Tom Baker leads tributes to Dr Who’s Sarah Jane
Elizabeth Sladen reprised her role as Sarah Jane for a 2006 episode with David Tennant and her companion K9
Tributes have been pouring in for Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen who died yesterday from cancer aged 63.
Sladen played the Doctor’s assistant Sarah Jane Smith, first alongside Jon Pertwee in 1973, and stayed on with Tom Baker, the fourth Doctor, until 1976. She returned as the character for a spin-off series K9 and Company in 1981 and Davies, 47, brought Sladen back into the Doctor Who fold in 2006 when she starred in an episode alongside the then Doctor, David Tennant.
Everyone has their favourite Doctor Who actor, and while mine is David Tennant, Tom Baker is most memorable as my childhood Doctor, and alongside Sarah Jane, a part of my childhood.
Baker took to his blog to share his thoughts about the actress who starred alongside him.
Sarah Jane dead? No, impossible! Impossible…She can’t be dead. But she is, she died yesterday morning. Cancer. I had no idea she was ill; she was so private, never wanted any fuss, and now, gone. A terrible blow to her friends and a shattering blow for all those fans of the programme whose lives were touched every Saturday evening by her lovely heroic character, Sarah-Jane.
So sad to hear this – I thought she was great in the Sarah Jane adventures.
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She chose to die with dignity and privacy..unlike some other celebs!
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What a shock! I am with Tom Baker on this – he said it perfectly..how can she be dead? So very sad..and so young too – 63 is no age and she certainly didn’t seem that age
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A fine actress and from reading the tributes, seemed like a lovely dignified lady too.
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So sad. I remember her very well from my childhood and I was thrilled to see her back in the episodes with David Tennant recently.
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So sad – another piece of my childhood has died
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She will be sadly missed by all Doc Who fans
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I grew up with Doctor Who and Elizabeth was one of my favourite assistants. So sorry to hear of her untimely death
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There won’t be many Doctor Who fans who won’t be saddened and shocked by this news. RIP Elizabeth
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A gorgeous actress..one of my earliest childhood crushes and still looked amazing at 63!
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I watched her as a child and now as a parent all these years later, it gave me a lot of joy to watch her in the SJ Adventures with my children. How sad to hear this news today.
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Thank you Elisabeth Sladen for the happiness you brought to my childhood and may you now rest in peace.
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How very sad I am at hearing of the passing of this fine actress
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What a terrible shock. RIP to a wonderful actress who brought a lot of happiness to our lives
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so said to hear this news i remember her well in the dr who days with john pertwee, and watching her in the K9 spin off series. a sad loss thoughts go out to her family.
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Often you see such and such personality or star has gone and you think Oh well, life moves on – but this, this has just stumped me. If ever there was a face and a zest for life that lit up the screen she was one of them. My first real screen crush – and then I think of my wife who has the same zest for life and thank my lucky stars I still have her. Very sad for all concerned – especially her family.
And yes Mr Baker – no – not Liz ….No…
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How sad to hear this news of her passing
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was so happy to finally see new season of the old doc but when they posted “in memory of” i was left speechless sarah jane gone!! im glad she came back one more time to shows us even old birds can still kick it good by sarah jane ill miss ya
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Hi Thomas, yes I so agree that it was wonderful she came back for another time to show that us old birds still have it 🙂
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