K-9 rejoins 'Sarah Jane Adventures'

K-9 is to make make a return in the third series of Doctor Who kids spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The canine companion has previously appeared twice in the spinoff series and was last seen in the Doctor Who series four finale 'Journey's End'.

Now the character will appear in at least half of the episodes of the third run, which has begun pre-production ahead of transmission later this year.

Sarah Jane producer Nikki Smith told Doctor Who Magazine: "We've already got ten scripts at first draft stage, and I can now announce that K-9 is going to make a return to Sarah Jane's attic. He's been locked away in that safe, saving the world from a Black Hole, for far too long now."

She added: "K-9 won't be in every single episode. Right now, we estimate he'll appear in approximately six of the 12 episodes."