Death of the Doctor

21 – Death of the Doctor
The Sarah Jane Adventures story
Cast
Starring Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith Daniel Anthony – Clyde Langer Anjli Mohindra – Rani Chandra Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith Tommy Knight – Luke Smith
Others Matt Smith – The Doctor Katy Manning – Jo Jones Finn Jones – Santiago Jones Laila Rouass – Colonel Karim Ace Bhatti – Haresh Chandra Jimmy Vee – Groske Phillip Hurd-Wood – Groske voice David Bradley – Shansheeth voice Jon Glover – Additional Shansheeth voices Paul Kasey – Shansheeth Rauri Mears – Shansheeth Ben Ashley – Shansheeth
Production
Directed by	Ashley Way
Written by	Russell T Davies
Script editor	Gary Russell
Produced by	Brian Minchin Phil Ford (co-producer)
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Nikki Wilson
Production code	4.5 and 4.6
Series	Series 4
Length	2 episodes, 25 minutes each
Originally broadcast	25 & 26 October 2010
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → The Vault of Secrets The Empty Planet

Death of the Doctor

Author	Gary Russell
Series	The Sarah Jane Adventures #11
Published	25 November 2010 BBC Children's Books
Pages	128
Preceded by	The Nightmare Man

Death of the Doctor is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which was broadcast on CBBC on 25 and 26 October 2010. It is the third story of the fourth series. This episode features the return of Katy Manning to the role of Jo Grant and a guest appearance by Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. Exposition at the end of the episode provides updates on the lives of numerous companions from the "classic era" who had gone unaddressed in the revived era. This story was the last to feature Sarah Jane Smith and the Doctor together onscreen.

UNIT forces, led by Colonel Karim, converge on Sarah Jane's home, and inform her, Rani, and Clyde that the Doctor is dead. Karim explains that members of the vulture-like race, the Shansheeth, found the Doctor's body and have brought it to Earth for a proper ceremony, to be held at the secured UNIT Base 5 underneath Snowdon. Sarah Jane is skeptical, knowing of the Doctor's ability to regenerate, but agrees to go along with Rani and Clyde.

At UNIT Base 5, the three are initially surprised to see what appear to be Graske aliens, a species they had difficulties with before, but learn that they are really Groske, a cousin species to the Graske and working peacefully to maintain the base. Karim explains that after the ceremony they plan to launch the Doctor's body into space using a rocket built by the Groske. As they tour the now-sealed facility, Clyde feels energy coursing through his hand, recognising it as the same artron energy he felt when he accidentally touched the dematerialising TARDIS during the events of The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith. The group later meets another of the Doctor's former companions, Jo Grant, now married and going by Jo Jones, along with her grandson Santiago. Sarah Jane and Jo discuss the possibility of the Doctor's death, and agree that this may be a trap set up by one of the Doctor's enemies, while Rani and Clyde make quick friends with Santiago.

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