW: School Reunion)
- In the lead-up to the broadcast of School Reunion, Sladen was quoted in The Daily Mirror being somewhat critical of the characterisation of Sarah Jane in the original programme: "Sarah Jane used to be a bit of a cardboard cut-out. Each week it used to be, 'Yes Doctor, no Doctor', and you had to flesh your character out in your mind — because if you didn't, no one else would." She spoke more favourably of the characterisation in the new series.
In the time after Sarah's newest adventure with the Doctor (at least a year and a half), K-9 has left Sarah to close off a black hole, occasionally passing close enough to contact her, leaving her entirely alone. Sarah Jane has developed a reputation on Bannerman Road as being unsociable and quiet, keeping her investigations into alien life a secret. Acquiring a sonic lipstick, a watch to scan for alien life, sentient supercomputer assistant Mr Smith and various other futuristic and extraterrestrial devices in the meantime, she has helped the Earth and alien life forms in a much less violent way to organisations such as UNIT and the Torchwood Institute, who she remarks tend to go in "all guns blazing". Sarah Jane has also adopted a son — Luke Smith, and befriended neighbour Maria Jackson, remarking that since meeting them she is no longer content to live alone. When asked by several characters why she has never married, she remarks that there was only one man for her, to whom no one could ever compare. (SJA: Invasion of the Bane)
- In the Past Doctor Adventure Bullet Time, Sarah was apparently killed in 1997, contradicting her other spin-off appearances. However, the novel took place during a story arc where enemies of the Doctor were attempting to eliminate his companions from the timeline, and Sarah's death may have been reversed when those enemies were defeated. In any case, other stories have shown her alive after 1997.
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