Series 5 (SJA)

On 4 March 2010, the BBC announced that it had officially commissioned both a 4th and 5th series of the spin-off. Part of Series 5 was filmed in 2010 alongside Series 4 and it was later announced that half the series had been completed as planned. With the death of Elisabeth Sladen in April 2011 , the BBC announced that no new episodes will be made.

It is expected to air on CBBC sometime in 2011.

Cast

Main cast

• Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen (unknown)
• 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)
• TBA - Christine Stephen Daly (DWM 429)
• TBA - James Dreyfus (DWM 429)

Notes

• Luke will still be at Oxford university for most of the series, but he will return for the final story.

Episodes

The series will be made up of 3 full episodes, all being two-parters. The series is expected to air on CBBC sometime throughout October. Luke Smith will make an appearance in episode three.

Episode Number	Title	Writer	Director	Notes
1	Sky	Phil Ford	TBA
2	The Curse of Clyde Langer	Phil Ford	TBA
3	The Man Who Wasn't There	Gareth Roberts	TBA	Appearance of Luke Smith.

Rumours

• The Shopkeeper will return. (DWM 429)
• They will introduce a new character into the gang.
• A Sontaran will appear.
• One story will involve “The mystery of the Man Who Never Was.”