The Sontarans are a fictional race of extraterrestrial humanoids principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who and its spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures. A warrior race characterised by their ruthlessness and fearlessness of death, they were conceived by writer and future story editor Robert Holmes and first appeared in the 1973 Doctor Who serial The Time Warrior.
The 2008 redesign of the Sontarans, with actor Christopher Ryan pictured as General Staal.
Kevin Lindsay as Commander Linx, the first Sontaran shown, in The Time Warrior
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The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC science fiction programme Doctor Who and is aimed at a younger audience than Doctor Who. It focuses on the adventures of Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist who, as a young woman, had numerous adventures across time and space with the Doctor. Following Sladen's sudden death from cancer, the BBC confirmed that the show would not return for a sixth series.
The Sarah Jane Adventures
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Main cast of series 1 (left to right) Maria, Luke, Sarah Jane and Clyde
Main cast of series 2–5 (left to right) Rani, Luke, Sarah Jane, Clyde and Sky (Series 5 only)