K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend

1981 · 50 min · ★ 5.7 · TV Movie, Mystery, Science Fiction

Sarah Jane Smith arrives at the home of her Aunt Lavinia in the cozy village of Moreton Harwood, only to find that Lavinia is nowhere to be found and that the Doctor has left her a parting gift in K·9 Mark III. With the help of K·9 and Lavinia's young ward Brendan Richards, Sarah Jane starts investigating her aunt's disappearance. In the process, they discover that Moreton Harwood is home to a coven worshipping the pagan god Hecate and preparing for a human sacrifice...

Directed by John Black · Written by Terence Dudley

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Elisabeth Sladen Sarah Jane Smith
John Leeson K-9 (voice)
Bill Fraser Commander Bill Pollock
Ian Sears Brendan Richards
Colin Jeavons George Tracey
Sean Chapman Peter Tracey
Mary Wimbush Aunt Lavinia
Linda Polan Juno Baker
Gillian Martell Lilly Gregson
Neville Barber Howard Baker
John Quarmby Henry Tobias
Nigel Gregory Sergeant Vince Wilson

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