Sarah Jane Adventures: Season 3

When Sarah's adopted son, Luke - genetically created by the monstrous Bane - first became part of Sarah Jane's life, he encountered a world of adventure - not just of dangerous aliens bent on invasion and destruction, but also an amazing world of wonder and excitement which showed him that the universe really is an amazing place.
This is something that Sarah Jane is keen to keep from the other residents of Bannerman Road, and indeed the world at large. But that's not always easy when there's a Judoon, a Slitheen or a Sontaran walking down the leafy suburbs of Ealing in London.
Alongside Luke, Sarah Jane's team is bolstered by Luke's streetwise pal Clyde Langer, their schoolmate Rani, who lives opposite and has aspirations to become a journalist like Sarah Jane, and their Xylok supercomputer up in the attic, Mr Smith. Add to that Sarah Jane's robot dog, K-9, and you have a team that is set for 12 weeks of adventures.
The third series features a new alien race, the reptilian Veil and their enemies the Judoon, alongside an extraterrestrial girl that can make people play games against their will, a living painting, the inhabitants of a supposedly haunted house, and monsters who want to infect Earth with a strangely aggressive weed. And, there is also a chance for Sarah Jane to find personal happiness with someone who could be the perfect person to complete her family.
True to the thrill-a-minute mix of action, drama and humour that made the first two series a hit, season three of The Sarah Jane Adventures is a rollercoaster ride of edge-of-your-seat entertainment - with plenty of twists and surprises in store for Sarah Jane's team and viewers alike.

1. Prisoner Of The Judoon (Part 1)
Sarah Jane and the gang face the most dangerous day of their lives, as the rhino-like Judoon return. When prisoner Androvax the Destroyer crash-lands on Earth, a Veil is set free and starts to turn Earth's technology against itself. And his next intended victim is Sarah Jane.

2. Prisoner Of The Judoon (Part 2)
Luke, Clyde and Rani fight their most fearsome enemy yet - Sarah Jane Smith - in this episode. As the Judoon fleet approaches Earth, it's a race against time to stop Androvax. But with Genetech's technology on the rampage, and Rani's parents taken prisoner, can anything stop the Army of the Infinitesimal?
Guest Cast:
Madison Yorke......................Terence Maynard Young Dracula, Father & Son, Roger Roger, Empire
Security Man.........................Robert Curtis
Captain Tybo.........................Paul Kasey
Voice of Captain Tybo........Nicholas Briggs
Androvax................................Mark Goldthorp
Julie..........................................Scarlett Murphy
Production Notes:
Name: Androvax the Annihilator
Species: Veil
The Veil are aliens who can take the form of individual humans and control their actions. Androvax the Annihilator, wanted in five galaxies for 12 counts of planetary destruction, came to Earth in an effort to evade lawful pursuit by the Judoon. He tried to use Genetic Systems nanotechnology to build a spaceship to escape from Sarah Jane and Captain Tybo - and destroy the Earth in the process.

3. The Mad Woman in the Attic (Part 1)
Rani investigates strange rumours about a demon living in a funfair at the seaside. What she finds there, however, is far more alarming than that and she makes a decision that affects not only her future, but also the futures of all those she cares about...
Far in the future, in 2059, an old Rani remembers the day when her whole life went wrong. As her younger self investigates mysterious disappearances at an abandoned funfair, she sets into motion a chain of events which unleash the terrible powers of the alien Eve.

4. The Mad Woman in the Attic (Part 2)
Alien Eve's powers grow out of control, with everyone caught in her sinister and endless games. As the echoes of an ancient war threaten the modern world, the danger extends all the way to the year 2059. If Rani fails to change her own destiny, then everyone is doomed.
Guest Cast:
Old Rani.....................Souad Faress My Beautiful Laundrette, Shalom Salaam, Bhaji on the Beach
Adam...........................Gregg Sulkin As the Bell Rings, Sixty Six, Man on the Moon
Harry............................Brian Miller
Sam.............................Toby Parkes
Eve...............................Eleanor Tomlinson The Illusionist, Heaven and Earth, Alice In Wonderland
Ship.............................Kate Fleetwood
Shuresh......................Jai Rajani
Production Notes:
Name: Eve
Skills: Telepathy
Eve is a time-sensitive alien sent to Earth by her parents to avoid a terrible intergalactic conflict. The damaged spaceship that brought her needed time to repair itself, and boosted Eve's telepathic powers to help protect her. The Ship left Eve to play while it repaired itself - but Eve's powers were almost too great for her to control.

