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Russell T Davies: We made Sarah Jane Smith loved all over again

April 16, 2013

Russell T Davies and Katy Manning discuss their memories of Sarah Jane Smith actor Elisabeth Sladen in this exclusive commentary clip from Death of the Doctor.

In this excerpt, Russell and Katy remember Lis’s generosity as a performer and her place as “the quintessential” Doctor Who companion:

listen to ‘Russell T Davies: We made Sarah Jane Smith loved all over again. ’ on Audioboo

The Sarah Jane Adventure Death of the Doctor featured the return of companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning) and will be included on the DVD release of Jo’s final Doctor Who story The Green Death: Special Edition, which is available from August.

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