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| 5 = {{feature|title=The Sarah Jane Adventures|image=Sarah Jane Adventures Logo|lead='''''The Sarah Jane Adventures''''' — often abbreviated as simply '''''SJA''''' — was a spin-off series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', produced by [[BBC Wales]] for [[CBBC]]. It ran from [[2007]] to [[2011]], over the course of five series. | | 5 = {{feature|title=The Sarah Jane Adventures|image=Sarah Jane Adventures Logo|lead='''''The Sarah Jane Adventures''''' — often abbreviated as simply '''''SJA''''' — was a spin-off series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', produced by [[BBC Wales]] for [[CBBC]]. It ran from [[2007]] to [[2011]], over the course of five series. | ||
All stories except for the [[Invasion of the Bane|the initial one]] were presented in a [[serial]] format, with each serial being comprised of two, 25-minute episodes. Created by [[Russell T Davies]] after a positive experience working with [[Elisabeth Sladen]] on the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''[[School Reunion]]'', it concerned itself with [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]]'s life after her initial encounter with the [[Tenth Doctor]]. The series featured regular appearances by several teenaged cast members, their parents, a computer named [[Mr Smith]], and [[K9 Mark IV|K9]]. Aimed at a younger audience than ''[[Doctor Who]]'', its [[UK]] timeslot was typically around 16:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays.}} | All stories except for the [[Invasion of the Bane|the initial one]] were presented in a [[serial]] format, with each serial being comprised of two, 25-minute episodes. Created by [[Russell T Davies]] after a positive experience working with [[Elisabeth Sladen]] on the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''[[School Reunion]]'', it concerned itself with [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]]'s life after her initial encounter with the [[Tenth Doctor]]. The series featured regular appearances by several teenaged cast members, their parents, a computer named [[Mr Smith]], and [[K9 Mark IV|K9]]. Aimed at a younger audience than ''[[Doctor Who]]'', its [[UK]] timeslot was typically around 16:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays.<br><br>The show followed [[Sarah Jane Smith]] some time after she met the [[Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[School Reunion]]''. Like [[UNIT]] and [[Torchwood]], Sarah Jane had decided to deal with aliens in her own way. She was assisted by teenagers from her neighbourhood who unknowingly involve themselves in her life, such as [[Maria Jackson]], [[Clyde Langer]], and [[Rani Chandra]]. Also, through her adventures, Sarah Jane entered motherhood by adopting former alien-created tools, such as her son [[Luke Smith]] and daughter [[Sky Smith]]. She was assisted in knowledge of alien life and technology by her super-computer, [[Mr Smith]] and robot dog [[K9 Mark IV]].}} | ||
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Invasion of the Bane was the first episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures, but it was not a pilot of any kind, since the whole of series 1 was commissioned simultaneously. (DWMSE 23) Indeed, the BBC One continuity announcement immediately following transmission proclaimed, "That was a taster for a brand new series that comes to CBBC later this year." Even so, it is frequently called "the pilot" in the fan community, and even occasionally by Doctor Who Magazine. The production team also occasionally think of it as something "other" than series 1, since it comprised a production block of its own, several months prior to principal photography on the rest of the series.
The episode re-introduced Sarah Jane Smith, then-familiar to BBC Wales audiences after her appearance on Doctor Who a few months earlier in School Reunion. Simultaneously, it wrote out K9 Mark IV, whom audiences would have expected to see with Sarah Jane because of his appearance in the precedent Doctor Who story. Bob Baker, co-creator and owner of the concept of K9, was interested in getting K9 a show of his own, and so didn't want to dilute enthusiasm for the character by allowing his heavy use in The Sarah Jane Adventures.