5. The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (Part 1)
Sarah Jane has met Peter Dalton and wants him to become part of her life; perhaps he could become a father to Luke. But Clyde suspects that Peter is hiding a secret or two, especially when he and Rani find an empty house where Peter says his home should be. The Doctor makes a spectacular return on the happiest day of Sarah Jane's life but a deadly trap is awaiting them all.

6. The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (Part 2)
The Doctor joins the battle as the power of the Pantheon Of Discord grows in strength, but can even a TimeLord save Sarah Jane on the day of her arch-enemy's greatest triumph? As the strands of a clever and careful plan draw together, the two friends are separated across different time zones and must fight to save each other. For one, there's a terrible price to pay.
Guest Cast:
The Doctor.................David Tennant Doctor Who, Blackpool, Casanova, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Peter Dalton..............Nigel Havers Lunch Monkeys, Brothers & Sisters, Chariots Of Fire, The Charmer
Trickster......................Paul Marc Davis Casanova, The Seer
Registrar.....................Zienia Merton
Production Notes:
Name: The Doctor
Species: TimeLord
Home World: Gallifrey
The Doctor is almost a thousand years old, has two hearts and can regenerate himself when his body is in extreme physical danger. He gets around in the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension[s] In Space), which looks like an Earth circa 1960s English police telephone box from the outside, but inside is another matter entirely. The Doctor has saved the human race on numerous occasions, pitting himself against the Daleks, Cybermen and countless other evil aliens. When he first met Sarah Jane Smith, she was a working as a journalist. She shared the same passion for adventure and together they battled monsters like the Sontarans, Zygons and giant spiders! But when the Doctor had to return to Gallifrey, the ancient laws of his home planet forbade him to take his companion, so he dropped her off on Earth. The TimeLord never forgot his feisty friend and, years later, they teamed up again and the Tenth Doctor has been by her side for several adventures... Just like old times!
Name: The Trickster
Species: Unknown
Appearance: Tall humanoid figure in a dark cloak with hood pulled forward to hide his blank,
expressionless face.
The Trickster is a returning enemy alien. Resilient and persistent, The Trickster exists outside ordinary space and time. It targeted Sarah Jane in Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (Series 1) and again in The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (Series 2) also The Doctor, via Donna Noble, in Turn Left (Doctor Who Series 4 Episode 11).

7. The Eternity Trap (Part 1)
A haunted house, with mysterious whispers and secrets in the shadows attracts Sarah Jane's attention. When Professor Rivers and the gang investigate an old legend, a monstrous creature appears in the night as the terrifying grasp of Erasmus Darkening reaches out from centuries past. .

8. The Eternity Trap (Part 2)
Sarah Jane and the gang discover the secrets of Erasmus Darkening, but are they too late? As ghosts from the past rise up, and the quest to find the missing children reaches a climax, it seems that nothing can stop the ancient alchemist's rise to victory.
Guest Cast:
Professor Celeste Rivers.........Floella Benjamin Play School, Jamboree
Erasmus Darkening...................Donald Sumpter The Queen's Nose, The Constant Gardener, Enigma
Lord Marchwood........................Callum Blue Smallville, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, The Tudors, Dead Like Me
Toby Silverman............................Adam Gillen
Elizabeth Marchwood...............Amelia Clarkson
Joseph Marchwood...................Rhys Gear
Mr Scriven....................................Tony Boncza
Production Notes:
Name: Erasmus Darkening
Species: Unknown
Erasmus Darkening is an alien scientist who came to Earth 300 years ago. He posed as a magician and alchemist to Lord Marchwood, using advanced technology to open a portal between dimensions in an effort to get home. Innocent people, caught in Darkening's experiments and trapped between the dimensions, were thought to be ghosts haunting Ashen Hill Manor.

9. Mona Lisa's Revenge (Part 1)
Clyde's proudest day turns into a nightmare when he discovers that fine art can be dangerous. Strange forces bring the Mona Lisa to life and, when a school trip descends into disaster, the gang find themselves trapped without Sarah Jane's help, as the awesome abomination stirs.

10. Mona Lisa's Revenge (Part 2)
Luke and Rani investigate the myth of the dreaded abomination. With Sarah Jane trapped and beyond help, everything now depends upon Clyde. Mona Lisa vows to release her terrifying brother from his age-old prison, but only Clyde has the key.
Guest Cast:
Mr Harding ....................Jeff Rawle Drop The Dead Donkey, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Doc Martin
Miss Trupp......................Liza Sadovy
Mona Lisa.......................Suranne Jones Unforgiven, Coronation Street, My Wonderful Life, Vincent
Highwayman..................Paul Kasey
Production Notes:
Name: Mona Lisa
Species: Unknown
An alien organism existing in a mineral was used in paint supplied by Guiseppe Di Cattivo in the 15th Century. Leonardo da Vinci used the paint for his famous Mona Lisa, and when the picture is brought into proximity with Guiseppe's notorious painting of The Abomination (a painting considered too terrifying to be seen), both the pictures come to life...

