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| 1 = {{feature|title=The Curse of Clyde Langer (TV story)|image=ClydeInTheEye|lead='''''The Curse of Clyde Langer''''' was a ''[[Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story from its [[Series 5 (SJA)|final series]]. Atypical for its downbeat ending, ''Langer'' gave additional definition to its titular character, and therefore emphasised actor [[Daniel Anthony]]'s acting abilities. It was notable for its mature yet sensitive handling of the difficult issue of child homelessness, while simultaneously introducing romance to the hitherto completely chaste series. So well-received was the script that it was considered [[2012]]'s best script for children's television by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain.}} | | 1 = {{feature|title=The Curse of Clyde Langer (TV story)|image=ClydeInTheEye|lead='''''The Curse of Clyde Langer''''' was a ''[[Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story from its [[Series 5 (SJA)|final series]]. Atypical for its downbeat ending, ''Langer'' gave additional definition to its titular character, and therefore emphasised actor [[Daniel Anthony]]'s acting abilities. It was notable for its mature yet sensitive handling of the difficult issue of child homelessness, while simultaneously introducing romance to the hitherto completely chaste series. So well-received was the script that it was considered [[2012]]'s best script for children's television by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain.}} | ||
| 2 = {{feature|title=The Day of the Clown (TV story)|image=OddBobInHallOfMirrors|lead='''''The Day of the Clown''''' was the second story of the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It introduced [[Rani Chandra|Rani]], [[Gita Chandra|Gita]] and [[Haresh Chandra]] as the new occupants of [[36 Bannerman Road|the Jacksons' home]] on [[Bannerman Road]]. It established that Sarah had been [[coulrophobia|afraid of clowns]] since childhood and thereby centred the story on the nature of fear itself.<br><br>The story also contained some important character beats that were carried on throughout the series. Hanging over Rani's introduction was the fact that [[Luke Smith|Luke]] keenly missed [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], and that Rani knew that she was a kind of "replacement" for Jackson. Additionally, the hostility between [[Haresh Chandra]] and [[Clyde Langer]] began here, as did the notion that Rani was a budding journalist who needed professional mentoring by Sarah Jane. All of these themes would continue for the rest of the series, and were even prominent as late as the [[The Man Who Never Was|final story]].}} | | 2 = {{feature|title=The Day of the Clown (TV story)|image=OddBobInHallOfMirrors|lead='''''The Day of the Clown''''' was the second story of the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It introduced [[Rani Chandra|Rani]], [[Gita Chandra|Gita]] and [[Haresh Chandra]] as the new occupants of [[36 Bannerman Road|the Jacksons' home]] on [[Bannerman Road]]. It established that Sarah had been [[coulrophobia|afraid of clowns]] since childhood and thereby centred the story on the nature of fear itself.<br><br>The story also contained some important character beats that were carried on throughout the series. Hanging over Rani's introduction was the fact that [[Luke Smith|Luke]] keenly missed [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], and that Rani knew that she was a kind of "replacement" for Jackson. Additionally, the hostility between [[Haresh Chandra]] and [[Clyde Langer]] began here, as did the notion that Rani was a budding journalist who needed professional mentoring by Sarah Jane. All of these themes would continue for the rest of the series, and were even prominent as late as the [[The Man Who Never Was|final story]].}} | ||
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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]].}} | 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]].}} | ||
| 6 = {{feature|title=|image=|lead=}} | | 6 = {{feature|title=Death of the Doctor (TV story)|image=Dotd screen6|lead='''''Death of the Doctor''''' was the third story in [[Series 4 (SJA)|the fourth series]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It contained the first televised meeting between classic-era companions [[Sarah Jane]] and Jo Grant ([[The Green Death (TV story)|through her marriage]], now known as [[Jo Jones]]), and the first televised appearance of Jo since her [[The Green Death (TV story)|1973 swansong]]. It also contained the only appearance of the [[Eleventh Doctor]] on ''SJA'', since he was never included in any flashbacks during the remaining [[serial]]s the programme had yet to broadcast.<br><br>It was also narratively important for the changes it made to other stories. It added to ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' by stating that the [[Tenth Doctor]] had visited ''all'' his former [[companion]]s, not just the original-to-[[BBC Wales]] companions seen in that story. It established something not strongly asserted in [[season 11|Sarah's first season]]: the [[Third Doctor]] and members of [[UNIT]] had vividly described Jo, such that Sarah was able to recognise her in ''this'' story without ever having met her before.}} | ||
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Revision as of 02:55, 10 October 2013
Elisabeth Sladen (1 February played Sarah Jane Smith on Doctor Who and the spin-offs K9 and Company and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Sladen stayed on Doctor Who from the start of Season 11 to midway through Season 14. She worked with Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor and Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, receiving popular and critical acclaim. When she left the series in 1976, it made front page news - previously only a change of Doctors had received such attention. Writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin intentionally left Sarah's departure scene in The Hand of Fear unwritten; Sladen and Tom Baker co-wrote it themselves. She later returned for The Five Doctors, and then at Russell T Davies' behest for School Reunion. This then led to her headlining her own CBBC series for five years.
