List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials
This is a list of serials of the science fiction drama television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. The first episode, a 60-minute special, premièred on 1 January 2007. A series of ten[1] 25-minute episodes aired from 24 September until 19 November 2007.[2] Series 1 is made up of five two-part serials;[3] series 2 consists of six two-part serials. A third, 12-episode[4] series produced by Russell T Davies began airing on 15 October 2009. A twelve-part fourth series is in pre-production, with a fifth twelve-part series confirmed for production and broadcast in 2011.[5]
Series overview
Series | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | DVD release date[citation needed] | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||||
New Year's Special | 1 | 1 January 2007 | - | 7 October 2008 with Series 1 |
29 October 2007 | 2 March 2010 |
1 | 10 | 24 September 2007 | 19 November 2007 | 7 October 2008 | 10 November 2008 | June 2009 |
2 | 12 | 29 September 2008 | 8 December 2008 | 10 November 2009 | 9 November 2009 | 3 June 2010 |
3 | 12 | 15 October 2009 | 20 November 2009 | 18 October 2010 | ||
4 | 12 | 11 October 2010 [6] | Autumn 2010 | |||
5 | 12 | planned 2011 | planned 2011 |
Episodes
New Year's Day special (2007)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
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01 | "Invasion of the Bane" | 1.X | 60-minute special | Gareth Roberts & Russell T Davies |
Colin Teague | 1 January 2007 | 2.9 |
Series 1 (2007)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate[7] | Viewers (millions)[7] |
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02 | Revenge of the Slitheen | 1.1 1.2 |
2 episodes | Gareth Roberts | Alice Troughton | 24 September 2007 | 1.4 .45/1.1 |
03 | Eye of the Gorgon | 1.3 1.4 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Alice Troughton | 1–8 October 2007 | .37/1.1 .44/1.0 |
04 | Warriors of Kudlak | 1.5 1.6 |
2 episodes | Phil Gladwin | Charles Martin | 15–22 October 2007 | .43/1.0 .40/1.2 |
05 | Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? | 1.7 1.8 |
2 episodes | Gareth Roberts | Graeme Harper | 29 October–5 November 2007 | .41/1.2 .63/1.1 |
06 | The Lost Boy | 1.9 1.10 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Charles Martin | 12–19 November 2007 | .47/1.3 .66/1.2 |
Series 2 (2008)
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate[7] | Viewers (millions)[7] |
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07 | The Last Sontaran | 2.1 2.2 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Joss Agnew | 29 September 2008 | .8 .48/.7 |
08 | The Day of the Clown | 2.3 2.4 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Michael Kerrigan | 6–13 October 2008 | .51/.6 .44/.8 |
09 | Secrets of the Stars | 2.5 2.6 |
2 episodes | Gareth Roberts | Michael Kerrigan | 20–27 October 2008 | .52/.9 .51/.7 |
10 | The Mark of the Berserker | 2.7 2.8 |
2 episodes | Joseph Lidster | Joss Agnew | 3–10 November 2008 | .53/.9 .63/.9 |
11 | The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith | 2.9 2.10 |
2 episodes | Gareth Roberts | Graeme Harper | 17–24 November 2008 | .48/.7 .59/.8 |
12 | Enemy of the Bane | 2.11 2.12 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Graeme Harper | 1–8 December 2008 | .46/.9 .56/.7 |
Comic Relief special (2009)
A short, 5-minute special was made for the 2009 Comic Relief appeal and featured Ronnie Corbett and K-9.[8]
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
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— | "From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love" | — | 5-minute special | Gareth Roberts & Clayton Hickman | Joss Agnew | 13 March 2009 | 8.3 |
Series 3 (2009)
This series was the first to be broadcast in HD.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate[9] | Viewers (millions) |
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13 | Prisoner of the Judoon | 3.1 3.2 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Joss Agnew | 15–16 October 2009 | 0.73 0.82 [10] |
14 | The Mad Woman in the Attic | 3.3 3.4 |
2 episodes | Joseph Lidster | Alice Troughton | 22–23 October 2009 | 0.75 0.84 [11] |
15 | The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith | 3.5 3.6 |
2 episodes | Gareth Roberts | Joss Agnew | 29–30 October 2009 | 1.6 1.5 [12] |
16 | The Eternity Trap | 3.7 3.8 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Alice Troughton | 5–6 November 2009 | 1.1 0.93 [13] |
17 | Mona Lisa's Revenge | 3.9 3.10 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Joss Agnew | 12–13 November 2009 | 1.12 0.92 [14] |
18 | The Gift | 3.11 3.12 |
2 episodes | Rupert Laight | Alice Troughton | 19–20 November 2009 | 0.8 0.8 [15] |
Series 4 (2010)
A fourth series was commissioned for transmission in the Autumn. The series will again consist of twelve 25-minute episodes.
