The Third Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures aired on CBBC and BBC One in autumn 2009. The series 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 series, 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 series 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
| Episode Number | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Notes |
| 1 | Prisoner of the Judoon | Phil Ford | Joss Agnew | Reintroduction of the Judoon. |
| 2 | The Mad Woman in the Attic | Joseph Lidster | Alice Troughton | First regular appearance of K9 Mark IV |
| 3 | The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith | Gareth Roberts | Joss Agnew | Reintroduction of The Trickster, guest appearance by the Doctor |
| 4 | The Eternity Trap | Phil Ford | Alice Troughton | |
| 5 | Mona Lisa's Revenge | Phil Ford | Joss Agnew | |
| 6 | The Gift | Rupert Laight | Alice Troughton | Guest appearance of the Slitheen |
Aliens and Enemies
Audiobooks
Novels
As of November 2009 only one story from this series has been announced for adaptation as a novelisation.
Home video releases
The Complete Third Series boxset is set to be released on BBC DVD on the 18th October 2010
Footnotes
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