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Sarah Jane Adventures – BBC Statement

The Sarah Jane Adventures

From the BBC

04th May 2011

The BBC confirmed today that following the death of Elisabeth Sladen there are no plans to film further episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Elisabeth Sladen first played the role of Sarah Jane in Doctor Who in 1973 and following her return to the show in 2006, played the eponymous lead in the award-winning CBBC series, The Sarah Jane Adventures, from 2007 onwards.

The full statement regarding the future of the series is below:

Contrary to press reports today we can confirm that no new episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures will be filmed following the tragic death of actress Elisabeth Sladen in April, 2011. As a tribute to Elisabeth the six episodes that were recorded with her last year will be broadcast on CBBC at a date to be confirmed.”


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57 comments

  • jedijim

    May 5th, 2011 - 3:06am

    “The actors that potrayed ian and Barbra wright from 1st doctor who 1963-68 are dead BUT in the Whoniverse there still alive and well according to SJA, maybe ye are right”
    .

    Fox, when did William Russell die??? I missed that. JJ

  • jedijim

    May 5th, 2011 - 3:02am

    Of course Sarah Jane is still on Bannerman Road,and the Brig is off on some UNIT business in Peru!

    Also,Sherlock Holmes is regaling Watson down on Baker Street and The Doctor is somewhere/when in Time And Space! The greats of fiction are immortal as long as people read and watch!

    It’s Nick and Lis and so many others we admire who we shall have to wait to see perform again upon Heaven’s Stage!

  • Fox Mulder

    May 5th, 2011 - 1:33am

    The actors that potrayed ian and Barbra wright from 1st doctor who 1963-68 are dead BUT in the Whoniverse there still alive and well according to SJA, maybe ye are right

  • Jonathan Turner

    May 4th, 2011 - 8:58pm

    I would like to be able to think that Sarah Jane’s still on Bannerman Road fighting aliens with Clyde and Rani because that’s how we normally would be left to remember things at the end of the series

  • David

    May 4th, 2011 - 8:18pm

    This is a really difficult one, i’m inclined to think they should leave Sahara Jane out there somewhere

  • Fox Mulder

    May 4th, 2011 - 8:03pm

    Cant wait, and yes I think there should be an episode to explain her Onscreen death or dissapearence . Rani,Clyde amd the Doctor could team up to find out what happened to Sarah Jane.

  • Anonymous

    May 4th, 2011 - 7:37pm

    No, the last Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition confirmed it was the first six.

  • Jonathan Turner

    May 4th, 2011 - 7:04pm

    It’s good they are going to show the first three episodes in memory of her as it would have been a great shame not to and I think it’s great they’re not replacing her. RIP Lis

  • booboo

    May 4th, 2011 - 6:55pm

    no worries

  • third doctor

    May 4th, 2011 - 6:42pm

    oh well typical Sun they get the wrong things round don’t they. I do apologize Booboo

  • davros

    May 4th, 2011 - 6:22pm

    R.I.P liz <3 but in a few years maybe, the rose tlyer adevntures sound ideal. i mean, sj an rose were friends after all ?

  • DoctorWho4Eva

    May 4th, 2011 - 6:17pm

    or ‘Doctor Who Adventures’ LOL. Wait a minute.

  • booboo

    May 4th, 2011 - 6:02pm

    But that’s what they are going to do,there not re-writing them its the sun that got it all wrong.

  • DoctorWho2011

    May 4th, 2011 - 5:54pm

    or jumingdog the luke smith adventures

  • third doctor

    May 4th, 2011 - 5:53pm

    i know that BBC has released this statement to The Sun i’m just saying why can’t the BBC just show the episodes and not rewrite anymore episodes without sarah jane. I’m sorry if i’m being rude but it so tragic that Elisabeth has suddenly gone.

  • JumpingDog

    May 4th, 2011 - 5:21pm

    Hmm “Clyde Adventures” sounds good but I think “Jo grant adventures” wouldn’t work. It would be funny If they had “martha jones adventures” or even “rose tyler adventures”.

  • booboo

    May 4th, 2011 - 5:08pm

    I will look at the stats pages and see how many people are still looking

  • I Love Cybermen

    May 4th, 2011 - 5:08pm

    Sad. I understand why but couldn’t they have set up ‘Jo Grant adventures’ or ‘Clyde Adventures’? Ok, might be a little soon…and thereby a little crass but, all the same, this news saddens me greatly.

  • Viathevoid

    May 4th, 2011 - 5:07pm

    I think this is the right way to do it. Maybe do a new spin-off in a few years. I am glad that they are showing the 3 episodes they did. If there was a story arc I am sure they could edit it out.

    Maybe what they should do is release the stories they never made should be released on a audio read by one of the cast or novelise it like Target did for the 1985 series.

  • Dark Side of the Moon

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:48pm

    Well if its the 1st, 2nd and last story that ought to work well. As someone else said, having the last story seems very fitting….so unless there is some crazy story arc that was intended to be referred to in stories 3,4 and 5 then this should work quite nicely as a mini series. I changce SJA fans to say farewell to SJ properly and a tribute to the late great Elisabeth Sladen.

  • Greg

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:39pm

    This is all so sad, i want to see them but i hope they just her “out there” somewhere

  • YT

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:38pm

    I am really glad we will see the last episodes she did as a tribute

  • booboo

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:31pm

    The BBC seemed to have released this statement in response to the Sun’s article.

  • booboo

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:29pm

    I understand 3 stories (6 episodes) were finished, the 1st 2nd and the final

  • third doctor

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:15pm

    In THE SUN newspaper bbc have told that they want to show the last epsiodes of Elisabeth Sladen but they said the rest of the episodes have to be rewitten to explain how sarah jane is not in the rest of the series why cant the BBC just let them show the 6 episodes of Elisabeth Sladen and let the show lie to rest.I don’t think it would work trying to explain where sarah jane is. In my mind that Sarah has gone with the Tenth Doctor travelling in the tardis in space and time. Why Don’t the BBC and i think also Russell T Davies would agree let the fans imaginations run wild where Sarah Jane is Doing to Save the universe or Travelling with the Doctor. Elisabeth Sladen is a true and brillant Actress.

  • KORSAIR

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:11pm

    So does this mean that there were no season 6 episodes filmed completly?

  • Jason doctorwhoone

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:08pm

    Indeed, a fitting tribute to the end of a fantastic Children’s Series, and an absolutely enjoyable Doctor Who Spin-Off since Invasion of the Bane. I was thinking that in the last episode, should the writers have decided to go with the idea of having Sarah suddenly not around, they could have had her suddenly appear infront of K9, Luke, Clyde, Rani and Mr Smith, who turn to the Door leading in and out of the Attic, seeing Sarah Jane, but all we would seen is a body double from behind their head, but i think alot of fan’s wouldint like that idea very much, but im really glad we will get to see Liz’s final day’s as Sarah Jane Smith 😀

  • booboo

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:03pm

    Yes agree, i think most people would want it this way

  • Tom

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:03pm

    Sorry i meant series 5 🙂

  • Tom

    May 4th, 2011 - 4:02pm

    So the series 6 episodes that were filmed last year will be shown? I guess that’s a nice fitting tribute 🙂

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