Jago & Litefoot
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Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
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Directed by | Lisa Bowerman |
Produced by | Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery |
Release date | June 2010 |
Preceded by | The Mahogany Murderers |
Jago & Litefoot is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It stars Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter as Henry Gordon Jago and Professor George Litefoot, their characters from the 1977 TV story The Talons of Weng-Chiang.[1] The Mahogany Murderers was an entry in the Companion Chronicles range of audio plays and acted as a pilot for this series.[2] Justin Richards is the script editor.
To date, eleven series have been released with a twelfth scheduled for release in 2016. Each series consists of a box set of 4 hour-long plays.[2] Between the fourth and fifth series the duo travelled with Colin Baker as the 6th incarnation of the Doctor for a pair of adventures, Voyage to Venus and Voyage to the New World, as single-disc releases.
Main Cast list
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- Professor George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Ellie Higson - Lisa Bowerman
- Sergeant Quick - Conrad Asquith
Episodes
Series 1 (2010)
Series 1 comprised 4 episodes and was released in 2010. It featured return of Sgt Quick (previously PC Quick), who appeared in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, and the debut of Lisa Bowerman's Ellie Higson, a barmaid acquaintance of the pair. The series' main antagonist was the mysterious Dr. Tulp, who was previously mentioned in The Mahogany Murderers.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "The Bloodless Soldier" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | June 2010 | BFPJLCD01 |
2 | "The Bellova Devil" | Lisa Bowerman | Alan Barnes | June 2010 | BFPJLCD01 |
3 | "The Spirit Trap" | John Ainsworth | Jonathan Morris | June 2010 | BFPJLCD01 |
4 | "The Similarity Engine" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | June 2010 | BFPJLCD01 |
Series 2 (2011)
Series 2 comprised 4 episodes and was released in January 2011. The series' main antagonist was the vampiric Gabriel Sanders (David Collings).
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Litefoot and Sanders" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | Jan 2011 | BFPJLCD02 |
2 | "The Necropolis Express" | Lisa Bowerman | Mark Morris | Jan 2011 | BFPJLCD02 |
3 | "The Theatre of Dreams" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | Jan 2011 | BFPJLCD02 |
4 | "The Ruthven Inheritance" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | Jan 2011 | BFPJLCD02 |
Series 3 (2011)
Series 3 was released in June 2011, and featured the return of Louise Jameson's Leela. The season was described by director Lisa Bowerman as resembling a Victorian version of Sapphire and Steel.[3] The series' main antagonist was the mysterious Professor Payne, whose "time breaks" were wreaking havoc all over the country.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Dead Men's Tales" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | June 2011 | BFPJLCD03 |
2 | "The Man at the End of the Garden" | Lisa Bowerman | Matthew Sweet | June 2011 | BFPJLCD03 |
3 | "Swan Song" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | June 2011 | BFPJLCD03 |
4 | "Chronoclasm" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | June 2011 | BFPJLCD03 |
Series 4 (2012)
Series 4 was released in March 2012, and guest starred Louise Jameson as Leela and Colin Baker as "Professor Claudius Dark". Its main villains were Mr Kempston and Mr Hardwick, who were pursuing Dark.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Jago in Love" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Fairs | March 2012 | BFPJLCD04 |
2 | "Beautiful Things" | Lisa Bowerman | John Dorney | March 2012 | BFPJLCD04 |
3 | "The Lonely Clock" | Lisa Bowerman | Matthew Sweet | March 2012 | BFPJLCD04 |
4 | "The Hourglass Killers" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | March 2012 | BFPJLCD04 |
The Voyages of Jago & Litefoot (2012)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Voyage to Venus" | Ken Bentley | Jonathan Morris | October 2012 | BFPJLVCD01 |
2 | "Voyage to the New World" | Ken Bentley | Matthew Sweet | December 2012 | BFPJLVCD02 |
Series 5 (2013)
Series 5 was released in March 2013. Following Voyage to the New World, it was set in the 1960s. It also featured return of Magnus Greel and Mr Sin, main villain of The Talons of Weng-Chiang, who were resurrected by the series' main antagonist, Guinevere Godiva.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "The Age of Revolution" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | March 2013 | BFPJLCD05 |
2 | "The Case of the Gluttonous Guru" | Lisa Bowerman | Marc Platt | March 2013 | BFPJLCD05 |
3 | "The Bloodchild Codex" | Lisa Bowerman | Colin Brake | March 2013 | BFPJLCD05 |
