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

As "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith" reveals, the titular lead character was born in Foxgrove, Hertfordshire, to Eddie and Barbara Smith. Following their seemingly-inexplicable disappearance on Saturday 18th August 1951 (when SJS was three months old), her father's sister Lavinia raised her.

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Connections

Spin-off SJA: Alien Files (2010)

User Reviews

Good fun - for all the family !

I'm not going to give a synopsis, as previous reviewers have already accurately done so.

As a long time Dr Who fan, (Tom Baker days!!)I sat and watched this with the children, aged 7, 5 and 3, and my 60 something mum too. Full credit to the writers/directors, as this appealed to us all! Even my youngest got the general idea, the older two followed the whole story, and the adults were kept amused with a few laughs and "in" references and jokes. The pace was excellent, as the story and characters slowly draw you in, and then take off at speed after a few minutes of scene setting. By the end of the episode the characters are pretty well established, and we are all looking forward to the rest of the series.

Well done BBC - this makes the licence worth while!