Series 3 (SJA)
The Third Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures aired on CBBC and BBC One in the fall of 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)
- K-9 - John Leeson (voice)
Secondary Cast
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
- Elizabeth Marchwood - Amella Clarkson
- Mona Lisa - Suranne Jones
- Mr Harding - Jeff Rawle
- Miss Trupp - Liza Sadovy
- Blathereen - Miriam Margolyes
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
Novels
As of November 2009 only one story from this season has been announced for adaptation as a novelisation.
DVD Release
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 |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
