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'''Moreton Harwood''' was the small village where [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s aunt [[Lavinia Smith|Lavinia]] moved to, from [[South Croydon]], in [[1979]]. Sarah Jane moved there in [[1981]], when Lavinia went on a lecture tour in [[America]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
'''Moreton Harwood''' was the small village in Gloucestershire, where [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s aunt [[Lavinia Smith|Lavinia]] bought a manor house and moved from [[South Croydon]], in [[1979]]. Along with her furnishings, Lavinia took a crate that had been delivered for Sarah Jane the previous year. Unbeknownst to Lavinia, the crate contained [[K-9 Mark III]]. Sarah Jane's foster brother, [[Brendan Richards]] nominally resided with Lavinia but boarded at [[Wellington College]] during the academic year; he wanted to attend the local comprehensive school in Moreton Harwood. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
 
Sarah Jane visited Lavinia's and Brandon's house for Christmas [[1981]], but Lavinia had set off early for her lecture tour in [[America]]. Sarah Jane received K-9 at that time. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
 
The town was plagued by a murderous cult which was uncovered by Sarah Jane during her visit in 1981. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
 
The local newspaper is the ''Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard''. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
 
The village's distance from [[Leadworth]], also in Gloucestershire, is unknown. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''). The village is roughly 60-66 road miles northeast of [[Cardiff]] and [[Torchwood Three]].<ref>Google Maps distances between Cardiff and the various filming locations.</ref>


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* On the back of the DVD cover of ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', Moreton Harwood is misspelt Morton Harewood.
* On the back of the DVD cover of ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', Moreton Harwood is misspelt Morton Harewood.
=== Filming Locations ===
Exterior location filming was conducted in the Gloucestershire countryside.<ref>[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/k9andcompany |Doctor Who Locations Guide: K9 and Company]


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Revision as of 18:01, 20 September 2012

Moreton Harwood was the small village in Gloucestershire, where Sarah Jane Smith's aunt Lavinia bought a manor house and moved from South Croydon, in 1979. Along with her furnishings, Lavinia took a crate that had been delivered for Sarah Jane the previous year. Unbeknownst to Lavinia, the crate contained K-9 Mark III. Sarah Jane's foster brother, Brendan Richards nominally resided with Lavinia but boarded at Wellington College during the academic year; he wanted to attend the local comprehensive school in Moreton Harwood. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

Sarah Jane visited Lavinia's and Brandon's house for Christmas 1981, but Lavinia had set off early for her lecture tour in America. Sarah Jane received K-9 at that time. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

The town was plagued by a murderous cult which was uncovered by Sarah Jane during her visit in 1981. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

The local newspaper is the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

The village's distance from Leadworth, also in Gloucestershire, is unknown. (TV: The Eleventh Hour). The village is roughly 60-66 road miles northeast of Cardiff and Torchwood Three.[1]

Behind the scenes

Filming Locations

Exterior location filming was conducted in the Gloucestershire countryside.<ref>|Doctor Who Locations Guide: K9 and Company

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  1. Google Maps distances between Cardiff and the various filming locations.