In the sleepy village of Hazelbury Abbas the Winter Solstice is fast drawing near. It is a time of deep mystery and ancient evil. Sarah Jane Smith, journalist and former companion to the Doctor, comes to Hazelbury Abbas to start work on her new book. While there she meets Brendan, the young ward of her Aunt Lavinia. Suddenly Brendan disappears. Has he been kidnapped by the practitioners of Black Magic who are said to live in the village? Is he to be sacrificed to the goddess Hecate on the Winter Solstice? But Sarah is not alone in her search for Brendan. Across the unimaginable gulfs of time and space, the Doctor has sent her a very special companion: a robotic dog by the name of K9...

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K9 and Company by Terence Dudley A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND "OH DOCTOR, YOU DIDN'T FORGET." For many years, investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith travelled through space and time with her best friend, a carefree and somewhat irresponsible Time Lord known as the Doctor. But all good things must come to an end, and they were forced to part. Sarah returned to Earth and her career, but before they went their ways, she made the Doctor promise not to forget her. Six days before Christmas, Sarah arrives in the sleepy village of Moreton Harwood to visit her Aunt Lavinia and write her latest book. But something is rotten in the county of Gloustershire. Lavinia has gone missing, seemingly the victim of a local coven. Worshippers of the pagan goddess Hecate gather in a local churchyard, promising death to unbelievers. True to her nature, Sarah is drawn into the mystery but is confronted by a wall of silence from the villagers. However, Sarah soon finds help from an unexpected source. For the Doctor has sent her a present: a robot dog that answers to the name K9... Originally transmitted 28 December1981 Running time: 49 mins approx. Voice of K9: John Leeson Produced by John Nathan-Turner Directed by John Black Cover Illustration by Andrew Skilleter

Sarah Jane Smith and K9 (III)

Writer: Terence Dudley

(1 50-minute Episode)
Season: 18
Original Screening: 28 December 1981
Writer: Terence Dudley
Director: John Black
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Script Editors: Eric Saward, Antony Root

Cast:
Elizabeth Sladen(Sarah Jane Smith), ...
 

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