K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend

Name: K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
Genre: TV Movie, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1981-12-28
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Bill Fraser, Ian Sears, Colin Jeavons

1981, English. Directed by John Black.

Sarah Jane Smith arrives at the home of her Aunt Lavinia in the cozy village of Moreton Harwood, only to find that Lavinia is nowhere to be found and that the Doctor has left her a parting gift in K·9 Mark III. With the help of K·9 and Lavinia's young ward Brendan Richards, Sarah Jane starts investigating her aunt's disappearance. In the process, they discover that Moreton Harwood is home to a coven worshipping the pagan god Hecate and preparing for a human sacrifice...

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Language: English
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K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend is streaming on Britbox in India.

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Released: 28 December 1981
Country: United Kingdom
Written by: Terence Dudley

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What K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend is based on

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend is based on Doctor Who, a television series by C. E. Webber, Sydney Newman, and Donald Wilson.

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K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).

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K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend is streaming on Britbox in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

What movies are like K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend?

If you liked K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend, try Doctor Who: The Next Doctor, Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned, Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead.

Who directed K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend?

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981) was directed by John Black and stars Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Bill Fraser.

What is K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend based on?

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend is based on Doctor Who, a television series by C. E. Webber, Sydney Newman, and Donald Wilson.