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| | |image = Jago03.jpg | ||
|series | |range = Jago & Litefoot | ||
|number | |series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series One | ||
|main character | |series number in range = 1 | ||
|featuring | |number in series = 3 | ||
|enemy | |series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | ||
|setting | |number = 1.3 | ||
|main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | |||
| | |featuring = [[Ellie Higson]] | ||
|enemy = [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Mrs Vanguard]] | |||
| | |setting = [[London]], [[1890s]] | ||
|release date | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|format | |director = [[John Ainsworth]] | ||
|production code = | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|isbn | |music = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]] | ||
| | |sound = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]] | ||
|next | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
}} | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
{{audio stub}} | |audio anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series One | ||
''''' | |release date = 30 June 2010 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | |||
|production code = BFPJLCD01 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-494-8 | |||
|prev = The Bellova Devil (audio story) | |||
|next = The Similarity Engine (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
}}{{audio stub}}{{Spotify|album=24c2LRh9iw5JiW5pF3uzOE|height=350}} | |||
'''''{{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 can hear the | [[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 == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Cast == | ||
*[[ | * [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]] | ||
*[[ | * [[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]] | ||
*Jago has an elderly aunt named Maude who lives in [[Margate]]. She recently became engaged to a fishmonger named Robert Botcherby. | * [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
* | * Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] - [[Janet Henfrey]] | ||
* [[Toby (The Spirit Trap)|Toby]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]] | |||
* The Landlord - [[John Ainsworth]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Mrs Vanguard lives at No. 13 Ignatius Road in [[Camden Town]]. | |||
* 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 == | ||
* | * This story is directed by [[John Ainsworth]] rather than [[Lisa Bowerman]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * 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]]. ([[ | * 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]]'') | ||
* | * 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]]'') | ||
* 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 == | |||
{{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-one-box-set-557}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|jago03.htm|The Spirit Trap}} | |||
{{BFJL}} | |||
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[[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series One audio stories]] | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 11 February 2024
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.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Ellie Higson - Lisa Bowerman
- Mrs Vanguard - Janet Henfrey
- Toby - Lex Shrapnel
- The Landlord - John Ainsworth
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mrs Vanguard lives at No. 13 Ignatius Road in Camden Town.
- Jago has an elderly aunt named 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 doppelgängers.
- The 49th century refugee in possession of Jago's body mentions that, in decades to come, there will be "brutal, terrible wars that will decide the fate of this world".
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is directed by John Ainsworth rather than Lisa Bowerman.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 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)
- Jago refers to Li H'sen Chang's act at the Palace Theatre. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Toby detects the presence of another medium who could see the future. Jago and Litefoot would later discover that he was referring to Dr Heinrich Tulp. (AUDIO: The Similarity Engine)
- 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 Turlough. (AUDIO: Singularity)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Spirit Trap page at bigfinish.com
- The Spirit Trap at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
