March 4th, 2010
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Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 and 5 confirmed
Sarah Jane returns to CBBC for two further series of adventures
From the BBC Press office…
CBBC Controller Damian Kavanagh has commissioned two new series (24 x 30-minutes) of hugely successful Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, which will see the intrepid investigative journalist and her gang of young sidekicks continue to enthral children for the foreseeable future.
Created by Russell T Davies, and featuring one of Doctor Who’s most famous companions, Sarah Jane Smith, The Sarah Jane Adventures is made by BBC Cymru Wales and has been a huge hit on CBBC since its debut in 2007, with viewing figures continuing to grow year on year.
The fourth series, set to air this autumn, will again star Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane. Young actors Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra return as popular regulars Luke, Clyde and Rani.
The new adventures will feature the usual mixture of thrills, scares and fun with enemies old and new, including the terrors of the Nightmare Man, the sinister Shansheeth, the series’ first visit to an alien world, and even a dangerous journey back into history.
The series will go into production in Cardiff later this month with series three producer Nikki Wilson stepping up alongside Russell T Davies as executive producer and new producer Brian Minchin joining the team.
Damian Kavanagh says: “We are thrilled to be making many more episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
“It is been a huge ratings and critical success on CBBC and we hope our viewers are going to be hooked on Sarah Jane’s action-packed adventures for some time to come.”
BBC Wales Head of English Language Programmes, Clare Hudson, says: “The idea for The Sarah Jane Adventures sprang from the success of Doctor Who and it has since rocketed in popularity in its own right, thanks to the vision, talent and hard work of the show’s brilliant cast and crew.”
The fifth series will go into production in 2011 for transmission later that year.
Writers on the fourth series include Phil Ford (also co-producer), Joseph Lidster, Rupert Laight, Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.
The Sarah Jane Adventures is a BBC Cymru Wales/Children’s BBC Production.
The press release can be seen Here
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amelie
June 24th, 2010 - 4:14pmi am glad that SJA is coming back soon. is Luke really going forever? I am really sad booooooohoooooo
Adam Clark
June 21st, 2010 - 8:19amRani in series 5. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bob rocks chips
June 20th, 2010 - 8:26amhello im bob if you like chips please eat them with pleasure
Rockerboy9000
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:11amWhat has that got to do with Sarah Jane adventures
are you completely mad? or what
sarah jane’s number 1 fan
June 1st, 2010 - 9:13amohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! why is LUKE leaving he was my favourite peson exept for sarah jane smith.when is the new series on?
hbuzzyii
May 15th, 2010 - 10:47pmnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo luke cant leave, he’s the reason i watch it but i do love it. LUKE DONT GOOOOOOOOOO! :'(
James
May 9th, 2010 - 5:07pmaaargh, Luke is leaving,I read it in a tv guide that he may leave, but i didnt think it was true
Arthur rocks
May 8th, 2010 - 1:21pmI can’t wait for the new series of sja!!!
WARNING!!!!! SPOILER!!!!
Luke is leaving in 2011!!!!!!
booboo
May 8th, 2010 - 10:36amHe going to college or university, at the moment we don’t know how many episodes or series this will effect
lauren
May 8th, 2010 - 10:27amluke is leaving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! which series 4 or 5
MaNameIsSarahJane
May 7th, 2010 - 8:43pmThink it’s gonna be great.
Even though some of the monsters are no good and Sarah Jane’s the only one who actually does anything.
I WANT MARIA TO COME BACK!!!
😀
Random
April 28th, 2010 - 4:02pmcant wait till the doctor and amy and old companion jo are in it
chazz
April 18th, 2010 - 5:08pmI like sja, but the monsters are a bit rubbish (eg, in series 3 episode 4 was just a man and episode 5 was just the mona lisa and you only saw the hand of the abomination)the only good baddies are the slitheen,sontaran,bane and the trikster.
James
April 15th, 2010 - 7:18amRara – luke is not leaving!
Rarar
April 13th, 2010 - 6:46pmI, personally, think that Rani is EXCELLENT in the show.
! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING!
Luke is gonna leave, to be replaced by a new character in 2011!
patrick
April 12th, 2010 - 7:19pmi cant wait but when does it come out and can you bring back maria
dr ooo
April 1st, 2010 - 4:11pmomg i love it omg omg omg lol
liam
March 27th, 2010 - 10:23pmi like marla come back in seies 4 maira did,t see doctor taide on last year
Clare Perkins
March 27th, 2010 - 6:54pmcant you bring Maria back in series 4
i am urgent to see her back
Rani is not as good and even my friend said it
its gone down sinse Maria left
Please bring her back
I love the show but would like to see Maria back to be very happy
i watch it everyday and thats the truth only with Maria in.
SarahJane No.1 fan
March 18th, 2010 - 9:11pmOMG!!! Can’t wait i love all the series of sarah jane and can’t wait for the new ones. 🙂 I do not think shansheeth sound any bit like slitheen. THIS IS BRILLIANT as Donna Noble would say! lol
liam
March 12th, 2010 - 10:17pmwhy luke meet the nightmare man? fourd out on aumturm 2010
Bilal
March 12th, 2010 - 4:17pmi can’t wait until the new series!
it’s the best and best!
sja,dwho and torchwood fan!
March 12th, 2010 - 4:02pmmaybe the shansheeth are from raxicoricofallapatorios (the slitheens home world:(
sja,dwho and torchwood fan!
March 12th, 2010 - 4:00pmwell i have seen all 3 series’s so far and i cannot wait till series 4 + 5 come out!!!!!!!!!!! (the nightmare man + the shansheeth…..wow!)
Bilal
March 10th, 2010 - 8:36pmi am really a big fan of the Sarah Jane Adventures and i have been waiting for ages for the new series! i can’t wait!
Yopeepee
March 6th, 2010 - 6:03amNot really surprised by the news!
sja fan
March 4th, 2010 - 7:21pmyessssssssss, this is great! I CAN NOT WAIT 🙂
2
March 4th, 2010 - 4:59pmmaybe it does sound like slitheen but i doubt they will have any relation to them
peter hill
March 4th, 2010 - 1:05pmThe terrors of the Nightmare Man, the sinister Shansheeth, the series’ first visit to an alien world, and even a dangerous journey back into history…….Wow
1
March 4th, 2010 - 1:00pmdoes any one else think Shansheeth sounds a bit like slitheen
Sarah Jane Fan
March 4th, 2010 - 12:25pmBrilliant news, series 4 and 5 , no sign of maria coming back though