The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete Series 3 Box Set [DVD]

After a great debut and a very powerful second series, Sarah Jane and the gang return with yet another great series introducing new monsters, as well as bringing the tenth doctor returning to help his beloved Sarah Jane in a series that sadly lacks a good time slot, as this show is too good for only kids to see

Prisoner Of The Judoon - 4/5 - Arguably the weakest season opener thus far, but re-introduces the Judoon and also Androvax, a formidable enemy without any links to Doctor Who, but still an enjoyable adventure

The Mad Woman In The Attic - 5/5 - A different story with less emphasis on alien activity but more about human interaction and compassion, giving yet more character to Rani, a tense episode with good character development

The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith - 5/5 - This episode has it all with love, secrets, comedy, the Doctor and the return of Sarah's nemesis, the Trickster resulting in one of the best SJA episodes EVER

The Eternity Trap - 5/5 - The scariest adventure yet, set in a 'haunted' house and with the scary Erasmus Darkening as enemy who wouldn't love this - Perfect in every way

Mona Lisa's Revenge - 4/5 - A good episode but seems a little silly at times, though Suranne Jones is brill as the Mona Lisa, it seems to lack real impact but great to use K-9 more, and good that it's not just Sarah who always saves the world, giving the kids a chance to shine

The Gift - 4/5 - Introducing the Blathereen, relatives of the Slitheen may seem a bit of a cop-out as they look the same as the Slitheen, just a different colour but this is action packed enough with a great climax but seems to have been better as a mid-season episode, as better episodes have already been earlier on in the series

Overall, Series 3 builds on what has already been started in the past 2 seasons with great new enemies such as Androvax and Erasmus Darkening creating a fun packed, action filled episode. Roll of Series 4 with Matt Smith guest starring and battles against the formidable Shansheeth and Nightmare Man - I can't Wait

Hooray, the marvellous Sarah Jane Smith is back for a Third series of adventures. Rumours and hopes of a Fourth series are in the air at the moment but I am sure there will be due to the announced Fourth Torchwood series.

In this boxset we have Twelve episodes making up Six stories with Doctor Who monsters, the Judoon, Slitheen, and from the New Series Novel "The Monsters Inside", the Blathereen. Returning SJA villian The Trickster also returns along with a host of new aliens and monsters.

The cast returns and it shows that the Three young actors are going strong and know their characters. K-9 also returns which is a very nice treat and gets a good share of the action.

What this series is most notable for however, is the special apperance from departing Tenth Doctor, David Tennant. This is not widely known, but this was his last work as the Doctor and it shows. The final scene (although not the final scene he filmed) is almost directed at the viewer and is reminiscent of "The Hand Of Fear" scene only with the roles reversed. This, "Dreamland" and the Christmas BBC1 idents were dubbed the "Special Projects" in the gap year although an appearance by the Doctor has always been present since the beginning of the series.

I would rate this boxset 10/10. It is by far the best series yet of SJA. I would have preferred the episodes with the Doctor and "Dreamland" released with the specials boxset but never mind. Definitely worth the money.

When we sit down to watch this series, it's a real event. From the ages of 6 and up, the whole family can find something to enjoy in this series. The actors are wonderful, the storylines well done and the special effects and production is everything you expect from a quality BBC series.