Series 4 (SJA)

Series 4 — 2010
Main character:	Sarah Jane Smith
Regular characters:	Clyde Langer, Luke Smith, Rani Chandra, Mr Smith, K9 Mark IV
Key crew
Executive producer(s):	Russell T Davies, Nikki Wilson
Producer(s):	Brian Minchin Phil Ford
Series details
Start date:	11 October 2010
End date:	16 November 2010
Premiere network:	CBBC
Typical episode length:	25'
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Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures ran between 11 October 2010 and 16 November 2010. It starred Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Tommy Knight as Luke Smith, Daniel Anthony as Clyde Langer, Anjli Mohindra as Rani Chandra, Alexander Armstrong as Mr Smith and John Leeson as K9 Mark IV. The series opened with The Nightmare Man and concluded with Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith.

Overview

It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. 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 fifth series for 2011 had been commissioned as well.)

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 this series, Brian Minchin joined as a producer, with Phil Ford as co-producer. Russell T Davies remained as executive producer along with Nikki Wilson.

Cast

• Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
• Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
• Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
• Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
• Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong (voice)
• K9 Mark IV - John Leeson (voice)
• Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti

Recurring

• Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
• The Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
• Androvax - Mark Goldthorp
• The Shopkeeper - Cyril Nri

Guest

• Nightmare Man - Julian Bleach
• Gemma - Lucie Jones
• Tia Karim - Laila Rouass
• Ocean Waters - Cheryl Campbell
• Mister Dread - Angus Wright
• Gavin - Joe Mason
• Ruby White - Julie Graham
• Jo Jones - Katy Manning
• Santiago Jones - Finn Jones
• Louise Marlowe - Doon Mackichan
• Voices of the Shansheeth - David Bradley, Jon Glover
• Voice of the Robots - Jon Glover

Television stories

Episodes	Title	Writer(s)	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		Reappearance of Androvax. Return of the Alliance of Shades, first seen in the Doctor Who 3-D animated story Dreamland.
3	Death of the Doctor	Russell T Davies	Ashley Way	Guest appearances by the Eleventh Doctor and Jo Grant.
4	The Empty Planet	Gareth Roberts
5	Lost in Time	Rupert Laight	Joss Agnew	First appearance of the Shopkeeper and Captain.
6	Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith	Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman		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. 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.

• The Nightmare Man
• Death of the Doctor

Audiobooks

• Wraith World
• Deadly Download

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.