It is with huge shock and sadness that i report that Elisabeth Sladen has passed away, Elisabeth played the hugely popular Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who. Totally shocked.
That's terrible. She was still so young. :(
Totally shocked, I grew up with her as the Dr's companion. I found out about hald an hour ago but it was just runours and i didnt want to post until the BBC did a ticker tape announcement.
What the hell!!!!
Say it ain't so!
Sadly just heard this on the news. This was the Doctor Who companion I grew up with so it's almost as if part oft childhood has died :(
She was 63 but certainly didn't show it!
I am totally shocked!
Cancer again rears its ugly head. Reports are saying shae had cancer for some time but hid it pretty well (as much as you can) Filming of The sarah jane Adventures series 5 were halted when she fell ill so it looks like it took her quickly. I could not believe this an hour ago when i saw some tweets.
Mike I am with you, Tom Baker was my first Dr and sarah jane was the companion i first remember.
I can not believe this.. I just heard and it's hitting me much harder then I expected :(
I know Kenny, I Heytell'd you about an hour ago with the news. :(
She was only 63. I didn't know she was sick.
Rest is Peace, Elizabeth.
Very sad news. She seemed like a lovely lady.
I posted a little tribute to her on my blog.. if you want to check it out.. http://geekyfanboy.blogspot.com/2011/04/rip-elisabeth-sladen.html (http://geekyfanboy.blogspot.com/2011/04/rip-elisabeth-sladen.html)
Terrible! May she rest in peace.
I was just watching Journeys End the other day. She will be missed.
Such sad news. Kinda hard to believe, but that's all too bad. My prayers to her family.
This image breaks my heart
I'm as sad as K9 :( As I've shared with Meds, Tom Baker is the Dr. Who I first watched and loved, and Sarah Jane was the first companion I loved! She will be missed. Cancer SUCKS!
Hi all. I had just heard of the news yesterday of Liz Sladen death on the wired.com underwire blog. I was shocked to hear about one of my favorite Dr. Who companions passing away. She was too young to die! I watched her in both the Tom Baker and the Jon Petree years. I am very saddened to hear of her death and I do wish her family well.
The K9 picture is very fitting. Very sad news, indeed. I remember sitting through a lot of Pertwee era reruns, anxiously waiting for them to get back to the Sarah Jane episodes. As much for Sarah Jane as because it meant the Tom Baker episodes were soon to follow.
RIP wherever your journey takes you, Ms. Sladen.
I heard today that the BBC will show the series that she was filming with a special tribute, it was amazing how she managed to carry on working and kept is from so many. I think showing the series that she never got to finish will be a great epitaph to her work and give the fans a chance to say goodbye.