Series 4 (SJA)

Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures is expected to air on BBC One and CBBC on the 11th October 2010. According to Doctor Who Magazine, pre-production was under way as early as November 2009. On 4 March 2010, the BBC officially announced that production had been commissioned, with filming expected to begin by the end of March. (The same announcement also confirmed that a 5th series for 2011 had also been commissioned.)

The 4th season will see the return of all the core cast members (though the 4 March 2010 announcement did not indicate whether K9 would appear, K9 was seen on set when filming began) for a 12-episode series. The series begins on Monday 11 October, 2010.

For the new series, Brian Minchin joins as producer, with Phil Ford as co-producer. Russell T Davies remains as executive producer along with Nikki Wilson.

Primary cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
 * Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong

Secondary cast

 * Luke Smith - Tommy Knight (departs in The Nightmare Man )
 * K9 Mark IV - John Leeson (departs in The Nightmare Man)
 * Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar (DWM Issue 426)

Guest cast

 * Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Jo Grant - Katy Manning
 * Voice of the Shansheeth - David Bradley
 * Celeste Rivers - Floella Benjamin
 * Nightmare Man - Julian Bleach
 * Herself - Lucie Jones
 * Tia Karim - Laila Rouass
 * Ocean Waters - Cheryl Campbell
 * Mr Dread - Angus Wright
 * Gavin - Joe Mason
 * Mysterious Shopkeeper - Cyril Nri
 * Ruby White - Julie Graham
 * Santiango Jones- Finn Jones

Aliens and enemies

 * Nightmare Man (DWM Issue 419) SHANSEETH.jpg
 * Shansheeth (DWM Issue 419)
 * The Dark Hoard
 * Androvax
 * Slitheen
 * Blathereen
 * Alliance of Shades (DWM Issue 423)
 * Graske
 * Groske

Television stories
The Titles and writers of this season's episodes were revealed in Doctor Who Magazine. All of Series 4 episodes will be 2 parts.

Novels
As of August 2010 only two stories from this series has been announced for adaptation as a novelisation.


 * The Nightmare Man
 * Death of the Doctor

Rumours

 * Gareth Roberts may write an hour long special.
 * On-set videos show Luke saying goodbye to Sarah Jane and the rest of the cast, making it likely that he will leave in this series to be replaced by the new character of Series 5. Alexander Armstrong has also said that Luke goes off to university, and that K-9 leaves with him. However, onset videos of Tommy Knight during the series finale suggest he will return.
 * The Trickster will return in the series finale