Series 3 (SJA)

The Third Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures aired on CBBC and BBC One in autumn 2009. The series consisted of six stories of two episodes each.

In a change of broadcast format, two episodes aired each week, on Thursday and Friday, meaning the entire series aired over a six-week period, with a complete storyline told each week.

A slight change to the opening was made: Before the title sequence, Clyde would narrate the basic premise of the series over a montage of scenes.

Among notable appearances this series, K-9 Mark IV appeared in six of the twelve episodes and David Tennant appeared as the Tenth Doctor in the two-part story The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith which aired in late October.

Thanks in part to Tennant's appearance, the series scored higher-than-average ratings for children's programming, and also consistently scored high Appreciation Index ratings from viewers.

Primary cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen UsjaS3Promos-0001.jpg
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
 * Luke Smith - Tommy Knight (exc. The Eternity Trap)
 * Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong (voice)

Secondary cast

 * K-9 - John Leeson (voice)
 * Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
 * Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar

Guest cast

 * The Doctor - David Tennant
 * Professor Celeste Rivers - Floella Benjamin
 * Peter Dalton - Nigel Havers
 * Harry - Brian Miller
 * Rani Chandra (older version) - Souad Faress
 * Eve - Eleanor Tomlinson
 * Registrar - Zienia Merton
 * Toby Silverman - Adam Gillen
 * Erasmus Darkening - Donald Sumpter
 * Mona Lisa - Suranne Jones
 * Lionel Harding - Jeff Rawle
 * Phyllis Trupp - Liza Sadovy
 * Tree Blathereen - Miriam Margolyes
 * Leef Blathereen - Simon Callow

Aliens and enemies

 * Judoon
 * Captain Tybo
 * Androvax
 * Nanoforms
 * Eve
 * Adam
 * Ship
 * Travist Polong
 * The Trickster
 * Erasmus Darkening
 * Mona Lisa
 * Highwayman
 * The Abomination
 * Slitheen family
 * Blathereen family

Audiobooks

 * The Shadow People
 * The White Wolf

Novels
As of November 2009 only one story from this series has been announced for adaptation as a novelisation.


 * The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

Home video releases
The Complete Third Series boxset is set to be released on BBC DVD on the 18th October 2010