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{{Infobox Story | |image = Cover-swansong.jpg | ||
|range = Jago & Litefoot | |||
|image= Cover-swansong.jpg | |series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series Three | ||
|series=[[Jago | |series number in range = 3 | ||
|number= 3.3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|main character =[[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]], [[Leela]] | |series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | ||
| | |number = 3.3 | ||
|writer= | |main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]], [[Leela]] | ||
|director= [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |enemy = [[New Regency Theatre]] | ||
| | |setting = [[London]], [[1890s]] and [[2011]] | ||
| | |writer = John Dorney | ||
| | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|format= 1 CD | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|production code= BFPJLCD03 | |sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-561-7 | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|prev= The Man at the End of the Garden (audio story) | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|next= Chronoclasm (audio story)}} | |audio anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series Three | ||
''''' | |release date = 1 June 2011 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | |||
|production code = BFPJLCD03 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-561-7 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-641-3 (digital) | |||
|prev = The Man at the End of the Garden (audio story) | |||
|next = Chronoclasm (audio story) | |||
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=1 | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Three]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The New Regency Theatre is haunted and Jago, Litefoot and Leela witness the spirit of someone in a silver wheelchair floating over the stalls. This is the story of Alice — a young woman who had Swan Lake so cruelly taken from | The [[New Regency Theatre]] is haunted and [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] and [[Leela]] witness the spirit of someone in a silver [[wheelchair]] floating over the stalls. This is the story of [[Alice (Swan Song)|Alice]] — a young woman who had ''[[Swan Lake]]'' so cruelly taken from her... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | * [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
* [[Alice (Swan Song)|Alice]] - [[Abigail Hollick]] | * [[Alice (Swan Song)|Alice]] - [[Abigail Hollick]] | ||
* [[Dan | * [[Dan Hawkins]] - [[Hywel Morgan]] | ||
* [[Steven (Swan Song)|Steven]] - [[Andrew Westfield]] | * [[Steven (Swan Song)|Steven]] - [[Andrew Westfield]] | ||
* [[Payne | * [[Elliot Payne|Payne]] - [[Philip Bretherton]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Justin Richards]] | |||
* Writer - [[John Dorney]] | |||
* Theme Music - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* ''[[ | * Leela states that [[ghost]]s are a primitive belief. | ||
* The New Regency Theatre was destroyed in | * There were numerous productions of ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the New Regency Theatre, including one starring [[Sarah Bernhardt]]. | ||
* At 11:39am on [[22 May]] [[1988]], the eight-year-old Alice was paralysed from the waist down when a [[Range Rover]] crashed into her parents' car. Her parents were killed in the accident, as was the driver of the Range Rover. | |||
* The New Regency Theatre was destroyed in [[the Blitz]] at 8:47 p.m. on [[12 October]] [[1940]], by which time Jago was long dead. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* | * This is the first ''Jago & Litefoot'' audio drama in which [[Ellie Higson]] ([[Lisa Bowerman]]) does not appear as well as the only one to feature scenes based in the present day. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Professor Litefoot refers to the events | * Jago, Litefoot and Leela are investigating a time break in the New Regency Theatre. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Man at the End of the Garden (audio story)|The Man at the End of the Garden]]'') | ||
* Leela recalls Jago and Litefoot telling her about [[Cockney English|Cockney rhyming slang]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'') | |||
* Professor Litefoot refers to the events which brought himself and Jago together ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') and the schemes of [[Madame Deuteronomy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]'') | |||
* Alice, Dan and Steven's benefactor is [[Elliot Payne]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'') | |||
* Jago prefers to [[Eleanor Naismith]]'s book coming to life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Man at the End of the Garden (audio story)|The Man at the End of the Garden]]'') | |||
* Leela mentions that [[Johnny Skipton]] was transported from [[1958]] to the 1890s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'') | |||
* The [[Time Eater]]s showed Payne how to travel back in time to [[2011]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-three-box-set-555}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|jago11.htm|Swan Song}} | |||
{{BFJL}} | {{BFJL}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
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[[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series Three audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2011]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2011]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Stories set in 1988]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:One part audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2011 audio stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:43, 6 March 2024
Swan Song was the third story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series Three, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The New Regency Theatre is haunted and Jago, Litefoot and Leela witness the spirit of someone in a silver wheelchair floating over the stalls. This is the story of Alice — a young woman who had Swan Lake so cruelly taken from her...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Alice - Abigail Hollick
- Dan Hawkins - Hywel Morgan
- Steven - Andrew Westfield
- Payne - Philip Bretherton
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
- Director - Lisa Bowerman
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Howard Carter
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Justin Richards
- Writer - John Dorney
- Theme Music - Jamie Robertson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Leela states that ghosts are a primitive belief.
- There were numerous productions of Hamlet at the New Regency Theatre, including one starring Sarah Bernhardt.
- At 11:39am on 22 May 1988, the eight-year-old Alice was paralysed from the waist down when a Range Rover crashed into her parents' car. Her parents were killed in the accident, as was the driver of the Range Rover.
- The New Regency Theatre was destroyed in the Blitz at 8:47 p.m. on 12 October 1940, by which time Jago was long dead.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first Jago & Litefoot audio drama in which Ellie Higson (Lisa Bowerman) does not appear as well as the only one to feature scenes based in the present day.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jago, Litefoot and Leela are investigating a time break in the New Regency Theatre. (AUDIO: The Man at the End of the Garden)
- Leela recalls Jago and Litefoot telling her about Cockney rhyming slang. (AUDIO: Dead Men's Tales)
- Professor Litefoot refers to the events which brought himself and Jago together (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang) and the schemes of Madame Deuteronomy. (AUDIO: The Theatre of Dreams)
- Alice, Dan and Steven's benefactor is Elliot Payne. (AUDIO: Dead Men's Tales)
- Jago prefers to Eleanor Naismith's book coming to life. (AUDIO: The Man at the End of the Garden)
- Leela mentions that Johnny Skipton was transported from 1958 to the 1890s. (AUDIO: Dead Men's Tales)
- The Time Eaters showed Payne how to travel back in time to 2011. (AUDIO: Chronoclasm)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Swan Song page at bigfinish.com
- Swan Song at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