4 | "The Final Act" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | March 2013 | BFPJLCD05 |
Series 6 (2013)
Series 6 was released in September 2013 and set back in the 1890s. Its primary antagonist was the Colonel, portrayed by Geoffrey Whitehead.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "The Skeleton Quay" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | September 2013 | BFPJLCD06 |
2 | "Return of the Repressed" | Lisa Bowerman | Matthew Sweet | September 2013 | BFPJLCD06 |
3 | "Military Intelligence" | Lisa Bowerman | George Mann | September 2013 | BFPJLCD06 |
4 | "The Trial of George Litefoot" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | September 2013 | BFPJLCD06 |
Series 7 (2014)
Series 7 was released in April 2014. It followed Jago and Litefoot's lives as fugitives from the law.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "The Monstrous Menagerie" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | April 2014 | BFPJLCD07 |
2 | "The Night of 1000 Stars" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | April 2014 | BFPJLCD07 |
3 | "Murder At Moorsey Manor" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard & Paul Morris | April 2014 | BFPJLCD07 |
4 | "The Wax Princess" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | April 2014 | BFPJLCD07 |
Series 8 (2014)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Encore of the Scorchies" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | October 2014 | BFPJLCD08 |
2 | "The Backwards Men" | Lisa Bowerman | Andy Lane | October 2014 | BFPJLCD08 |
3 | "Jago & Litefoot & Patsy" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard & Paul Morris | October 2014 | BFPJLCD08 |
4 | "Higson & Quick" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | October 2014 | BFPJLCD08 |
Series 9 (2015)
It featured Jago & Litefoot's travel on a cruise. An actor Jamie Newall, who played Aubrey in series 5, played another version of Aubrey in series 8.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "The Flying Frenchmen" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | April 2015 | BFPJLCD09 |
2 | "The Devil's Dicemen" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | April 2015 | BFPJLCD09 |
3 | "Island of Death" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard & Paul Morris | April 2015 | BFPJLCD09 |
4 | "Return of the Nightmare" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | April 2015 | BFPJLCD09 |
Series 10 (2015)
Series 10 was released in 2015, and featured Jago & Litefoot back in London after their cruise. The series' main antagonist was the obsessive Carruthers Summerton.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "The Case of the Missing Gasogene" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard & Paul Morris | October 2015 | BFPJLCD10 |
2 | "The Year of the Bat" | Lisa Bowerman | Jonathan Morris | October 2015 | BFPJLCD10 |
3 | "The Mourning After" | Lisa Bowerman | James Goss | October 2015 | BFPJLCD10 |
4 | "The Museum of Curiosities" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | October 2015 | BFPJLCD10 |
Jago & Litefoot & Strax (2015)
This was a one off special featuring the revived series character, Strax, the Sontaran. It features the usual cast and Dan Starkey as Strax, reprising his role from the TV series. It follows series 10 and was released in November 2015.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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– | "The Haunting" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | November 2015 | BFPJLSTRAX01 |
Series 11 (2016)
Big Finish released an eleventh series of Jago & Litefoot in April 2016, featuring Geoffrey Beevers as the Master.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Jago & Son" | Lisa Bowerman | Nigel Fairs | April 2016 | BFPJLCD11 |
2 | "Maurice" | Lisa Bowerman | Matthew Sweet | April 2016 | BFPJLCD11 |
3 | "The Woman in White" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard & Paul Morris | April 2016 | BFPJLCD11 |
4 | "Masterpiece" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | April 2016 | BFPJLCD11 |
Series 12
Big Finish have announced that there will be a twelfth series of Jago & Litefoot, to be released in October 2016.[4]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release Date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Picture This" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | October 2016 | BFPJLCD12 |
2 | "The Flickermen" | Lisa Bowerman | Simon Barnard & Paul Morris | October 2016 | BFPJLCD12 |
3 | "School of Blood" | Lisa Bowerman | Paul Morris | October 2016 | BFPJLCD12 |
4 | "Warm Blood" | Lisa Bowerman | Justin Richards | October 2016 | BFPJLCD12 |
References
- ^ "Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide". BBC.
- ^ a b "Range: Jago & Litefoot". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved May 2013.
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