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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Jago02.jpg | |image = Jago02.jpg | ||
|range = Jago & Litefoot | |||
|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series One | |||
|series number in range = 1 | |||
|number in series = 2 | |||
|series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | |series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | ||
|number = 1.2 | |number = 1.2 | ||
|main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | |main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Ellie Higson | ||
|enemy = [[ | |featuring2 = Percival Quick | ||
|setting = [[London]], | |featuring3 = Ormond Sacker | ||
|writer = | |enemy = [[Heinrich Tulp]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1890s]] | |||
|writer = Alan Barnes | |||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
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|cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |audio anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series One | ||
|format = | |release date = 30 June 2010 | ||
|format =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 4 stories | |||
|production code = BFPJLCD01 | |production code = BFPJLCD01 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-494-8 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-494-8 | ||
|prev = The Bloodless Soldier (audio story) | |prev = The Bloodless Soldier (audio story) | ||
|next = The Spirit Trap (audio story) | |next = The Spirit Trap (audio story) | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | |epcount = 1 | ||
}}{{audio stub}}{{Spotify|album=24c2LRh9iw5JiW5pF3uzOE|height=350}} | |||
''''' | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Alan Barnes]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A body is found on the Circle Line, wearing full dress uniform. It as identified as | A body is found on the [[Circle line|Circle Line]], wearing full dress uniform. It as identified as [[Clive Colville|Reginald Colville]] — a man who was certified dead some six weeks ago! In an attempt to solve the mystery [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] become unwilling [[bodysnatch]]ers... And thus begins a chain of events that will pit them against killer [[Bulgar]]s and the mysterious machinations of [[The Far-Off Travellers]] Club... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]] | * [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]] | ||
* [[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]] | * [[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]] | ||
* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * [[Ellie Higson]] / [[Sofia of Philippopolis|Mrs Sofia]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
* [[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]] - [[Conrad Asquith]] | * [[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]] - [[Conrad Asquith]] | ||
* [[Tulp|Doctor Tulp]] - [[Toby Longworth]] | * [[Heinrich Tulp|Doctor Tulp]] - [[Toby Longworth]] | ||
* [[The Club Secretary]] - [[Stephen Thorne]] | * [[Scott (The Bellova Devil)|The Club Secretary]] - [[Stephen Thorne]] | ||
* [[Ormond Sacker|Dr. Ormond Sacker]] / [[Bulgar]] - [[Duncan Wisbey]] | * [[Ormond Sacker|Dr. Ormond Sacker]] / [[Bulgar]] - [[Duncan Wisbey]] | ||
* | * [[Reginald Colville]] / [[Resurrection Joe]] - [[Peter Silverleaf]] | ||
* [[The Manchester Mangler]] - [[Alex Mallinson]] | * [[The Manchester Mangler]] - [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Under the provisions of the [[Burial Act]], it was illegal to exhume a body without the express permission of the [[Home Secretary]]. | |||
* [[Clive Colville]] was supposedly buried in [[Highgate Cemetery]]. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
''to | * Although the publisher's summary gives the name of the deceased general as Reginald Colville, the story itself identifies him as [[Clive Colville]], with Reginald being his son's name. | ||
* The revolution in Eastern Rumelia, which took place on 6 September 1885, is mentioned by Sacker to have occurred seven years earlier, placing this story in 1892. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * Litefoot and Ellie discuss the recent death of her brother [[Jim Higson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'') | ||
* Jago is still working at the [[Alhambra Theatre]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'', ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'') | |||
* Jago refers to the murderers [[William Burke]] and [[Billy Hare]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'') | |||
* Jago refers to [[Six-Gun Sadie]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'', ''[[Enemy Aliens (audio story)|Enemy Aliens]]'') | |||
* Jago recalls his and Litefoot's first encounter with Dr. Tulp. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'') | |||
* The late members of the Far-Off Travellers Club funded Dr. Tulp's [[Similarity Engine]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-one-box-set-557}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|jago02.htm|The Bellova Devil}} | {{dwrefguide|jago02.htm|The Bellova Devil}} | ||
{{BFJL}} | {{BFJL}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[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 06:32, 6 March 2024
The Bellova Devil was the second story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Alan Barnes and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A body is found on the Circle Line, wearing full dress uniform. It as identified as Reginald Colville — a man who was certified dead some six weeks ago! In an attempt to solve the mystery Jago and Litefoot become unwilling bodysnatchers... And thus begins a chain of events that will pit them against killer Bulgars and the mysterious machinations of The Far-Off Travellers Club...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Ellie Higson / Mrs Sofia - Lisa Bowerman
- Sergeant Quick - Conrad Asquith
- Doctor Tulp - Toby Longworth
- The Club Secretary - Stephen Thorne
- Dr. Ormond Sacker / Bulgar - Duncan Wisbey
- Reginald Colville / Resurrection Joe - Peter Silverleaf
- The Manchester Mangler - Alex Mallinson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Under the provisions of the Burial Act, it was illegal to exhume a body without the express permission of the Home Secretary.
- Clive Colville was supposedly buried in Highgate Cemetery.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Although the publisher's summary gives the name of the deceased general as Reginald Colville, the story itself identifies him as Clive Colville, with Reginald being his son's name.
- The revolution in Eastern Rumelia, which took place on 6 September 1885, is mentioned by Sacker to have occurred seven years earlier, placing this story in 1892.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Litefoot and Ellie discuss the recent death of her brother Jim Higson. (AUDIO: The Bloodless Soldier)
- Jago is still working at the Alhambra Theatre. (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers, The Bloodless Soldier)
- Jago refers to the murderers William Burke and Billy Hare. (AUDIO: Medicinal Purposes)
- Jago refers to Six-Gun Sadie. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang; AUDIO: Assassin in the Limelight, Enemy Aliens)
- Jago recalls his and Litefoot's first encounter with Dr. Tulp. (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers)
- The late members of the Far-Off Travellers Club funded Dr. Tulp's Similarity Engine. (AUDIO: The Similarity Engine)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Bellova Devil page at bigfinish.com
- The Bellova Devil at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
