K9 and Company (TV series): Difference between revisions

Despite the fact that a full series was never commissioned, the concept of ''K9 and Company'' was acknowledged within ''Doctor Who'' itself as part of the show's continuity. In the [[1983]] anniversary special ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', which featured appearances by many past companions, Sarah Jane makes her entrance accompanied by K9 Mark III (the presence of whom is not explained for the benefit of those unfamiliar with the spinoff). Decades later, [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'' once again feature Sarah and K9 Mark III, who was replaced with [[K9 Mark IV]] at the end of the episode, and this in turn was followed by another attempt at a spin-off series, this time successful: ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' (which had four full seasons and a short fifth season due to star Elisabeth Sladen's death). While K9 Mark IV was on ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', K9 would later have a (non-BBC) [[K9 (TV series)|spin-off]] of his own with the [[K9 Mark I|original K9]] returning in a [[K9 Mark 2|new form]].