Series Sarah Jane Smith Written by David Bishop Length 60 minutes | Release no. 6 Directed by John Ainsworth | |
Produced by John Ainsworth
Jason Haigh-Ellery | ||
Sarah Jane Smith: Buried Secrets is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It stars Elisabeth Sladen reprising her role as Sarah Jane Smith.
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By chance, Sarah meets Harry Sullivan's brother: who is working at a research base in the Antarctic, which Sarah is co-funding through her inheritance from Aunt Lavinia. Will Sullivan is trying to learn what has become of his brother, who has disappeared. He invites Sarah to join him in the Antarctic as soon as she can conclude her current investigation.
Meanwhile, Sarah learns of the death of Hilda Winters, then receives a letter from her from beyond the grave. The letter speaks of a 16th-century manuscript known as The Book of Tomorrows which foretells the future, and which is being urgently sought by the mysterious Keeper. Sarah is in danger whilst she remains in possession of the letter.
When Sarah's friend Natalie is arrested in Florence on a murder charge whilst taking part in an archaeological dig, Sarah rushes to her assistance, and in Italy unearths a centuries-old conspiracy. Natalie has uncovered information about the manuscript, which has been missing for centuries. It predicts an alien invasion of the Earth, in which the key figure will be a person named Sarah, with the initials SJS...