It’s only natural for a Time Lord to have an excellent sense of timing. In his new guise as a wedding crasher, The Doctor shows up in the nick of time to prevent not only his former companion Sarah Jane-Smith from matrimony, but the story itself from flatlining under a weight of superfluous (if often amusing) padding material. From then on, it’s an absorbing tale full of twists that’s bolstered by the emotional poignancy of the brilliant final scenes.

After acquiring the services of David Tennant, The Sarah Jane Adventures could have fallen into the trap of establishing the central threat only for The Doctor to singlehandedly save the world while the regular cast look on as passive admirers. Quite wisely though, The Doctor was used more as a mentor to bring out the self-belief in the Bannerman Road youngsters, thus allowing Daniel Anthony to excel as the determined Clyde and trick the Trickster.

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