The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011)

Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, with the help of her adopted son, his friends, and an intelligent supercomputer, combats evil alien forces here on Earth.

Creator:

Russell T. Davies

Stars:

Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, Alexander Armstrong

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Elisabeth Sladen	...	Sarah Jane Smith (53 episodes, 2007-2011)
Daniel Anthony	...	Clyde Langer (52 episodes, 2007-2011)
Alexander Armstrong	...	Mr. Smith (47 episodes, 2007-2011)
Tommy Knight	...	Luke Smith (42 episodes, 2007-2011)
Anjli Mohindra	...	Rani Chandra (40 episodes, 2008-2011)
Ace Bhatti	...	Haresh Chandra (24 episodes, 2008-2011)

Storyline

Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, with the help of her adopted son, his friends, and an intelligent supercomputer, combats evil alien forces here on Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | journalist | neighbor | spin off | doctor who | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

SCI-FI Channel

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Sarah Jane Investigates

Filming Locations:

Clinton Road, Penarth, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (1 episode) 30 min (22 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the second attempt - and the first successful one - at giving Elisabeth Sladen's character of investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith a spinoff series from Doctor Who. The first attempt resulted only in a pilot episode which was broadcast as K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend.

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Connections

Featured in Goodbye Bannerman Road: Remembering Elisabeth Sladen (2012)

User Reviews

Fun, but don't compare it to Dr. Who

A fun show, no question. But what Dr. Who should have been? What the original focus of the old Dr. Who was? Really, did you drink the koolaid? Just because children can enjoy a show does not indicate that they are the target audience. It seems fairly obvious today that they are not the current demographic with the exception of TSJA. I actually enjoy all three shows, for a variety of reasons. But basically TSJA is a show at its heart aimed at children and perhaps tweens at best. Families are not a target audience, subsets of families are. It hasn't been the 50's for fifty years, too many people still act like the standards of behavior were graven in stone about then and any deviation from that perceived pinnacle of cultural development is somehow a degradation of that "perfection". The show is designed to entertain, be entertained. Or watch something else. Like Howdy Doody Reruns.