April 28th, 2011
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Elisabeth Sladen [1948-2011]
Elisabeth Sladen [1948-2011]
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Andrew Skilleter
Tom Baker…
Sarah Jane dead? No, impossible! Impossible. Only last week I agreed to do six new audio adventures with her for Big Finish Productions. She can’t be dead. But she is: she died yesterday morning. Cancer.
You can read the full tribute Here.
Matt Smith…
“What struck me about Lis was her grace. She welcomed me, educated me, and delighted me with her tales and adventures on Doctor Who. And she also seemed to have a quality of youth that not many people retain as they go through life. Her grace and kindness will stay with me because she had such qualities in abundance and shared them freely. I will miss her, as will the world of Doctor Who and all the Doctors that had the good pleasure to work with Lis Sladen and travel the universe with Sarah Jane.”
David Tennant…
I just can’t believe that Lis is gone. She seemed invincible. The same woman who enchanted my childhood, enchanted my time on Doctor Who and enchanted generations who have watched her and fallen in love with her – just like I did. I feel very honoured to have shared a TARDIS with Sarah Jane Smith, and I feel very lucky to have shared some time with Lis Sladen. She was extraordinary.
Russell T Davies…
“I absolutely loved Lis. She was funny and cheeky and clever and just simply wonderful. The universe was lucky to have Sarah Jane Smith, the world was lucky to have Lis.”
Nicholas Briggs…
We are all so shocked and so very sad at the news of the death of Lis Sladen. Only yesterday I was filming a DVD extra in which I was talking with such heartfelt passion about how she was so ‘luminous’ on screen and how brilliant she was as Sarah Jane Smith.
Please bear in mind some comments on this site are from very young and upset people. This news as come as a great shock to many fans, old and new.
David Tennant on Elisabeth Sladen – BBC Breakfast…
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April 20th, 2011 - 11:45amShe recorded 6 episodes for series 5 but still she will be missed RIP Liz Sladen
craig
April 20th, 2011 - 11:42amIf we do get to see them then that would be a relief If only she could come back to life to record the last three episodes R.I.P
craig
April 20th, 2011 - 11:28amUnfortunoutly this means there will be no sja series 5 but lets hope lis recorded at least 2 new episodes R.I.P
crazy guy
April 20th, 2011 - 11:12ami saw on another website that they only complted 6 episodes of series 5.
sjafan
April 20th, 2011 - 11:10amshe will be missed i love sja but thts not importent we may have lost sara jane smith but the most important thing we lost was elizabeth sladen
r.i.p liz
everything has it’s time and everything ends. unfortunatly that includes her
The Sea Devil
April 20th, 2011 - 11:09amThis just doesn’t seem right, i cant take it in
Rob C
April 20th, 2011 - 11:06amThis is truly devastating news to all Doctor Who fans – both young and old. I grew up watching Liz with Jon Pertwee and then Tom Baker and remember how fiesty and headstrong she was, which made her all the more believable. I did get to see her at the 20th Anniversary celebration at Longleat House and more recently at Earl’s Court at a photograph signing and she was just brilliant – warm and friendly (very cheeky!)and just completely at home with her fans. The love for Liz on this site just goes to show how many lives she touched for the better. Lis – You will always be in our hearts. x Rob
biggest doctor who fan
April 20th, 2011 - 10:50amI know
I thought the press were just trying to get it as a storie only on my internet it had she passed on
I thought it was just me asleep
Awful news
Jack Who?
April 20th, 2011 - 10:48amcould be joe for 1 series?
biggest doctor who fan
April 20th, 2011 - 10:46amSo sad
Will the 5th series go ahead
But I have got an idea maybe they could have a funeral and luke, clyde & rani could continue or get another 1 of the companions who is no longer in the show
JJ
April 20th, 2011 - 10:45amI never knew she had cancer, it’s such a shame and so sad, but hopefully she has a good afterlife, if it’s real, I’ll miss her so much and I think it’s every doctor’s dream to work with Lis. I’m sure it’s also a privilidge to work with her and write for her. I hope she had a very happy life and the faite of sja, I’m going to miss that too, because it is’nt the same without ms Sladen.
R.I.P.
Rest In Peace
Elizabeth Sladen
1948-2011
love JJ xxxx
Barney
April 20th, 2011 - 10:44amthesite should have an sja week were they show past clips of Elisibeths glory days
Barney
April 20th, 2011 - 10:42amI’m very sad that She has Passed away 🙁
(will they continue the next series?)
booboo
April 20th, 2011 - 10:32amWe just dont know at the Moment, 3 stories are complete but it will be up to her family if we ever see them.
Its all very sad
Líam
April 20th, 2011 - 10:31amshe only fimed 3 episodes, but because they’re two parters, only the first two will air
richardfang8
April 20th, 2011 - 10:29ami am 11 and i do watch sarah jane adventures how is it gonna work are they gonna change to the rani and clyde and luke adventures or just end it
tardis8
April 20th, 2011 - 10:23amI will miss her dearly and she will be missed sorrowly
NotADalek
April 20th, 2011 - 10:06amI can’t believe this, first we lost Nicholas Courtney, now we’ve lost Elisabeth…I don’t know what to say, suddenly real life doesn’t seem so real now…Sladen’s death just seems like a bad dream…but it’s true…
led potato
April 20th, 2011 - 10:05amwhy are we all thinking about just the tv show! she had a great life and we should all look into it and celebrate not just her acting but her life
doctor stu
April 20th, 2011 - 10:02amyou will be missed Liz/sarah jane.
Rest In Peace.
doctor stu
April 20th, 2011 - 10:01amthere was a headline in the yahoo internet news last night.
im sorry to say that this is true.
i loved sarah jane, she was a great character and person. everyone will be upset about this death, cast, crew, fans and most importantly family. she was a great person and role model and she will be deeply missed.
Callum Metcalfe
April 20th, 2011 - 9:59am“Farewell Mistress!”.
laura
April 20th, 2011 - 9:49ami think she was a loverly lady she will be miss
all my friends have been crying so have i im so upset one last time she will be miss.
ps:im sad 🙁
jimbob
April 20th, 2011 - 9:46ami think rather than replace sj show what was filmed of s5 and leave it there in its legacy.
laura
April 20th, 2011 - 9:46ami think she was a loverly lady to:(
laura
April 20th, 2011 - 9:44amall you think about is is the film what about her
Alex Galpin
April 20th, 2011 - 9:29amRIP Elizabeth Sladen
Alex Galpin
April 20th, 2011 - 9:28amOMG, My mum just told me about this… I can’t believe she has died! She was filming another series when she found out she had cancer wasn’t she???
robert83
April 20th, 2011 - 9:27amyes it does sja was a good series
adam
April 20th, 2011 - 9:20amdoes thatmean no more sarah jane adventures or have they made series 5 allready