Doctor Who’s Triple Crossover
It’s old-timers week on the next season of The Sarah Jane Adventures, due to begin airing this fall. The intrepid former companion will be reunited with the Doctor – for the first time. And her predecessor will be around to join in the action.
Matt Smith will be crossing over into Sarah Jane, marking his first time he’s taking the character to a different venue. Of course, the Doctor’s appeared with Sarah Jane Smith a great many times in a great many incarnations; in fact, she’s met and worked with most of the Doctors to date.
What’s surprising is that her immediate predecessor, Jo Grant, will also be involved in this two-parter. She left the side of the third Doctor to accompany her beau on a trip to the Amazon and was replaced in the Tardis by Sarah Jane. Katy Manning will be reprising the role.
Moreover, former Doctor Who producer Russell T. Davies, who remains producer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, has written this episode.
No word on the status of K-9 in this episode, although the little bugger will be appearing during the season. The Daleks will not be appearing, and it is therefore expected Katy will be keeping her clothes on.
I've enjoyed those episodes of SARAH JANE that I've seen. After some of the things revealed about Sarah's feelings for the Doctor in the Tennant episodes it will be interesting to see her reaction to yet another incarnation.
Ah the old Mayfair pinup of Katy Manning! I guess it's more popular than the publicity photo of "The Third Doctor & Jo cruising in Bessie" but somehow I get the impression that the wrong message will be sent to the new Whovians if they believe that she still looks like that! Oh well, thanks for making a happy man feel very old!
I've seen a recent picture of Katy — she still looks damn good. She's held up at least as well as that obviously very happy Dalek.
Please don't misunderstand me. I didn't mean that Katy put on 50 pounds or she's reduced to skin & bones! I'm just saying that this picture is over 25 years old and I strongly doubt that time stood still for her that much. Although looking at Liz in Sarah Jane Chronicles Season 1 and remembering the lady that I met in 1982 at the Beacon Theater in NYC I could be mistaken.