Death of the Doctor (TV story)

Death of the Doctor was the third story of Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures. It saw the return of Josephine Grant and the appearance of the Eleventh Doctor.

Synopsis
When the Doctor is declared dead, old companions Sarah Jane and Jo Grant meet for the very first time, and join forces to discover the truth. As an interstellar conspiracy gathers around UNIT HQ, Clyde finds that he holds the fate of the Time Lord in his hand – quite literally!

Plot
Sarah Jane and the gang are talking to Luke on Skype, when suddenly UNIT arrive at Sarah's house. When she goes out, she is informed that her friend, The Doctor, is dead. Sarah Jane doesn't believe UNIT, and goes to the funeral, as well as Rani and Clyde, in a secret UNIT base.

Cast

 * Sarah Jane Smith - Elizabeth Sladen
 * Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony
 * Rani Chandra -Anjli Mohindra
 * Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong
 * Luke Smith - Tommy Knight
 * The Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Jo Grant - Katy Manning
 * Santiago Jones - Finn Jones
 * Tia Karim - Laila Rouass
 * Tenth Doctor - David Tennant (archive footage)
 * Fourth Doctor - Tom Baker (archive footage)
 * Third Doctor - Jon Pertwee (archive footage)

Crew
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Story notes

 * Russell T. Davies thought about using Death of the Doctor as the name for the End of Time Part 2 (REF: The Writers Tale: The Final Chapter)

Ratings
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Myths
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Continuity

 * Sarah Jane refers to when she last met the Doctor and correctly thinks he regenerated. (DW: The End of Time)
 * Flashbacks to DW: The End of Time and SJA: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith are shown, as well as flashbacks to the Third and Fourth Doctors. The latter being from DW: The Hand of Fear.
 * Sarah Jane notes that she arrived (DW: The Time Warrior) soon after Jo left. (DW: The Green Death)
 * Clyde is still fascinated with UNIT. (SJA: The Last Sontaran)
 * The Doctor and Amy visited a Moon base (possibly the same one mentioned here) in NSA: Apollo 23.
 * No explanation is given for the absence of Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

Timeline
For The Sarah Jane Adventures
 * This occurs after The Vault of Secrets
 * This occurs before The Empty Planet

For Doctor Who
 * This occurs after The Eleventh Hour

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