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20080718 Friday July 18, 2008

Sarah Jane Returns

This week SFX had a chat with the new producer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, Nikki Smith (appropriate surname) for a full interview to be published in SFX #174. She confirmed a few rumours that have been doing the rounds and gave us a few new snippets. While we'll keep some secrets for the main mag, with the way info leaks onto the net so swiftly these days we thought we'd give you a few tasters before somebody else does (mild spoiler alert):

• Maria Jackson and her family are only in the first story (episodes one and two). The Jackson family will then move out of their house.

• Moving in will be the Chandra family, with their daughter, Rani. She wants to be a journalist and looks up to Sarah Jane.

• If Rani’s name is an in-joke (the Rani being an evil female Time Lord in the classic Doctor Who series) Nikki Smith knew nothing about it. Which rather suggests that Rani is not eventually revealed as the Rani (bad luck to all you conspiracy theorists).

• A rogue Sontaran will feature in both the first and final stories.

• Mrs Wormwood (from the show’s pilot episode) is back in the final story, once again played by Samantha Bond.

• We meet Clyde’s parents in a mid-season story. They’ll be played by Gary Beadle (of EastEnders fame) and Jocelyn Jee Esien from Little Miss Jocelyn.

• Bradley Walsh plays an alien with three identities.

• The bulk of the FX work is now being handled in-house at BBC Wales with the Mill provided a few of the more complex FX sequences (including the return of the Sontaran spaceship).

• And when asked if the Doctor will make an appearance, all Nikki would say is, ”Watch this space.”

• Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart returns in the final story.

• A DVD of season one is in the pipeline and should be out by Christmas (and if you never saw the series because it was on CBBC, you should take this opportunity to get acquainted)

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No Maria and Family ... shame :(

Posted by Mr Cairo (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 03:55 PM BST #

Am now officially psyched for this. Sontarans, the wonderfully evil Mrs Wormwood and the Brigadier! Cannot wait for the next series to start!

Posted by Nathaniel Essex (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 04:18 PM BST #

No Maria? She was the best thing about it! Well, other than Sarah-Jane herself, obviously. However much I may like the newgirl, I'm going to miss Maria. Any idea as to the reason? Did the actress choose to leave? I suppose that's probably most likely, especially if she has exams or something.

I'm also annoyed at only getting 1 more story with Maria's parents. Her dad in particular is gorgeous (I think I have a slight crush) and I was looking forward to seeing what it would be like now that he knows about aliens. Shame.

Posted by Lanta (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 04:20 PM BST #

Yep, Nikki Smith said that Yasmin had to leave because of exams.

Posted by Dave Golder (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 04:55 PM BST #

It's disappointing that Yasmin Paige won't be returning for the full series.

That's not going to stop me watching, however.

Posted by Keith (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 05:21 PM BST #

Time for TSJA to move from CBBC to BBC ONE Saturday evenings after the BBC NEWS. The UK audience will increase to at least 3 million. Honest, it will!

Posted by ed21uk (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 06:28 PM BST #

Thanks, Dave. Did she happen to mention whether Yasmin might make another appearance at a later date?

Posted by Lanta (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 07:22 PM BST #

very gd series maria was a good charechter plz come back

Posted by cyberman (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 08:28 PM BST #

my god Elizabeth Sladen is still so HOT :)

Posted by Mr Cairo (127.0.0.1) on July 18, 2008 at 11:06 PM BST #

Why would someome wjpe doesn't know about the Rani be allowed near a Doctor Who show? This is like Last of the summer Wine maybe she'll die before it airs.

Posted by Coffindoger (127.0.0.1) on July 19, 2008 at 10:10 PM BST #

dsfgvw

Posted by 127.0.0.1 on July 20, 2008 at 07:46 AM BST #

The Brigadier is set to return is the best new now if only he would be in Doctor Who as well

Posted by Philip (127.0.0.1) on July 20, 2008 at 06:07 PM BST #

So when you say we get to meet Clive's family, does that mean Clyde, or is it some other character we haven't met yet?

Posted by paranoidangel (127.0.0.1) on July 20, 2008 at 09:51 PM BST
Website: http://www.paranoidangel.me.uk #

Another stunning series from the Who camp. I agree this should be moved to teatime on a saturday, it is as good as Dr Who.

Be so good if the doctor pops up.

Posted by Cybos (127.0.0.1) on July 21, 2008 at 01:39 PM BST #

"Why would someone who doesn't know about the Rani be allowed near a Doctor Who show?" Because this show is being made for an audience whose *parents* are quite likely too young to remember the Rani's last appearance, twenty-one years ago. Hope this helps!

Posted by jblum (127.0.0.1) on July 30, 2008 at 03:14 PM BST #

yeh its so sad i loved maria to bad i hate exams! but rani is awesome!

Posted by meg (127.0.0.1) on September 05, 2009 at 01:07 PM BST #

is Maria going to come back, i will she dose. The show s borrowing now, im a good fan of hers, i dont feel like watching it anymore.

Posted by dong (127.0.0.1) on October 28, 2009 at 11:19 PM GMT
Website: http://www.sfx.co.uk/trackback/sfx/Weblog/sarah_jane_returns #

is Maria going to come back, i wish she dose. im a good fan of hers, i dont feel like watching it anymore.

Posted by maria (127.0.0.1) on October 29, 2009 at 10:03 AM GMT
Website: http://www.sfx.co.uk/trackback/sfx/Weblog/sarah_jane_returns #

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