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The '''Second Series''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' featured twelve episodes split among six two-part stories. It was broadcast in the UK in the fall of 2008. The season began with all of the first-season cast (with the exception of [[John Leeson]]'s [[K9 Mark IV|K9]], who did not appear in any regular episodes). A major cast change occurred following the first two-part story, with [[Yasmin Paige]] ([[Maria Jackson]]) leaving the series and being replaced by [[Anjli Mohindra]] as [[Rani Chandra]]. Despite this, references to Maria including flashback footage a photos were incorporated into the other stories, with Paige herself returning for a guest appearance in ''[[The Mark of the Berserker]]''.)
The '''Second Series''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' featured twelve episodes split among six two-part stories. It was broadcast in the UK in the fall of 2008. The season began with all of the first-season cast (with the exception of [[John Leeson]]'s [[K9 Mark IV|K9]], who did not appear in any regular episodes). A major cast change occurred following the first two-part story, with [[Yasmin Paige]] ([[Maria Jackson]]) leaving the series and being replaced by [[Anjli Mohindra]] as [[Rani Chandra]]. Despite this, references to Maria including flashback footage a photos were incorporated into the other stories, with Paige herself returning for a guest appearance in ''[[The Mark of the Berserker]]''.)
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Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K9 in his only Series 2 appearance -- reunited for ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]]'', a mini-episode produced for the 2009 Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal.
Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K9 in his only Series 2 appearance -- reunited for ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]]'', a mini-episode produced for the 2009 Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal.


[[file:Usjas2_ep00_team.jpg|thumb|A promotional wallpaper featuring the Series 2 cast]]
[[File:Usjas2_ep00_team.jpg|thumb|A promotional wallpaper featuring the Series 2 cast]]
==Cast==
== Cast ==
=== Primary Cast ===
=== Primary Cast ===
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]  
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]  
*[[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
* [[Luke Smith]] - [[Tommy Knight]]
*[[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
* [[Clyde Langer]] - [[Daniel Anthony]]
*[[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
* [[Rani Chandra]] - [[Anjli Mohindra]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
*[[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]
* [[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]] - [[Alexander Armstrong]]


=== Secondary Cast ===
=== Secondary Cast ===
*[[Maria Jackson]] - [[Yasmin Paige]]  
* [[Maria Jackson]] - [[Yasmin Paige]]  
*[[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
* [[Haresh Chandra]] - [[Ace Bhatti]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
*[[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
* [[Gita Chandra]] - [[Mina Anwar]] (introduced in ''[[The Day of the Clown]]'')
*[[Alan Jackson]] - [[Joseph Millson]]  
* [[Alan Jackson]] - [[Joseph Millson]]  
*[[Chrissie Jackson]] - [[Juliet Cowan]]  
* [[Chrissie Jackson]] - [[Juliet Cowan]]  


===Guest Cast===
=== Guest Cast ===
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
*[[Wormwood (Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
* [[Wormwood (Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]] - [[Samantha Bond]]
*[[Nicholas Skinner]] - [[Ronan Vibert]]
* [[Nicholas Skinner]] - [[Ronan Vibert]]
*[[Lucy Skinner]] - [[Clare Thomas]]
* [[Lucy Skinner]] - [[Clare Thomas]]
*[[Celeste Rivers]] - [[Floella Benjamin]]
* [[Celeste Rivers]] - [[Floella Benjamin]]
*[[Paul Langer]] - [[Gary Beadle]]
* [[Paul Langer]] - [[Gary Beadle]]
*[[Carla Langer]] - [[Jocelyn Jee Esien]]
* [[Carla Langer]] - [[Jocelyn Jee Esien]]
*[[Barbara Smith]] - [[Rosanna Lavelle]]
* [[Barbara Smith]] - [[Rosanna Lavelle]]
*[[Eddie Smith]] - [[Christopher Pizzey]]
* [[Eddie Smith]] - [[Christopher Pizzey]]


==Television Stories==
== Television Stories ==
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====Specials====
==== Specials ====
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title'''  || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title'''  || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
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|# ||''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]] ||Gareth Roberts &<br>[[Clayton Hickman]] ||Joss Agnew||Reintroduction of [[Slitheen family|the Slitheen]] and guest appearance of [[K9 Mark IV]]  
|# ||''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love]] ||Gareth Roberts &<br />[[Clayton Hickman]] ||Joss Agnew||Reintroduction of [[Slitheen family|the Slitheen]] and guest appearance of [[K9 Mark IV]]  
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==Aliens and Enemies==
== Aliens and Enemies ==
*[[Kaagh]]
* [[Kaagh]]
*[[Pied Piper]]
* [[Pied Piper]]
*[[Martin Trueman]]
* [[Martin Trueman]]
*[[Ancient Lights]]
* [[Ancient Lights]]
*[[Paul Langer]]
* [[Paul Langer]]
*[[Travist Polong]]
* [[Travist Polong]]
*[[The Trickster]]
* [[The Trickster]]
*[[Graske]]
* [[Graske]]
*[[Mrs Wormwood]]
* [[Mrs Wormwood]]
*[[Cal Kilburne]]
* [[Cal Kilburne]]
*[[Bane]]
* [[Bane]]
*[[Slitheen]]
* [[Slitheen]]


==Novels==
== Novels ==
To date, two stories have been adapted as novelisations by [[Penguin Character Books]], both published in November 2008. It has not yet been announced whether any other Series 2 episodes will be adapted, although a Series 3 story has been novelised.
To date, two stories have been adapted as novelisations by [[Penguin Character Books]], both published in November 2008. It has not yet been announced whether any other Series 2 episodes will be adapted, although a Series 3 story has been novelised.


