K9 and Company ~ A Girl's Best Friend

K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend, the first bona fide TV spin off from Doctor Who, was eventually seen by viewers on Monday 28 December 1981 as part of the Christmas season on BBC1. In the story as transmitted, Sarah pays a Christmas visit to her Aunt Lavinia's house in the village of Moreton Harwood. She discovers that Lavinia, a noted scientist, has yet to return from a lecture tour of the USA. She does however meet Brendan - Lavinia's ward - and Commander Bill Pollock - her partner in a small market garden business. Also in the house, in a box sent to her by the Doctor, she finds K9. Brendan is kidnapped by a local coven of witches who want to sacrifice him to the goddess Hecate. Sarah, with K9's assistance, foils their plan and unmasks their leaders - Commander Pollock and local postmistress Lily Gregson.

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