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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!

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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 Earth is under constant threat. A world that Maria Jackson,

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    The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 3 Episode 6 - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2)
    9.5/10(480 votes)

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

    S3:E6

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

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  2. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 5 - Death of the Doctor (1)
    9.5/10(444 votes)

    #2 - Death of the Doctor (1)

    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.

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  3. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 6 - Death of the Doctor (2)
    9.5/10(447 votes)

    #3 - Death of the Doctor (2)

    S4:E6

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

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  4. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 3 Episode 5 - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (1)
    9.3/10(471 votes)

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

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  5. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 10 - Lost in Time (2)
    9.3/10(319 votes)

    #5 - Lost in Time (2)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Rupert Laight

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  6. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 12 - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (2)
    9.3/10(311 votes)

    #6 - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (2)

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writers:Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman

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  7. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 5 Episode 4 - The Curse of Clyde Langer (2)
    9.3/10(307 votes)

    #7 - The Curse of Clyde Langer (2)

    S5:E4

    Clyde finds himself abandoned on the streets of London, living rough with no food to eat. Somebody ends up reaching out to him, but as they become friends, he's warned about the legendary Night Dragon.

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Phil Ford

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  8. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 1 Episode 8 - Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2)
    9.0/10(484 votes)

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

    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.

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  9. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 2 Episode 9 - The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (1)
    9.0/10(409 votes)

    #9 - The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (1)

    S2:E9

    When Sarah Jane finds a time fissure, her curiosity leads her to go through it and she finds herself in 1951, in the village of Foxgrove, where she was born. Eager to see the parents she never knew, she makes a decision that will have catastrophic consequences

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  10. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 2 Episode 10 - The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2)
    9.0/10(407 votes)

    #10 - The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2)

    S2:E10

    With the Earth devastated under the control of the Trickster, Sarah Jane and Luke go back to 1951 and change things back to how they were- which means that Sarah Jane's parents must die. Will she make that sacrifice?

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  11. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 9 - Lost in Time (1)
    9.0/10(331 votes)

    #11 - Lost in Time (1)

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Rupert Laight

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  12. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 5 Episode 3 - The Curse of Clyde Langer (1)
    9.0/10(310 votes)

    #12 - The Curse of Clyde Langer (1)

    S5:E3

    After some very unusual weather hits Bannerman Road, Sarah Jane investigates why. Fish are falling from the skies, and Sarah Jane's investigation ends up leading the team to the Museum of Culture. After Clyde acts the fool a little to much, his friends end up turning against him, and he is banished from their lives.

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Phil Ford

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  13. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 1 Episode 7 - Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (1)
    8.8/10(492 votes)

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

    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?

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  14. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 3 Episode 4 - The Mad Woman in the Attic (2)
    8.8/10(367 votes)

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

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Alice Troughton
    Writer:Joseph Lidster

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  15. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 2 - The Nightmare Man (2)
    8.8/10(350 votes)

    #15 - The Nightmare Man (2)

    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?

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Joseph Lidster

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  16. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 8 - The Empty Planet (2)
    8.7/10(323 votes)

    #16 - The Empty Planet (2)

    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.

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  17. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 11 - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (1)
    8.7/10(310 votes)

    #17 - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (1)

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writers:Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman

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  18. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 3 Episode 3 - The Mad Woman in the Attic (1)
    8.6/10(366 votes)

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

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Alice Troughton
    Writer:Joseph Lidster

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  19. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 3 - The Vault of Secrets (1)
    8.3/10(326 votes)

    #19 - The Vault of Secrets (1)

    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?

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford

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  20. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 4 - The Vault of Secrets (2)
    8.3/10(322 votes)

    #20 - The Vault of Secrets (2)

    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?

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Phil Ford

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  21. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4 Episode 7 - The Empty Planet (1)
    8.3/10(329 votes)

    #21 - The Empty Planet (1)

    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.

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  22. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 5 Episode 2 - Sky (2)
    8.3/10(293 votes)

    #22 - Sky (2)

    S5:E2

    Sky has undergone a transformation and in the process has triggered a countdown that nobody is able to stop. Sarah Jane and Sky end up being trapped between the alien war fought by Metalkind and Fleshkind. Clyde and Rani attempt to prevent the biggest bang the world has ever seen.

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Phil Ford

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  23. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 5 Episode 5 - The Man Who Never Was (1)
    8.3/10(285 votes)

    #23 - The Man Who Never Was (1)

    S5:E5

    Everyone wants the brand-new SerfBoard - and why not? What could be so dangerous about a computer?

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  24. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 5 Episode 6 - The Man Who Never Was (2)
    8.3/10(295 votes)

    #24 - The Man Who Never Was (2)

    S5:E6

    Luke and Sky must help the Skullions, but Sarah Jane is in danger too, so who will they save?

    Director:Joss Agnew
    Writer:Gareth Roberts

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  25. The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 1 Episode 3 - Eye of the Gorgon (1)
    8.2/10(477 votes)

    #25 - Eye of the Gorgon (1)

    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.

    Director:Alice Troughton
    Writer:Phil Ford

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2)" is the best rated episode of "The Sarah Jane Adventures". It scored 9.5/10 based on 480 votes. Directed by Joss Agnew and written by Gareth Roberts, it aired on 10/30/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death of the Doctor (1)".