K-9 & Company Celebrates 36 Years!
It is 36 years ago that we were introduced to “a girls’s best friend” - little did we know that a “one-off” present for Sarah Jane Smith from the Doctor would lead to a whole array of adventures for both her and K-9 in the 21st Century!
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Picture 1: Publicity still of Elisabeth Sladen and K9.
Picture 2: K9 and Company was originally broadcast on 28 December 1981. Here is the billing from the Radio Times.
Picture 3: Overseas sales info for K9 and Company.
Picture 4: A K9 annual was published by World Distributors in 1982. It features K9 and Sarah battling an assortment of Satanic covens, perfect for the Christmas market.
Picture 5: The back cover artwork for the K9 Annual.
Picture 6: The rather lovely contents page spread from the K9 Annual.
Picture 7: A novelisation of K9 and Company was published in 1987 as part of the short-lived Companions of Doctor Who series. Cover by Andrew Skilleter.
Picture 8: This issue of In Vision looked at the making of K9 and Company.