11. The Gift (Part 1)
Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Rani face an old enemy, the green Slitheen. But when the Slitheen's latest scheme is halted, their rivals, the Blathereen, arrive. Declaring peace between the planets, they offer Sarah Jane a gift - one that might change the future of the human race forever.

12. The Gift (Part 2)
When the Blathereens' gift runs riot, Sarah Jane faces the battle of her life to save her son, Luke. With Clyde, Rani and K9 trapped in a school under siege, and the whole of London convulsing under the alien threat, everything heads for a final showdown in the attic - and not everyone is getting out alive...
Guest Cast:
Voice of Leef Blathereen...................Miriam Margolyes Harry Potter, The Age of Innocence, Magnolia
Voice of Tree Blathereen...................Simon Callow Shakespeare in Love, Trial & Retribution, Thunderpants
Leef Blathereen....................................Paul Kasey
Tree Blathereen....................................Ruari Mears
Chris.........................................................Calvin Dean
Chris Slitheen........................................Jimmy Vee
Dave.........................................................Edward Judge
Miss Jerome...........................................Sarah Paul Man Stroke Woman
Production Notes:
Name: The Slitheen
Species: Raxacoricofallapatorian
Home Planet: Raxacoricofallapatorius
Genetic Composition: Calcium based bipeds hatched from eggs and known to infiltrate low-tech
planets by hiding in the skins of the dominant native species.
Weakness: Acetic Acid aka vinegar. Explosively fatal when it comes into contact with
their skin.
The Family Slitheen squeeze their massive bodies into the much smaller skins of their human victims, using compression fields generated through collars worn around their necks. However, in order to maintain this compression, gas exchanges must be released causing a condition similar to human flatulence.

Directed by Joss Agnew, Alice Troughton, Graeme Harper, Charles Martin
Written by Russell T. Davies, Phil Ford, Gareth Roberts, Joseph Lidster
Produced by Nikki Smith, Matthew Bouch
Executive Produced by Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Piers Wenger
Original Music by Sam Watts, Dan Watts< br> Cinematography by Rory Taylor, Mark Waters, Sian Elin Palfrey
Film Editing by William Oswald, Mike Hopkins, Ceres Doyle, Matthew Tabern
Costume Design by Stewart Meachem

"Hats off to the BBC for this spin-off series, which proves it can pack as heavy a punch as its parent." Daily Mail

"Grown-up fans, this is too good to leave just for the kids. Five stars." Mail On Sunday

"Rollicking fun for children and Who fans..." Daily Telegraph

"A kid's adventure to equal anything from the classic era of children's telly, the Doctor Who spinoff returns for a new series. There's a guest appearance by David Tennant himself ... and as many scary monsters as you could shake a sonic screwdriver at." Sunday Express

"The wholesome Doctor Who spin-off returns ... The monsters are tremendous. There's a gun-toting rhinoceros - a Judoon - that crashes to Earth with an alien prisoner in tow. Not just any prisoner, mind, but a creature with a squished green head, a long slithering tongue and a menacing tone that specialises in destroying entire planets." The Times

"The superb Doctor Who spinoff is back for more Earth-saving adventures." Sun

"Not for nothing is the Doctor Who spin-off set in Ealing, home to comic cinematic tales of ordinary folk who suddenly find themselves at the centre of extraordinary events. Funnier and less frightening than the parent series." Sunday Times

"Doctor Who's one-time companion is a powerful heroine who has a devoted following of younger fans, and proves repeatedly that you don't have to be a spring chicken to save the world." Daily Mail

"Starring the ever glamorous Elisabeth Sladen as feisty Sarah Jane Smith ... this breezy two-part opener plays for laughs when a Judoon crash-lands in west London." Mail On Sunday

A super-computer called Mr Smith, a genetically engineered boy genius and a sonic lipstick can mean only one thing - the return of The Sarah Jane Adventures! ... Sarah Jane is often voted the most popular of the Doctor's companions ... And in this third series of the Doctor Who spin-off, one-time Doctor's companion Sarah Jane is reunited with the Time Lord as David Tennant guest-stars!" Sun

"At last, the much-touted appearance of David Tennant in the Doctor Who spin-off, and it's a real corker of a two-part adventure." Daily Mail

"...the mysterious Peter Dalton (played with twinkly panache by Nigel Havers)..." Daily Telegraph

"The pace and tension remain as high as yesterday's first-part cliffhanger suggested they might be." Mail On Sunday