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 will see the return of all the core cast members for a 12-episode series.
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
Primary cast
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
- Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
- Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong
Secondary cast
- Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
- K9 Mark IV - John Leeson
- Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
- Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
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 will be 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 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 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]
Audiobooks
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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