A one-episode television pilot for a proposed 1981 spin-off of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist played by Elisabeth Sladen, and K9, a robotic dog voiced by John Leeson. Both characters had been companions of the Fourth Doctor but they had not appeared together before. The single episode, A Girl's Best Friend was broadcast by BBC1 as a Christmas special on 28 December 1981 but was not taken up for a continuing series.
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Status | Canceled | |
Original Name | K-9 and Company | |
First Air Date | December 28, 1981 | |
Last Air Date | December 28, 1981 | |
Seasons | 1 | |
Episodes | 1 | |
Episode Runtime | 50min | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | — | |
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Networks | BBC One |