K-9 and Company

1981 6.1 (8 votes) 1 Seasons

Genres

Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

Networks

BBC One

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: John Nathan-Turner

Top Cast

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

John Leeson

Colin Jeavons

Seasons

Season 0 ()

No overview available.

1 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: K9 and Company - DVD Extras

Sarah, with the help of an old friend, K-9, investigates a local witch coven over the disappearance of her aunt.

Runtime: 50 min

Season 1 (1981)

No overview available.

1 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: A Girl's Best Friend

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.

Runtime: 50 min