K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who, and its spin-off series, The Sarah Jane Adventures. There have been at least four separate K-9 units in the series, with the first two being companions of the Fourth Doctor. Voice actor John Leeson has provided the character's voice in most of his appearances, except during Season 17, when David Brierley temporarily...
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K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who, and its spin-off series, The Sarah Jane Adventures. There have been at least four separate K-9 units in the series, with the first two being companions of the Fourth Doctor. Voice actor John Leeson has provided the character's voice in most of his appearances, except during Season 17, when David Brierley temporarily provided the voice. K-9's most recent appearance was in the episode "The Gift," episode 12 of series 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures. All four of the K9 models have the same catchphrase, which is "Affirmative."
A new television series starring K-9, K-9, is currently in development and is planned to air in 2010. John Leeson will once again provide the character's voice.
Debuting in the 1977 serial The Invisible Enemy, the first K-9 was the creation of Professor Marius, a scientist working for the Bi-Al Foundation in the Centre for Alien...
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