Phil Ford, Rupert Laight and Joseph Lidster, will write episodes. Gareth Roberts will be writing two stories - one on his own and another with Clayton Hickman (former editor of Doctor Who Magazine).[16]
Matt Smith will guest star as the Eleventh Doctor in episodes 5 and 6, along with Katy Manning, who will be reprising her role as the Third Doctor's companion Jo Grant. The story will be written by former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, the first time he has written for the Eleventh Doctor. It will also include the show's first visit to an alien planet.[17]
In this series, Luke Smith will go to Oxford University, and K-9 will go with him.[18]
No | Title[19] | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
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19 | The Nightmare Man | 4.1 4.2 |
2 episodes | Joseph Lidster | Joss Agnew | 11 October 2010[20] TBA |
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20 | The Vault of Secrets | 4.3 4.4 |
2 episodes | Phil Ford | Joss Agnew | Autumn 2010 | |
21 | Death of the Doctor | 4.5 4.6 |
2 episodes | Russell T. Davies | Ashley Way | Autumn 2010 | |
22 | The Empty Planet | 4.7 4.8 |
2 episodes | Gareth Roberts | Ashley Way | Autumn 2010 | |
23 | Lost in Time | 4.9 4.10 |
2 episodes | Rupert Laight | Joss Agnew | Autumn 2010 | |
24 | Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith | 4.11 4.12 |
2 episodes | Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman | Joss Agnew | Autumn 2010 |
Series 5 (2011)
there will not. lol, jk. It'll last longer then the Original Dr. Who. And they'll use Sarah's dead body.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Sarah's Adventures". Doctor Who Magazine (375): 4. 2006-11-08 (cover date).
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(help) - ^ "Russell T Davies creates new series for CBBC, starring Doctor Who's Sarah Jane Smith" (Press release). BBC. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
- ^ Cook, Benjamin (2007-01-03 (cover date)). "TV Preview: The Sarah Jane Adventures". Doctor Who Magazine (377): 27.
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(help) - ^ Dowell, Ben (25 November 2008). "BBC signs up for more of Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
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- ^ http://www.denofgeek.com/television/586307/new_promo_pic_for_the_sarah_jane_adventures_series_4.html
- ^ a b c d The first episode was aired on BBC One followed by the second episode on CBBC. For subsequent episodes the date is when it first aired on CBBC, immediately after the previous episode was aired on BBC One. Where two viewers figures are listed, the first is for the CBBC airing and the second for the BBC One airing.
- ^ "Special Sarah Jane Adventure". BBC. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ Doctor Who Magazine issue 413
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- ^ a b "Releases Sarah Jane returns to CBBC for two further series of adventures" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-04. Cite error: The named reference "pressoffice2010" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "The Doctor and Jo Grant join CBBC's The Sarah Jane Adventures in special episodes written by Russell T Davies". BBC Press Office. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s47/sarah-jane-adventures/interviews/a266217/alexander-armstrong-pointless.html
- ^ a b Doctor Who Magazine issue 423
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