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|name  =The Similarity Engine
|range          = Jago & Litefoot
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|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series One
|series          =[[Jago and Litefoot]]
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|number          =1.4
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|main character  =[[Henry Gordon Jago]]<br />[[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]
|series          = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]''
|featuring      =[[Ellie Higson]]<br />[[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]]
|number          = 1.4
|enemy          =[[Tulp|Dr. Tulp]]
|main character  = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]]
|setting        =[[London]], the [[1890s]]
|featuring      = Ellie Higson
|writer          =[[Andy Lane]]
|featuring2      = Percival Quick
|director        =[[Lisa Bowerman]]
|enemy          = [[Heinrich Tulp]]
|producer        =[[David Richardson]]<br />[[Fool Circle Productions]]
|setting        = [[London]], [[1890s]]
|publisher      =Big Finish Productions
|writer          = Andy Lane
|release date    =[[30 June (releases)|30 June]] [[2010]]
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|format          =
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|music          = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|sound          = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|cover          = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|audio anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series One
|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
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'''''The Similarity Engine''''' was the fourth [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago and Litefoot]]'' series, and the finale of Series 1.
'''''{{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 [[Lee (The Similarity Engine)|Lee]] - [[John Banks]]
* Constable [[Lee (The Similarity Engine)|Lee]] - [[John Banks]]
* [[Alf (The Similarity Engine)|Alf]] - [[Alex Mallinson]]
* [[Alf (The Similarity Engine)|Alf]] - [[Alex Mallinson]]
* [[Gabriel Sanders]] - [[David Collings]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Dr. Tulp tells Jago and Litefoot that there will be wars which will span the entire world in the [[20th century]]. Furthermore, he claims to have "seen wars in which the stars themselves seem to be falling from the sky." This may be a reference to the [[Last Great Time War]].
* 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 ==
* The story ends on a cliffhanger, leading into the next season's first story, ''[[Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)|Litefoot and Sanders]]'' - in fact, the last words spoken are "Litefoot and Sanders."
* The story ends on a cliffhanger, leading into the next season's first story, ''[[Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)|Litefoot and Sanders]]'' — in fact, the last words spoken are "Litefoot and Sanders."


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Jago and Litefoot recall meeting people from the future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spirit Trap (audio story)|The Spirit Trap]]'')
* 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|The Similarity Engine - Series One Box Set}}
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* {{dwrefguide|jago04.htm|The Similarity Engine}}
{{dwrefguide|jago04.htm|The Similarity Engine}}


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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]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

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]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Pilot
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Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Specials
Series 5
Series 6
Series 7
Special
Series 8
Series 9
Series 10
Special
Series 11
Series 12
Special
Series 13
Jago & Litefoot
Forever
Series 14
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