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|name  =The Spirit Trap
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|series in range        = Jago & Litefoot: Series One
|series         =[[Jago and Litefoot]]
|series number in range = 1
|number         =1.3
|number in series        = 3
|main character =[[Henry Gordon Jago]]<br />[[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]
|series                = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]''
|featuring       =[[Ellie Higson]]
|number                 = 1.3
|enemy           =[[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Mrs. Vanguard]]
|main character         = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]]
|setting         =[[London]], the [[1890s]]
|featuring             = [[Ellie Higson]]
|writer         =[[Jonathan Morris]]
|enemy                 = [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Mrs Vanguard]]
|director       =[[John Ainsworth]]
|setting               = [[London]], [[1890s]]
|producer       =[[David Richardson]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|writer                 = Jonathan Morris
|publisher       =Big Finish Productions
|director               = [[John Ainsworth]]
|release date   =[[30 June (releases)|30 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|producer               = [[David Richardson]]
|format         =
|music                  = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|production code =BFPJLCD01
|sound                  = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|isbn           =ISBN 978-1-84435-494-8
|cover                  = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|prev =The Bellova Devil (audio story)
|publisher             = Big Finish Productions
|next     =The Similarity Engine (audio story)
|audio anthology        = Jago & Litefoot: Series One
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|release date           = 30 June 2010
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|format                 = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories
'''''The Spirit Trap''''' was the third [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago and Litefoot]]'' series.
|production code       = BFPJLCD01
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|next                   = The Similarity Engine (audio story)
|epcount                = 1
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Ellie Higson]] believes that spiritualist Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] can hear the voices of the dead, but [[Henry Gordon Jago]] thinks it’s all superstition and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the [[afterlife]].
[[Ellie Higson]] believes that spiritualist Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] can hear the [[voice]]s of the dead, but [[Henry Gordon Jago]] thinks it's all [[superstition]] and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the [[afterlife]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] - [[Janet Henfrey]]
* Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] - [[Janet Henfrey]]
* [[Toby (The Spirit Trap)|Toby]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
* [[Toby (The Spirit Trap)|Toby]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
* The Landlord - [[John Ainsworth]]
* The Landlord - [[John Ainsworth]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Jago has an elderly aunt named Maude who lives in [[Margate]]. She recently became engaged to a fishmonger named Robert Botcherby.
* Mrs Vanguard lives at No. 13 Ignatius Road in [[Camden Town]].
* The "spirit" possessing Jago's body is, in fact, the consciousness of a refugee who escaped from a dying world in the [[49th century]]. He and the other refugees projected their consciousnesses through time and made contact with Mrs Vanguard. They plan to transfer their consciousnesses into the bodies of influential people in [[1890s]] [[London]] with their ultimate goal to take control of Queen Victoria. From the historical records, they are aware that she is still in mourning for her long dead husband [[Albert|Prince Albert]]. He mentions that, in decades to come, there will be "[[World War I|brutal]], [[World War II|terrible wars]] which will determine the fate of [[Earth|this planet]]." With one of their kind possessing Queen Victoria's body, they intend to "turn the tides of history" and create a new future, thereby preventing the destruction of their world.
* Jago has an elderly aunt named [[Maude (The Spirit Trap)|Maude]] who lives in [[Margate]]. She recently became engaged to a [[fishmonger]] named [[Robert Botcherby]].
* Jago sings "[[Let's All Go Down the Strand]]" to calm his nerves.
* Jago compares the possessed bodies to [[doppelgänger]]s.
* The [[49th century]] refugee in possession of Jago's body mentions that, in decades to come, there will be "[[World War I|brutal]], [[World War II|terrible wars]] that will decide the fate of [[Earth|this world]]".


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* [[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]] and Doctor Tulp do not appear in this story as producer, [[David Richardson]], wanted to focus more on the character of Ellie. As a result this story is not directed by [[Lisa Bowerman]] but by [[John Ainsworth]].
* This story is directed by [[John Ainsworth]] rather than [[Lisa Bowerman]].
* [[Janet Henfrey]] (Mrs Vanguard) previously played [[Hardaker (The Curse of Fenric)|Miss Hardaker]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Numerous references are made to the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]''.
* Ellie is still mourning the death of her brother [[Jim Higson]]. Jago and Litefoot express the hope that she does not discover the true circumstances of his death and their involvement therein. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'')
* Jago refers to [[Li H'sen Chang]]'s act at the [[Palace Theatre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Jago refers to [[Li H'sen Chang]]'s act at the [[Palace Theatre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* An attempt by time travelling humans from the far future to take over the bodies of their ancestors with the intention of altering their own history also occurred in [[Russia]] in the late [[21st century]]. Their plan was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companion [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. Notably, on that occasion, the Doctor told Turlough that he had witnessed [[World War V]] in the 49th century, suggesting that this may have been the conflict from which the refugees were fleeing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'')
* Toby detects the presence of another medium who could see the future. Jago and Litefoot would later discover that he was referring to [[Heinrich Tulp|Dr Heinrich Tulp]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'')
* Mr Jago compares the possessed bodies to a [[Doppelgänger]], a word used to describe the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s double in '' [[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' and the flesh-made doubles at [[St John's Monastery]] in '' [[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]]/ [[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]''.
* An attempt by time travelling humans from the far future to take over the bodies of their ancestors with the intention of altering their own history also occurred in [[Russia]] in the late [[21st century]]. Their plan was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companion [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'')
 
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|Jago-and-Litefoot-Series-One-CD-Box-Set|The Spirit Trap - Series One Box Set}}
{{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-one-box-set-557}}
* {{dwrefguide|jago03.htm|The Spirit Trap}}
{{dwrefguide|jago03.htm|The Spirit Trap}}


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The Spirit Trap was the third story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ellie Higson believes that spiritualist Mrs Vanguard can hear the voices of the dead, but Henry Gordon Jago thinks it's all superstition and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and Litefoot investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the afterlife.

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