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The Best Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures

Every episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures!

The Best Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures

Sarah Jane Smith is a truly remarkable woman who inhabits a world of mystery, danger and wonder; a world where aliens are commonplace and the...

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  1. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (1)

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    S3:E5

    The Doctor returns on the happiest day of Sarah Jane's life, but a deadly trap is waiting for them all.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  2. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2)

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    S3:E6

    The Doctor arrives to join the battle, but is he too late to save both Sarah Jane and the Earth itself?

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  3. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Death of the Doctor (1)

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    S4:E5

    Old Companions Sarah Jane Smith and Jo Grant meet for the first time to discover the truth when the Doctor is declared dead. An interstellar conspiracy gathers around UNIT Head Quarters as Clyde finds that he holds the fate of the Time Lord in his hand.

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  4. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Death of the Doctor (2)

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    S4:E6

    Old friends fight together - but is it too late to stop the sinister Shansheeth?

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  5. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Lost in Time (1)

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    S4:E9

    A harmless investigation turns into an epic quest across time and space.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  6. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Lost in Time (2)

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    S4:E10

    Sarah Jane, Clyde and Rani fight across the centuries to be reunited.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
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  8. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (1)

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    S4:E11

    No one can defend the earth forever, but who could ever replace Sarah Jane?

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  9. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (2)

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    S4:E12

    Sarah Jane has gone for good, and a new regime begins at Bannerman Road!

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  10. 9.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Empty Planet (2)

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    S4:E8

    Clyde and Rani only just manage to escape from the robots. Regrouping with Gavin in a cafe, Clyde deduces that he and Rani were left behind after the robots abducted everyone else because of the two of them having been 'grounded' by the Judoon, although this fails to explain Gavin's continued presence. When Gavin runs off again, Rani and Clyde are confronted by the robots, who explain that they want the 'son and heir' (Although Clyde initially assumes that they want Earth's sun and air); Gavin's father - who he mentioned left his mother when he was young - was an alien prince, and with his father's recent death Gavin is the only viable heir to the throne. Tracking Gavin down, Clyde and Rani explain the situation to him, convincing him to remove a ring that his father gave his mother to give to him; the ring acted as a bio-damper that prevented anyone from detecting his alien heritage. With the ring removed, the robots can sense him, and he agrees to accompany them back to his father's world, his last actions on Earth being to name Clyde and Rani a Lord and Lady of his people. With Earth's population returned - having been sent to a 'warp shunt' while the robots searched - Sarah and Mr Smith create the necessary records to state that Gavin has moved to Australia, Sarah praising Clyde and Rani's accomplishments even when they were alone.

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    Director:Ashley Way
  11. 9.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (1)

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    S1:E7

    Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) mysteriously disappears – just as a huge meteor threatens to crash straight into Earth. When Maria (Yasmine Paige) wakes up one morning, it's as though Sarah Jane – and Luke (Tommy Knight) – never existed. Living across the road in Sarah Jane's house is a woman called Andrea (Jane Asher). And with the attic empty and Mr Smith (Alexander Armstrong) nowhere to be seen, every other trace of Sarah Jane has vanished – and Maria is the only one able to remember her. With the mysterious, hooded figure of the Trickster haunting Bannerman Road and the alien Graske meddling in time, Maria sets out to discover whatever happened to Sarah Jane. But as her journey takes her back to 1964, will she be able to find Sarah Jane in time to stop the meteor from destroying the world?

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  12. 9.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2)

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    S1:E8

    Maria (Yasmine Paige) finds herself taken back in time by the alien Graske to a pier in 1964. There, she meets a young girl her own age called Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) who, with her friend Andrea (Jane Asher), is about to embark on a fateful adventure. Taken by the Graske again, Maria is then reunited with the present-day Sarah Jane. But with them both trapped in limbo as part of the meddlesome Trickster's plan to wreak chaos, they are helpless to stop the huge meteor which is about to crash into the Earth. Maria's dad Alan is the only one able to remember Sarah Jane and Maria and faces a struggle to bring them back in time to save the world.

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  13. 9.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Mad Woman in the Attic (1)

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    S3:E3

    Far in the future, in the year 2059, Old Rani remembers the day when her whole life went wrong.

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  14. 9.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Mad Woman in the Attic (2)

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    S3:E4

    Eve's powers grow out of control, catching everyone in her endless sinister games.

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  15. 9.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Nightmare Man (2)

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    S4:E2

    With Luke, Clyde and Rani trapped in a bizarre dreamscape, Sarah Jane must fight alone. As the Nightmare Man grows stronger, only K-9 might hold the key. But can Luke summon the courage to face his adult life before the whole world is trapped in an endless nightmare?

