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The '''second series''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' had twelve episodes split among six two-part stories. It was broadcast in the UK | The '''second series''' of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' had twelve episodes split among six two-part stories. It was broadcast in the UK between [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] and [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] 2008. The season began with all of the first-series cast (except for [[John Leeson]]'s [[K9 Mark IV|K9]], who did not appear in any regular episodes). A major cast change occurred after the first two-part story. [[Yasmin Paige]] ([[Maria Jackson]]) left the series and was replaced by [[Anjli Mohindra]] as [[Rani Chandra]]. References to Maria, including flashback footage and photos, were incorporated into the other stories. Paige herself returned for a guest appearance in ''[[The Mark of the Berserker (TV story)|The Mark of the Berserker]]''. | ||
The season was notable for the return of [[Nicholas Courtney]] as Sir [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. This was his first appearance (on screen) since the independent film [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Downtime]]'' in 1995 and the first time in a BBC production since [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' in 1989. [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] also made its first on-screen appearance in the spin-off. | The season was notable for the return of [[Nicholas Courtney]] as Sir [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. This was his first appearance (on screen) since the independent film [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Downtime]]'' in 1995 and the first time in a BBC production since [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' in [[1989 (releases)|1989]]. [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] also made its first on-screen appearance in the spin-off. | ||
Returning villains include the [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]] and [[The Trickster]]. The [[Sontaran]]s appear for the first time in the spin-off in an episode that is a direct sequel to the ''Doctor Who'' two-parter ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''. | Returning villains include the [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]] and [[The Trickster]]. The [[Sontaran]]s appear for the first time in the spin-off in an episode that is a direct sequel to the ''Doctor Who'' two-parter ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''. | ||
Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K9 in his only series 2 appearance -- reunited in ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love (TV story)|From Raxacoricofallapatorius]]'', a mini-episode produced for the 2009 Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal. | Several months after the season ended, the cast -- including K9 in his only series 2 appearance -- reunited in ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love (TV story)|From Raxacoricofallapatorius]]'', a mini-episode produced for the [[2009 (releases)|2009]] Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal. | ||
[[File:SJA series 2 team.jpg|thumb|A promotional wallpaper featuring the series 2 cast. This would be the only time that Mr. Smith would get some type of his own promotional image as a primary cast member.]] | [[File:SJA series 2 team.jpg|thumb|A promotional wallpaper featuring the series 2 cast. This would be the only time that Mr. Smith would get some type of his own promotional image as a primary cast member.]] | ||
