![](https://tardis.guide/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SJSandK9closeupK9AC.webp)
K9 and Company • Episode 1
A Girl’s Best Friend
First aired
Monday, December 28, 1981
Written by
Terence Dudley
Directed by
John Black
Runtime
50 minutes
Time Travel
Present
Synopsis
Sarah Jane Smith is looking forward to a quiet Christmas with her aunt Lavinia in the sleepy village of Moreton Harwood. When she arrives, she finds her aunt missing and a surprise gift from an old friend waiting to be opened.
Sarah, K9 and her aunt's ward, Brendan Richards, are caught up in the affairs of a mysterious cult who practise the black arts and are preparing for a human sacrifice.