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|image = Jago04.jpg | |image = Jago04.jpg | ||
|range = Jago & Litefoot | |||
|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series One | |||
|series number in range = 1 | |||
|number in series = 4 | |||
|series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | |series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | ||
|number = 1.4 | |number = 1.4 | ||
|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]], | |enemy = [[Heinrich Tulp]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[London]], [[1890s]] | ||
|writer = Andy Lane | |||
|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/>4th 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 Spirit Trap (audio story) | |prev = The Spirit Trap (audio story) | ||
|next = Litefoot and Sanders (audio story) | |next = Litefoot and Sanders (audio story) | ||
}} | |epcount = 1 | ||
{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}}{{Spotify|album=24c2LRh9iw5JiW5pF3uzOE|height=350}} | ||
''''' | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Andy Lane]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] takes a tumble on an unseasonably icy road, he ends up in hospital. But this is no ordinary medical establishment, and the patients are suffering from no ordinary illnesses. At last, the fiendish scheme of [[Tulp|Dr Tulp]] is drawing to its cataclysmic climax. The Similarity Engine is operational. And a new, improved model of mahogany murderers have been unleashed... | When [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] takes a tumble on an unseasonably icy road, he ends up in [[hospital]]. But this is no ordinary medical establishment, and the patients are suffering from no ordinary illnesses. At last, the fiendish scheme of [[Heinrich Tulp|Dr Tulp]] is drawing to its cataclysmic climax. The [[Similarity Engine]] is operational. And a new, improved model of mahogany murderers have been unleashed... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * [[Ellie Higson]] - [[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]] | ||
* [[Smitty]] - [[Matt Steer]] | * [[Smitty]] - [[Matt Steer]] | ||
* Sergeant [[Lange]]/Ragamuffin - [[Alex Lowe]] | * Sergeant [[Lange]]/Ragamuffin - [[Alex Lowe]] | ||
* Constable | * Constable [[Lee (The Similarity Engine)|Lee]] - [[John Banks]] | ||
* | * [[Alf (The Similarity Engine)|Alf]] - [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
* [[Gabriel Sanders]] - [[David Collings]] | * [[Gabriel Sanders]] - [[David Collings]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Dr Tulp tells Jago and Litefoot that there will be | * Dr Tulp tells Jago and Litefoot that there will be [[war]]s which will span the entire world in the [[20th century]]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Jago and Litefoot | * Jago refers to his work at the [[Palace Theatre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* Litefoot reminds Jago that they have encountered people who seemed to rise from the grave. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bellova Devil (audio story)|The Bellova Devil]]'') | |||
* Litefoot refers to his time in [[China]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | |||
* Dr. Tulp recalls his first encounter with Jago and Litefoot. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'') | |||
* Jago tells Dr. Tulp that he has seen a [[Time cabinet|machine that came back from the future]] and met the [[Magnus Greel|man who was mutated by travelling in it]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | |||
* Jago realises that Dr. Tulp is the other medium of whom [[Toby (The Spirit Trap)|Toby Barker]] spoke at [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Mrs Vanguard]]'s house. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spirit Trap (audio story)|The Spirit Trap]]'') | |||
* The Similarity Engine was funded by the late members of [[The Far-Off Travellers]] Club. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bellova Devil (audio story)|The Bellova Devil]]'') | |||
* Private [[Michaels (The Bloodless Soldier)|Michaels]] previously noted it was strange for Tulp to examine [[Hertford (The Bloodless Soldier)|a patient]] whilst still wearing his gloves. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-one-box-set-557}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|jago04.htm|The Similarity Engine}} | {{dwrefguide|jago04.htm|The Similarity Engine}} | ||
{{BFJL}} | {{BFJL}} | ||
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[[Category:Jago & Litefoot | [[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series One audio stories]] | ||
[[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 06:35, 6 March 2024
The Similarity Engine was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Andy Lane and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When Jago takes a tumble on an unseasonably icy road, he ends up in hospital. But this is no ordinary medical establishment, and the patients are suffering from no ordinary illnesses. At last, the fiendish scheme of Dr Tulp is drawing to its cataclysmic climax. The Similarity Engine is operational. And a new, improved model of mahogany murderers have been unleashed...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Ellie Higson - Lisa Bowerman
- Sergeant Quick - Conrad Asquith
- Doctor Tulp - Toby Longworth
- Smitty - Matt Steer
- Sergeant Lange/Ragamuffin - Alex Lowe
- Constable Lee - John Banks
- Alf - Alex Mallinson
- Gabriel Sanders - David Collings
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dr Tulp tells Jago and Litefoot that there will be wars which will span the entire world in the 20th century.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story ends on a cliffhanger, leading into the next season's first story, Litefoot and Sanders — in fact, the last words spoken are "Litefoot and Sanders."
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jago refers to his work at the Palace Theatre. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Litefoot reminds Jago that they have encountered people who seemed to rise from the grave. (AUDIO: The Bellova Devil)
- Litefoot refers to his time in China. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Dr. Tulp recalls his first encounter with Jago and Litefoot. (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers)
- Jago tells Dr. Tulp that he has seen a machine that came back from the future and met the man who was mutated by travelling in it. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Jago realises that Dr. Tulp is the other medium of whom Toby Barker spoke at Mrs Vanguard's house. (AUDIO: The Spirit Trap)
- The Similarity Engine was funded by the late members of The Far-Off Travellers Club. (AUDIO: The Bellova Devil)
- Private Michaels previously noted it was strange for Tulp to examine a patient whilst still wearing his gloves. (AUDIO: The Bloodless Soldier)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Similarity Engine page at bigfinish.com
- The Similarity Engine at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
