Series 3 (SJA)
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The Third Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures is currently being broadcast by both CBBC and BBC One, having debuted on 15th October 2009. The season consists of six stories of two episodes each.
In a change of broadcast format, two episodes will air each week, on Thursday and Friday.[1]
Among notable appearances this season, K-9 Mark IV will appear 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.
Cast
Primary Cast
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
- Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
- Luke Smith - Tommy Knight excluding The Eternity Trap'
- Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong (voice)
- K-9 - John Leeson (voice) from The Mad Woman in the Attic
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 - Elenor 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
- TBA - Miriam Margolyes
Episodes
- 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)
Audiobooks
Rumours and Announcements
- On 26 May 2009, the BBC Press Office issued an announcement confirming the appearance of David Tennant. "It's more than just a cameo from the Tenth Doctor! He's a proper part of the story," said Russell T. Davies. He also added that the two-parter is "extraordinary, wild and powerfully moving," cryptically adding, "let's just say that the wedding of Sarah Jane will be a day for everyone to remember!".[2]
- K-9 will appear in 6 of the 12 episodes of the series. While this has yet to be confirmed, the BBC announcement regarding Tennant did confirm that K-9 appears in at least his two episodes.
- The Trickster will return.
- Rumor: Maria Jackson will return. [source needed]
- Nigel Havers and Husband to Elizabeth Sladen Brian Miller have been confirmed to appear.[source needed]
- A villain named Erasmus Darkening which has been described as one of the greatest and most chilling villain we've ever seen. [source needed]
- SFX Magazine confirmed that the Slitheen's cousins the Blathereen will be in the finale.[additional sources needed]
- Information on the first episode has been revealed that a reptilian character called Androvax, a Veil. He's under arrest when one of the Judoon's life carriers crashes on Earth, so a Judoon's hunting down his prisoner who's escaped.[source needed]
- Episode names for Series 3 were listed in DWM Issue 412.
Novelisations
As of September 2009 only one story from this season has been announced for adaptation as a novelisation.
Notes
to be added
Footnotes
The Sarah Jane Adventures series 3 trailer [[1]]
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