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Sladen: 'Sarah Jane' tackles "big issues"
Published Tuesday, Nov 4 2008, 06:54 GMT | By Ben Rawson-Jones
Sladen told Australian newspaper The Age: "In the first series we established what we wanted to do, and it's not cosy. There's a very real but very safe atmosphere... things are explained and not glossed over.
"You have big issues, like people losing people - Maria's family are not together; we touch very briefly on Alzheimer's, for example - but it's all done in a very supportive way."
Sladen, who first played Sarah Jane Smith on Doctor Who in 1973, explained that the show's tonal balance is vital to its success.
"Maybe it's safe fear, but it's done in a way that people can understand. It's caring for people, and doing your best, and having the right motive, but it's also fun, and it's about having adventures," she said.
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