"The Sarah Jane Adventures" has had a successful run on CBBC One for three consecutive seasons since its début on New Year's Day 2007, and in a recent press launch the writers of the show revealed that the British Broadcasting Corporation had commissioned it for a fourth and fifth series, announcing that the former would feature the "Nightmare Man" and "the gang's first trip to an alien planet", and that, as per usual, the 12-part Series 4 would air this Autumn, with Series 5 in late 2011. It was thought by several fans that no more news as to the new "Sarah Jane" stories due to air this year would be given by the writers until closer to the air-date, but on the 19th of April, a major announcement was made regarding the guest stars in a special edition episode and the writer of this 2-parter. The press release states that Sarah-Jane will be "reunited with another of the Doctor's former companions, Jo Grant". Jo- portrayed in the 1970s by Katie Manning- featured throughout the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) era as the Time Lord was exiled on the Earth by his own race, but Manning never expected to be asked back into the Whoniverse, saying that she was "gobsmacked when [the producers] told [her] and [she is] over the moon". In addition to this, "[Sarah-Jane] will be joined by the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), in a special episode penned by Russell T Davies". This story, featuring "a secret base beneath Snowdon; the Shansheeth plus a trip to an alien planet" will mark the first time Davies has written for Matt's Doctor, and the second cross-over with "Doctor Who" (the first, shown in Autumn 2009, titled "The Wedding Of Sarah-Jane Smith", saw David Tennant's Tenth Doctor aid Sarah in her toughest hours against the Trickster). Whether Karen Gillian- the Doctor's current companion- will appear as Amy Pond in this special remains to be seen, but expect an amazing romp when Matt and Katie join Elizabeth Sladen this October!
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