Friday, June 08, 2007

RTD Too Busy For Adventures

Russell T Davies has stated that he isn't writing any episodes of Doctor Who spinoff Sarah Jane Adventures, revealed Doctor Who Magazine #383.
It's also been reported (The Gallifreyan Embassy) that episodes 5 and 6 have been written by Phil Gladwin, while episodes 9 and 10 are by Phil Ford (who did stirling work on Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet).
Most notable casting-wise meanwhile is that Porsha Lawrence-Mavour who played "Kelsey" in Invasion of the Bane has left the production, with DWM reporting that Daniel Anthony will take the role of "Clyde Langerl".
Filming for the second Doctor Who spinoff Sarah Jane Adventures is underway, with filming on Block 1 recently completed. If you haven't found it already, Sarah-Jane.tv is a great source of news - for intance, Block 2 work began last week, which contains the Graeme Harper-directed, Gareth Roberts-scripted episode. Which is currently nameless. But that link has some snaps from the shoot, so tread carefully...
Meanwhile, a notice in Cardiff University Science Library indicates that filming of Sarah Jane Adventures will take place there Friday.
"A BBC film crew will be in the Science Library on June 8th 2007 from 8am to 5pm. They will be filming scenes for a new children’s series called the ‘Sarah Jane Adventures’ . There will be no access to the reading room or the journals collection on the first floor of the library between 8.45am and 5.00pm but the entrance floor will remain open..."
I don't think the team a there to check the acuracy of science used in the show, anyway...
There also seems to be some sort of party taking place in the currently filmed episodes, as indicated by these snaps posted on Sarah-Jane.tv. It also details as Block 2 as running to two episodes, directed as above by Graeme Harper (who also directs Episode 10 of Doctor Who - Utopia
Finally, Torchwood director Alice Troughton is set to chair four episodes (Sarah Jane Adventures are 30 minutes long), while current stand-in Doctor Who producer Susie Liggatt has been replaced on Sarah Jane Adventures with Matthew Bouch, who shadowed Liggatt on production of Invasion of the Bane (The Gallifreyan Embassy).

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