Series 5 (SJA)

Series 5 of The Sarah Jane Adventures is expected to air on CBBC sometime in 2011. On 4 March 2010, the BBC announced that it had officially commissioned both a 4th and 5th series of the spin-off.^[1] Part of the series was planned to film in 2010 alongside Series 4^[2] and it was later announced that half the series had been completed as planned.^[3]

With the death of Elisabeth Sladen in April 2011^[4], the future of this series is unknown. According to the obituary at the Doctor Who News Page, three stories (six episodes) of Series 5 had been completed.^[5]

Cast

Main cast

Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen (unknown) ^[6]
Rani Chandra - Anjili Mohindra (DWM 429)
Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony (DWM 429)

Secondary Cast

Luke Smith - Tommy Knight (DWM 429)

Guest cast

TBA - Peter Bowles (DWM 429)^[3]
TBA - Christine Stephen Daly (DWM 429) ^[3]
TBA - James Dreyfus (DWM 429) ^[3]

Notes

Luke will still be at Oxford university for most of the series, but he will return for another story.^[3]

Rumours

The Shopkeeper will return. (DWM 429)^[3]
They will introduce a new character into the gang.^[6]
A Sontaran will appear.^[7]
One story will involve “The mystery of the Man Who Never Was.”^[3]
They maybe complete series 5 with Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra

References

[1] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/04/sarah_jane.shtml

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[Series_5_update-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/sarah-jane-adventures-series-5-update-13009.htm

[4] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674

[5] Doctor Who News Page Elisabeth Sladen obituary, accessed 19th April 2011

[Nikki_Wilson_speaks-6] 6.0 ^6.1 http://tardis-base.blogspot.com/2010/04/nikki-wilson-speaks-to-sfx-magazine.html

[7] ttp://doctorwhospoilers.com/2011/2011/01/unmasking-the-sontaran/

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