Series 4 (SJA)

Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures premiered 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 series began on Monday 11 October, 2010 at 5:15pm on the CBBC channel. The season will see the return of all the core cast members for a 12-episode series.

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
 * K9 Mark IV - John Leeson
 * Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
 * Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti

Guest cast

 * Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Jo Jones - Katy Manning
 * Nightmare Man - Julian Bleach
 * Gemma - Lucie Jones
 * Tia Karim - Laila Rouass
 * Ocean Waters - Cheryl Campbell
 * Mister Dread - Angus Wright
 * Gavin - Joe Mason
 * The Shopkeeper - Cyril Nri
 * Ruby White - Julie Graham
 * Santiago Jones - Finn Jones
 * Louise Marlowe - Doon Mackichan
 * Voice of the Shansheeth - David Bradley
 * Voice of the Robots - Jon Glover
 * First Doctor (archive footage) - William Hartnell
 * Second Doctor (archive footage) - Patrick Troughton
 * Third Doctor (archive footage) - Jon Pertwee
 * Fourth Doctor (archive footage) - Tom Baker
 * Tenth Doctor (archive footage) - David Tennant

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.

Aliens and enemies

 * Slitheen
 * Nightmare Man
 * Androvax
 * Groske
 * Men in Black (Mister Dread)
 * Shansheeth
 * Tia Karim
 * Automatons
 * Dark Horde
 * Qetesh (Ruby White)

Novels
As of August 2010 only two stories from this series were announced for adaptation as a novelisation. These were later reported as being cancelled.

Audiobooks

 * Wraith World
 * Deadly Download