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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]] | ||
==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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|width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes''' | |width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes''' | ||
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====Specials==== | ==== Specials ==== | ||
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|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]] | ||
==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)]] | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 5 November 2011
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
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
- Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
- Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra (introduced in The Day of the Clown)
- Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong
Secondary Cast
- Maria Jackson - Yasmin Paige
- Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti (introduced in The Day of the Clown)
- Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar (introduced in The Day of the Clown)
- Alan Jackson - Joseph Millson
- Chrissie Jackson - Juliet Cowan
Guest Cast
- The Brigadier - Nicholas Courtney
- Mrs Wormwood - Samantha Bond
- Nicholas Skinner - Ronan Vibert
- Lucy Skinner - Clare Thomas
- Celeste Rivers - Floella Benjamin
- Paul Langer - Gary Beadle
- Carla Langer - Jocelyn Jee Esien
- Barbara Smith - Rosanna Lavelle
- Eddie Smith - Christopher Pizzey
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
- Kaagh
- Pied Piper
- Martin Trueman
- Ancient Lights
- Paul Langer
- Travist Polong
- The Trickster
- Graske
- Mrs Wormwood
- Cal Kilburne
- Bane
- Slitheen
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.
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
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| Previous series: SJA Series 1 |
Next series: SJA Series 3 |
