Series 3 (SJA)

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Series 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures ran between 15 October 2009 and 20 November 2009. 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 Prisoner of the Judoon and concluded with The Gift.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of six stories and twelve episodes. In a change of broadcast format, two episodes aired each week, on Thursday and Friday, meaning the entire series aired over a six-week period, with a complete storyline told each week.

A minor change to the opening was made: Before the title sequence, Clyde would narrate the basic premise of the series over a montage of scenes.

Among notable appearances this series, K9 Mark IV appeared 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. Thanks in part to Tennant's appearance, the series scored higher-than-average ratings for children's programming, and also consistently scored high Appreciation Index ratings from viewers.

As with the parent series, The Sarah Jane Adventures began being produced in high-definition in 2009. However, the 3D elements of the opening titles are upscaled from standard-definition - only the text elements, such as Elisabeth Sladen's credit, the episode title, and the "The" and "Adventures" from the logo, are rendered in true HD.[source needed]

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episodes Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 Prisoner of the Judoon Phil Ford Joss Agnew First appearance of Androvax.
2 The Mad Woman in the Attic Joseph Lidster Alice Troughton First regular appearance of K9 Mark IV, following the sealing of the black hole in Switzerland.
3 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Gareth Roberts Joss Agnew Guest appearance by the Tenth Doctor. Final appearance of the Trickster.
4 The Eternity Trap Phil Ford Alice Troughton
5 Mona Lisa's Revenge Joss Agnew
6 The Gift Rupert Laight Alice Troughton Introduction of the Slitheen-Blathereen family.

Aliens and enemies[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

The only story of this series to be directly novelised was The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith. Additionally, Prisoner of the Judoon was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: Judoon Afternoon, The Eternity Trap was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Haunted House, Mona Lisa's Revenge was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: Painting Peril and The Gift was adapted as The Sarah Jane Adventures: Blathereen Dream.

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Region 2 cover

    Region 2 cover

  • Both parts of The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith were released on Blu-ray as part of the US-exclusive box set The Complete David Tennant Collection on 17 September 2019, with the same disc being later released on the Complete Specials steelbook in October 2019. This marked the first time any episodes from Series 3 were released in an high-definition format as it had not been before despite being shot in high-definition.
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SJA television stories
Series 1
Series 2
Regular episodes
Mini-episodes
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Stories listed here are only those that have been officially licensed by the BBC.
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Aliens and Enemies of SJA Series 3
Prisoner of the Judoon
The Mad Woman in the Attic
Eve  • Ship  • Adam Lloyd
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith
The Eternity Trap
Mona Lisa's Revenge
The Gift
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