We bid a disbelieving and fond farewell to Elizabeth Sladen. Born on the 1st February 1946 and passing only yesterday leaving a hole and heartfelt sadness amongst her fans and Doctor Who legacy. She was cast as the investigative journalist, Sarah-Jane Smith in cult TV classic, Doctor Who in 1973 after meeting a frantic Barry Letts who was desperately seeking a new stellar companion for the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee. She wasn’t aware of the part she was auditioning for and at the time was rather intimidated by Pertwee but both Letts and Pertwee couldn’t help secretly signalling with thumb-ups after a thorough examination of the young woman’s talent for acting.
She remained with the show for three and a half years, moving through a regeneration to the fourth Doctor played by Tom Baker and when she did decide to leave this well beloved role her exit made front page headlines – a phenomena never before seen for a Doctor’s companion.
She returned to the revitalised show with new director Russell T Davies and tenth Doctor, David Tennant in a special and nostalgic episode in the second series of “New Who”, School Reunion and was awarded her very own spin-off series “The Sarah-Jane Adventures” appealing to a younger Whovian audience and was still working on this, a the age of 65 when she died. There’s not many 65 year old who are that beautiful and active!!! She had such a caring and warm personality on screen and, a fan myself, I am in shock and righteous anger that the world his lost this star.
It is right that the entertainment industry and millions of fans should grieve such an inspiring life that has been taken from us. She was a favourite companion of many whovians and affected so many in that role. She will always be remembered and loved, a woman who gave so much but was cheated on that precious commodity of Time. We are sad because love was there and we loved because we couldn’t help it.
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