Series 3 (SJA)

The Third Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures aired on CBBC and BBC One in autumn 2009. The season consisted of six stories of two episodes each.

In a change of broadcast format, two episodes aired each week, on Thursday and Friday, meaning the entire series aired over a six-week period, with a complete storyline told each week.

A slight change to the opening was made: Before the title sequence, Clyde would narrate the basic premise of the series over a montage of scenes.

Among notable appearances this season, K-9 Mark IV appeared in six of the twelve episodes and David Tennant appeared as the Tenth Doctor in the two-part story The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith which aired in late October.

Thanks in part to Tennant's appearance, the season scored higher-than-average ratings for children's programming, and also consistently scored high Appreciation Index ratings from viewers.

Cast

Primary Cast

• Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
• Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
• Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
• Luke Smith - Tommy Knight (exc. The Eternity Trap)
• Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong (voice)

Secondary Cast

• K-9 - John Leeson (voice)
• Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
• Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar

Guest Cast

• The Doctor - David Tennant
• Professor Celeste Rivers - Floella Benjamin
• Peter Dalton - Nigel Havers
• Harry - Brian Miller
• Rani Chandra (older version) - Souad Faress
• Eve - Eleanor Tomlinson
• Registrar - Zienia Merton
• Toby Silverman - Adam Gillen
• Erasmus Darkening - Donald Sumpter
• Mona Lisa - Suranne Jones
• Lionel Harding - Jeff Rawle
• Phyllis Trupp - Liza Sadovy
• Tree Blathereen - Miriam Margolyes
• Leef Blathereen - Simon Callow

Television Stories

• Prisoner of the Judoon (2 episodes)
• The Mad Woman in the Attic (2 episodes)
• The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2 episodes)
• The Eternity Trap (2 episodes)
• Mona Lisa's Revenge (2 episodes)
• The Gift (2 episodes)

Aliens and Enemies

• Judoon
• Captain Tybo
• Androvax
• Nanoforms
• Eve
• Adam
• Ship
• Travist Polong
• Peter Dalton
• The Trickster
• Erasmus Darkening
• Mona Lisa
• Highwayman
• The Abomination
• Slitheen Family
• Blathereen Family

Audiobooks

• The Shadow People
• The White Wolf

Novels

As of November 2009 only one story from this season has been announced for adaptation as a novelisation.

• The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

Home video releases

The Complete Third Series boxset is set to be released on BBC DVD on the 18th October 2010

Footnotes

Previous series: SJA Series 2

Next series: SJA Series 4