Series 3 (SJA)

The Third Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures will consist of six stories of two episodes each. It will air on the CBBC network in the Fall of 2009. K-9 Mark IV will appear in six of the twelve episodes and David Tennant will appear as the Tenth Doctor in two of the twelve episodes.

The CBBC has announced that Series 3 will begin airing in October 2009, however exact broadcast dates have not been announced as of 1st September.

Cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
 * Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
 * Mr Smith - Alexander Armstrong (voice)
 * K-9 - John Leeson (voice)

Guest cast

 * The Doctor - David Tennant
 * Professor Celeste Rivers - Floella Benjamin
 * Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
 * Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
 * TBA - Nigel Havers
 * TBA - Brian Miller
 * TBA - Souad Faress
 * TBA - Gregg Sulkin
 * TBA - Elenor Tomlinson
 * TBA - Toby Parkes
 * TBA - Rai Rejani
 * TBA - Kate Fleetwood
 * TBA - Zienia Merton
 * TBA - Adam Gillen
 * Erasmus Darkening - Donald Sumpter
 * TBA - Tony Boncza
 * TBA - Amella Clarkson
 * TBA - Callum Blue
 * TBA - Suranne Jones
 * TBA - Jeff Rawie
 * TBA - Liza Sadovy

Episodes

 * Prisoner of the Judoon (2 episodes)
 * The Mad Woman in the Attic (2 episodes)
 * The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2 episodes)
 * The Eternity Trap (2 episodes)
 * Mona Lisa's Revenge (2 episodes)
 * The Gift (2 episodes)

Audiobooks

 * The Shadow People
 * The White Wolf

Episode Notes
These are all derived from the BBC Press Release and are not in story order
 * A chance for Sarah Jane to find personal happiness with someone who could be the perfect person to complete her family.
 * There will be a living painting and the inhabitants of a supposedly haunted house
 * Aliens who want to infect Earth with a strangely aggressive weed.
 * An extraterrestrial girl that can make people play games against their will.
 * An episode with the Judoon and their reptilian enemies, the Veil.
 * An episode with the Doctor.

Rumours and Announcements

 * The Doctor will appear in two of the episodes(one story). This story will also feature K9


 * On 26 May 2009, the BBC Press Office issued an announcement also confirming the appearance, including publicity photos. Comments by Russell T Davies also reveal that the storyline may involve Sarah Jane getting married: "It's more than just a cameo from the Tenth Doctor! He's a proper part of the story." He also added that the two-parter is "extraordinary, wild and powerfully moving," cryptically adding, "let's just say that the wedding of Sarah Jane will be a day for everyone to remember!".


 * K-9 will appear in 6 of the 12 episodes of the series. While this has yet to be confirmed, the BBC announcement regarding Tennant did confirm that K-9 appears in at least his two episodes.


 * The announcement also mentions that the Judoon are to appear but it's not known if this is in the same episode as the Doctor.


 * The series will air on BBC One. This Rumour derives from some of the media reports on Tennant's appearance but is not mentioned in the 26 May press released.


 * The Trickster will return.


 * Rumor: Maria Jackson will return.


 * Nigel Havers and Husband to Elizabeth Sladen Brian Miller have been confirmed to appear.


 * A villain named Erasmus Darkening which has been described as one of the greatest and most chilling villain we've ever seen.


 * One title for an episode has been named as "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith". This episode will feature the Tenth Doctor.


 * SFX Magazine confirmed that the Slitheen's cousins the Blathereen will be in the finale.


 * Information on the first episode has been revealed that a reptilian character called Androvax, a Veil. He's under arrest when one of the Judoon's life carriers crashes on Earth, so a Judoon's hunting down his prisoner who's escaped.
 * Episode names for Series 3 were listed in DWM Issue 412.