Series 4 (SJA)
Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures premiered on BBC One and CBBC on the 11th October 2010[1]. According to Doctor Who Magazine, pre-production was under way as early as November 2009. On 4 March 2010, the BBC officially announced that production had been commissioned, with filming expected to begin by the end of March. (The same announcement also confirmed that a 5th series for 2011 had also been commissioned.)[2][3]
The 4th series began on Monday 11 October 2010 at 5:15pm on the CBBC channel. The season saw the return of all the core cast members for the 12-episode series, plus guest appearances by Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Jones.
For the new series, Brian Minchin joins as producer, with Phil Ford as co-producer. Russell T Davies remains as executive producer along with Nikki Wilson.
Cast
Recurring cast
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
- Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
- Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
- Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong
Guest cast
- Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
- Jo Jones - Katy Manning
- Nightmare Man - Julian Bleach
- Gemma - Lucie Jones
- Tia Karim - Laila Rouass
- Ocean Waters - Cheryl Campbell
- Mister Dread - Angus Wright
- Gavin - Joe Mason
- The Shopkeeper - Cyril Nri
- Ruby White - Julie Graham
- Santiago Jones - Finn Jones
- Louise Marlowe - Doon Mackichan
- Voice of the Shansheeth - David Bradley
- Voice of the Robots - Jon Glover
- First Doctor (archive footage) - William Hartnell
- Second Doctor (archive footage) - Patrick Troughton
- Third Doctor (archive footage) - Jon Pertwee
- Fourth Doctor (archive footage) - Tom Baker
- Tenth Doctor (archive footage) - David Tennant
Television stories
The titles and writers of this season's episodes were revealed in Doctor Who Magazine.[4] All of Series 4 episodes were in 2 parts.
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
| 1 | The Nightmare Man | Joseph Lidster | Joss Agnew | Departure of Luke Smith and K9 Mark IV. |
| 2 | The Vault of Secrets | Phil Ford | Joss Agnew | Reappearance of Androvax. |
| 3 | Death of the Doctor | Russell T Davies | Ashley Way | Guest appearances of the Eleventh Doctor and Jo Grant. |
| 4 | The Empty Planet | Gareth Roberts | Ashley Way | |
| 5 | Lost in Time | Rupert Laight | Joss Agnew| | |
| 6 | Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith | Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman | Joss Agnew | Return of Luke Smith and final appearance of K9 Mark IV |
Aliens and enemies
- Slitheen
- Nightmare Man
- Androvax
- Groske
- Men in Black (Mister Dread)
- Shansheeth
- Tia Karim
- Automatons
- Dark Horde
- Qetesh (Ruby White)
Novels
As of August 2010 only two stories from this series were announced for adaptation as a novelisation. These were later reported as being cancelled. [5][6] However the novelisations were later published in e-book format. These were the final novelisations published as none were commissioned in any format for Series 5.
Audiobooks
DVD and Blu-ray release
UK release of the series on DVD and, for the first time, Blu-ray occurred on 31 October 2011, followed by North American release on DVD only on 6 December. The UK edition included TV: Pyramids of Mars as a bonus feature (this is not included in the North American release).
A slight alteration to the first episode of the season was made for DVD with the addition of a dedication in memory of Elisabeth Sladen.
Footnotes
- ↑ BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 41 Monday 11 October 2010 accessed 29th September 2010
- ↑ BBC - Press Office - Sarah Jane returns to CBBC for two further series of adventures accessed 5th October
- ↑ The Doctor Who News Pafe: Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 (and 5!) commissioned accessed 5th October
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedEpisodes - ↑ Tardis Base - THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES BOOK COVERS accessed 5th October
- ↑ sarahjane.tv - Pulled accessed 5th October
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