K-9 and Company

K-9 and Company

PG1981•50m•6.5/10

Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(10)

A one-episode television pilot for a proposed 1981 spin-off of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist played by Elisabeth Sladen, and K9, a robotic dog voiced by John Leeson. Both characters had been companions of the Fourth Doctor but they had not appeared together before. The single episode, A Girl's Best Friend was broadcast by BBC1 as a Christmas special on 28 December 1981 but was not taken up for a continuing series.

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Production

BBC Pebble Mill

Language

EN

Status

Pilot

First Aired

December 28, 1981

Last Aired

December 28, 1981

Networks

BBC One

Created By

John Nathan-Turner

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

A Girl's Best Friend

E1

A Girl's Best Friend

Air date: 1981-12-28

The pilot to a proposed spin-off series from Doctor Who. The Doctor leaves K9 Mark III as a gift to Sarah Jane, who is living with her Aunt Lavinia. Her aunt's ward, Brendan, is kidnapped by witches and it's up to Sarah Jane and K9 to save the day.

Cast

Elisabeth Sladen

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

John Leeson

John Leeson

K-9 (voice)

Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons

Ian Sears

Ian Sears

Brendan Richards

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