:(

[caz963]

I've been away for a couple of days and haven't had a chance to catch up with anything yet, but I've just opened up my LJ to read the incredibly sad news about the death of Lis Sladen.

I'm completely stunned.

Sarah-Jane Smith was MY companion - we all have "our" Doctors and our favourite companions, and she was, without a doubt my favourite when I was a kid and I think I probably squealed like a banshee when she returned to our screens in 2006, first of all in Doctor Who and then later with her own spin-off show.

I don't know what else to say right now - other than to express my sorrow and my sympathy for her friends and family.



Goodbye, Lis. We won't forget you.

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[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

I'm stunned as well. She was only 63.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I know. Reports are saying that she'd been fighting cancer - but whatever the truth of it, it's still too young. By all accounts, she was a lovely lady.

*sniff*

Dunno how I'm going to break the news to the kids - they love the SJA.

[hooloovoo_42]

Wow! When did that happen. I haven't heard it on the radio news.

I have to say I always preferred Jo to Sarah Jane, as she didn't scream nearly so much. But I did like her as the best of Tom Baker's companions.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I've got News24 on and it's running on the ticker... they're talking about it now.

ETA - The DW News Page (http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/04/dwn190411204508-elisabeth-sladen-1948.html)

[cheesygirl.livejournal.com]

Oh no! That's so sad. Sarah Jane was one of my first companions back when I was a kid. :(

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Same here. I vaguely remember Patrick Troughton, but Jon Pertwee was MY Doctor (until Xmas 2005!) and while I liked Liz and Jo, it was Sarah-Jane that really left an impression on me. It's so, so sad :(

[thornyrose42.livejournal.com]

I've only seen her work on New!Who. But she was a really fantastic actress bringing a really warmth to her character.

My little sister read the news over my shoulder and was devastated.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

My girls are 11 and 8 and avid viewers of both DW and the SJA. I'll have to tell them in the morning :(

[thornyrose42.livejournal.com]

:-(

[develish1]

I just posted about this before seeing your post. The BBC have now issued an official statement. If anyone wants to read the article it's here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I've been away and this was the first thing I saw when I opened up LJ for the first time since I got back.

I'm so sad - and I'll have to tell my kids in the morning; they're avid fans of both shows,