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* [[The Day of the Clown (novelisation)|The Day of the Clown]]
* [[The Day of the Clown (novelisation)|The Day of the Clown]]


==Audiobooks==
== Audiobooks ==
*[[The Time Capsule]]
* [[The Time Capsule]]
*[[The Ghost House]]
* [[The Ghost House]]


==International Broadcast==
== International Broadcast ==
Unlike Series 1, which saw broadcast on [[BBC Kids]] in Canada and [[Syfy|The Sci-Fi Channel]] in the US, Series 2 was not immediately broadcast in those regions, resulting in the DVD release (see below) occurring without a prior TV broadcast in North America.
Unlike Series 1, which saw broadcast on [[BBC Kids]] in Canada and [[Syfy|The Sci-Fi Channel]] in the US, Series 2 was not immediately broadcast in those regions, resulting in the DVD release (see below) occurring without a prior TV broadcast in North America.


In mid-January 2010, BBC Kids belatedly began airing Series 2, although by this time the digital network had been dropped by one of Canada's major cable service providers.
In mid-January 2010, BBC Kids belatedly began airing Series 2, although by this time the digital network had been dropped by one of Canada's major cable service providers.
[[file:Sja_series_2.png|thumb|SJA Series 2 DVD|100px]]
[[File:Sja_series_2.png|thumb|SJA Series 2 DVD|100px]]
==Home video releases==
== Home video releases ==
*The Complete Second Series (including ''From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love'' as a bonus feature accessed by correctly completing a quiz) was released in the UK on 09 November 2009.
* The Complete Second Series (including ''From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love'' as a bonus feature accessed by correctly completing a quiz) was released in the UK on 09 November 2009.
*North American release occurred the next day, 10 November. This marked the first time a complete season of a ''Doctor Who'' franchise programme has been released to DVD in North America without first having been viewed on TV.
* North American release occurred the next day, 10 November. This marked the first time a complete season of a ''Doctor Who'' franchise programme has been released to DVD in North America without first having been viewed on TV.
==Footnotes==
== Footnotes ==
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|class="next"|'''Next series''':<br />''[[Series 3 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|SJA Series 3]]''
|class="next"|'''Next series''':<br />''[[Series 3 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|SJA Series 3]]''
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[[Category:SJA series| Series 2 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)]]
[[Category:SJA series| Series 2 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)]]

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The Second Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures featured twelve episodes split among six two-part stories. It was broadcast in the UK in the fall of 2008. The season began with all of the first-season cast (with the exception of John Leeson's K9, who did not appear in any regular episodes). A major cast change occurred following the first two-part story, with Yasmin Paige (Maria Jackson) leaving the series and being replaced by Anjli Mohindra as Rani Chandra. Despite this, references to Maria including flashback footage a photos were incorporated into the other stories, with Paige herself returning for a guest appearance in The Mark of the Berserker.)

The season was notable for featuring the return of Nicholas Courtney as Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, for the first time (on screen) since the independent film BBV: Downtime in 1995 and for the first time in a BBC production since DW: Battlefield in 1989. UNIT also makes its first on-screen appearance in the spin-off. Returning villains include the Bane, the Trickster and the Graske, and Sontarans appear for the first time in the spin-off in an episode that is a direct sequel to the Doctor Who episodes The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky.

Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K9 in his only Series 2 appearance -- reunited for From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love, a mini-episode produced for the 2009 Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal.

File:Usjas2 ep00 team.jpg
A promotional wallpaper featuring the Series 2 cast

Cast

Primary Cast

Secondary Cast

Guest Cast

Television Stories

Episode Number Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 The Last Sontaran Phil Ford Joss Agnew Introduction of Kaagh. Final regular appearances of Maria Jackson and Alan Jackson. Final appearance of Chrissie Jackson
2 The Day of the Clown Phil Ford Michael Kerrigan First appearance of Rani Chandra, Gita Chandra and Haresh Chandra.
3 Secrets of the Stars Gareth Roberts Michael Kerrigan
4 The Mark of the Berserker Joseph Lidster Joss Agnew Reintroduction and final appearance of Maria and Alan Jackson.
5 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith Gareth Roberts Graeme Harper Reintroduction of The Trickster.
6 Enemy of the Bane Phil Ford Graeme Harper Reintroduction of Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Kaagh, Ms Wormwood and the Bane.

Specials

Episode Number Title Writer(s) Director Notes
# From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love Gareth Roberts &
Clayton Hickman
Joss Agnew Reintroduction of the Slitheen and guest appearance of K9 Mark IV

Aliens and Enemies

Novels

To date, two stories have been adapted as novelisations by Penguin Character Books, both published in November 2008. It has not yet been announced whether any other Series 2 episodes will be adapted, although a Series 3 story has been novelised.

Audiobooks

International Broadcast

Unlike Series 1, which saw broadcast on BBC Kids in Canada and The Sci-Fi Channel in the US, Series 2 was not immediately broadcast in those regions, resulting in the DVD release (see below) occurring without a prior TV broadcast in North America.

In mid-January 2010, BBC Kids belatedly began airing Series 2, although by this time the digital network had been dropped by one of Canada's major cable service providers.

SJA Series 2 DVD

Home video releases

  • The Complete Second Series (including From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love as a bonus feature accessed by correctly completing a quiz) was released in the UK on 09 November 2009.
  • North American release occurred the next day, 10 November. This marked the first time a complete season of a Doctor Who franchise programme has been released to DVD in North America without first having been viewed on TV.

Footnotes

Previous series:
SJA Series 1
Next series:
SJA Series 3