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    Director:Joss Agnew
  16. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Vault of Secrets (1)

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    S4:E3

    Androvax the Veil returns to Earth and asks for the gangs help, but how can they trust him? Or is the threat posed by the Vault of Secrets great enough to overcome old enmities. And when the android guardians threaten destruction, is there really any other choice?

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    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford
  17. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Vault of Secrets (2)

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    S4:E4

    When an old enemy, Androvax the Veil, returns to Earth asking for help, the gang face a dilemma – should they trust him? Or does the legendary Vault hold an even greater terror? But a second threat arises, when android guardians threaten to destroy anyone who uncovers their secrets. As the battle between Sarah Jane, Androvax and the androids reaches its climax, Rani has to save her own mother from being caught in the crossfire. But as the Vault opens the destiny of the entire Veil species is at stake. Is it too late to save them?

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    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford
  18. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - The Empty Planet (1)

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    S4:E7

    Clyde and Rani awake to find they are the only humans on Earth, even Sarah Jane Smith has vanished. But the Earth is not deserted, stalking the streets of London, strange forces gather.

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    Director:Ashley Way
  19. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Revenge of the Slitheen (1)

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    S1:E1

    Maria and Luke start their new school where they pal up with another boy, Clyde. However, two of the teachers and the class genius turn out to be Slitheens in human form. They are shapeless smelly invaders from another planet whose aim is to destroy the Earth by turning off the Sun with the aid of a machine which Luke inadvertently helps them to start. The three teenagers are chased around the school by the Slitheen family.

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  20. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Revenge of the Slitheen (2)

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    S1:E2

    The kids escape from the Slitheen and meet up with Sarah Jane at her house. They discover that vinegar will kill the Slitheen so, armed with vinegar bottles, they return to the school and destroy the three adult Slitheen and their machine. Carl, who took on the form of the class brain-box, escapes via a teleport but Sarah Jane assumes that he is dead. Back home she accepts Clyde into the group but asks for him not to tell others about their experiences.

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  21. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Eye of the Gorgon (1)

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    S1:E3

    Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and her young friends investigate reports of a ghostly nun which is haunting the local old folks' residential home. And when one of the elderly residents entrusts Luke (Tommy Knight) with a mysterious alien talisman, it becomes clear there is even more to the story than meets the eye. The gang delves deeper, and discovers that the nun is part of a secret order sworn to protect a terrifying alien creature who can turn her victims to stone with a single look.

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    Writer:Phil Ford
  22. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Eye of the Gorgon (2)

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    S1:E4

    Maria's dad Alan (Joseph Millson) has been turned to stone. The alien talisman is now in the possession of the Gorgon and her evil nuns, and they are preparing to open the portal to their world. Can Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and her young friends free Alan from his stony state, prevent the nuns from unleashing more deadly aliens on the Earth, and avoid the Gorgon's petrifying gaze?

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    Writer:Phil Ford
  23. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Lost Boy (1)

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    S1:E9

    A news report on a couple looking for their missing son, Ashley, brings a surprise for Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) when she discovers that the missing boy looks exactly like Luke (Tommy Knight). And when Mr Smith (Alexander Armstrong) confirms that Luke is a genetic match with Ashley, Sarah Jane sends him back to live with his 'parents'. With no knowledge of his former life, Luke finds it hard to fit in and, when he tries to escape, he makes a startling discovery about who his parents really are. Sarah Jane, meanwhile, makes some investigations into the Pharos Para-Science Institute – a research unit that has been conducting experiments using alien technology. Floella Benjamin guest stars as Professor Rivers.

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    Writer:Phil Ford
  24. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The Lost Boy (2)

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    S1:E10

    Maria (Yasmine Paige) and her dad, Alan (Joseph Millson), dig deeper into the mystery of Luke's (Tommy Knight) new parents and discover that Luke has actually been kidnapped by the Slitheen. There are more shocks when Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Maria find out that Mr Smith (Alexander Armstrong), Sarah Jane's super computer, is one of the bad guys. With Clyde (David Anthony) nowhere to be seen, Luke in the clutches of aliens and no Mr Smith to help, things are not looking good for Sarah Jane and Maria. But just what do the Slitheen want with Luke? And who, or what, exactly, is the Xylok?

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    Writer:Phil Ford
  25. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Prisoner of the Judoon (1)

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    S3:E1

    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.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford
  26. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Prisoner of the Judoon (2)

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    S3:E2

    Luke, Clyde and Rani must fight their most fearsome enemy yet - Sarah Jane Smith.

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    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford

Best Episodes Summary

"The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Sarah Jane Adventures". It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Joss Agnew and written by Gareth Roberts, it aired on 10/29/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2)".