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|range          = Jago & Litefoot
|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series Two
|series number in range = 2
|number in series = 4
|series          = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]''
|series          = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]''
|number          = 2.4
|number          = 2.4
|main character  = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]]
|main character  = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]]
|featuring      = [[Ellie Higson]], [[Ormond Sacker|Dr Sacker]], [[Leela]]
|featuring      = Ellie Higson
|enemy          = [[Gabriel Sanders]], Lord [[Ruthven (The Ruthven Inheritance)|Ruthven]]
|featuring2      = Ormond Sacker
|featuring3      = Leela
|enemy          = [[Gabriel Sanders]], [[Cornelius Ruthven]]
|setting        = [[London]], the [[1890s]]
|setting        = [[London]], the [[1890s]]
|writer          = [[Andy Lane]]
|writer          = Andy Lane
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|music          = [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|music          = [[Fool Circle Productions]]
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|cover          = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|cover          = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[January (releases)|January]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|audio anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series Two
|format          =
|release date    = 7 January 2011
|production code = BFPJLCD02
|production code = BFPJLCD02
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-512-9
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-512-9
|prev            = The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)
|prev            = The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)
|next            = Dead Men's Tales (audio story)
|next            = Dead Men's Tales (audio story)
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|producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount = 1
'''''The Ruthven Inheritance''''' is the eighth [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' series and the finale of series 2.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Two]]'', 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 ==
The pathology skills of [[George Litefoot|Professor Litefoot]] and [[Ormond Sacker|Dr Sacker]] are called upon by [[Ruthven (The Ruthven Inheritance)|Lord Ruthven]], who asks them to catalogue a cache of bones beneath his country estate. And so begins the endgame... as a plan long laid come to its glorious fruition.
The pathology skills of [[George Litefoot|Professor Litefoot]] and [[Ormond Sacker|Dr Sacker]] are called upon by [[Cornelius Ruthven|Lord Ruthven]], who asks them to catalogue a cache of bones beneath his country estate. And so begins the endgame... as a plan long laid come to its glorious fruition.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Ormond Sacker|Doctor Ormond Sacker]] - [[Duncan Wisbey]]
* [[Ormond Sacker|Doctor Ormond Sacker]] - [[Duncan Wisbey]]
* [[Gabriel Sanders]] - [[David Collings]]
* [[Gabriel Sanders]] - [[David Collings]]
* [[Ruthven (The Ruthven Inheritance)|Lord Ruthven]] - [[Simon Williams]]
* [[Cornelius Ruthven|Lord Ruthven]] - [[Simon Williams]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[Hudson (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)|Mrs Hudson]] erroneously believes that Litefoot can get tickets for the two of them to one of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]]'s garden parties.
* Jago owes 500 [[guinea]]s to the [[bank]].
* Dr Sacker used to play [[rugby]].


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This story marks the death of Professor Litefoot's fellow pathologist, Dr Ormond Sacker ([[Duncan Wisbey]]).
* This story marks the death of Professor Litefoot's fellow pathologist, Dr Ormond Sacker ([[Duncan Wisbey]]).
* This audio drama was recorded on [[25 March (production)|25]], [[26 March (production)|26]], [[29 March (production)|29]] and [[30 March (production)|30 March]] 2010.
* This story marks the first time that Jago and Litefoot have met Leela since the events of the television story ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[25 March (production)|25]], [[26 March (production)|26]], [[29 March (production)|29]] and [[30 March (production)|30 March]] [[2010 (production)|2010]].
* [[Cornelius Ruthven|Lord Ruthven]] shares his surname with the vampiric villain of John William Polidori's 1819 short story [[The Vampyre]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This story marks the first time that Jago and Litefoot have met Leela since the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.
* Jago refers to the fact that Ellie killed [[Sibelius Crow]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Necropolis Express (audio story)|The Necropolis Express]]'')
* Jago believes that Mrs Hudson has Litefoot in her sights. Litefoot himself previously expressed the same concern. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'')
* Litefoot refers to his work as a forensic pathology lecturer at [[St Thomas' Hospital]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'')
* Litefoot mentions his time in [[China]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* There are reports of lights underneath the [[River Thames]] and strange [[Wet Men|wet footprints]] on the docks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'')
* Litefoot and Leela once again discuss [[tea]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
 
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-two-box-set-559|The Ruthven Inheritance - Series Two Box Set}}
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The Ruthven Inheritance was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series Two, 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]]

The pathology skills of Professor Litefoot and Dr Sacker are called upon by Lord Ruthven, who asks them to catalogue a cache of bones beneath his country estate. And so begins the endgame... as a plan long laid come to its glorious fruition.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story marks the death of Professor Litefoot's fellow pathologist, Dr Ormond Sacker (Duncan Wisbey).
  • This story marks the first time that Jago and Litefoot have met Leela since the events of the television story The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 25, 26, 29 and 30 March 2010.
  • Lord Ruthven shares his surname with the vampiric villain of John William Polidori's 1819 short story The Vampyre.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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