Sarah Jane Smith, first
time round, was my favourite companion. Not only was Doctor Who the greatest tv programme ever, not only did both lead
actors come from my home town but Lis Sladen had lived in a road five minutes’
walk from where I lived. My Dad had played piano for some of her dance
classes. Many years later at a
convention I found myself sharing a lift with her and even though I am perfectly
capable to separating reality from fiction I was half expecting the lift to
suddenly halt- there’d be a shower of sparks of course- and the lights would
start flickering. As I wasn’t a Time Lord it would be up to her to rescue me
with her sonic lipstick. Of course it was just a normal lift. Second time round
when she appeared first in Doctor Who
and then her own series I was so pleased that this character from my childhood
had come back.
