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|director        =[[John Ainsworth]]
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|producer        =[[David Richardson]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
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|publisher      =[[Big Finish Productions]]
|setting               = [[London]], [[1890s]]
|release date   =[[30th June]] [[2010]]
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|music                  = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|previous story  =[[The Bellova Devil]]
|sound                  = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|next story      =[[The Similarity Engine]]
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'''''The Spirit Trap''''' was the third [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago and Litefoot]]'' series.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]].


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Ellie Higson]] believes that spiritualist Mrs Vanguard can hear the voices of the dead, but [[Henry Gordon Jago]] thinks it’s all superstition and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her sceances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the afterlife.
[[Ellie Higson]] believes that spiritualist Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] can hear the [[voice]]s of the dead, but [[Henry Gordon Jago]] thinks it's all [[superstition]] and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the [[afterlife]].


==Cast==
== Plot ==
*[[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]]
''to be added''
*[[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]
*[[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
*Mrs Vanguard - [[Janet Henfrey]]
*Toby - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
*The Landlord - [[John Ainsworth]]


== References ==
== Cast ==
*[[British Empire]]
* [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]]
*[[Queen Victoria]]
* [[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]
*Jago has an elderly aunt named Maude who lives in [[Margate]]. She recently became engaged to a fishmonger named Robert Botcherby.
* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
*The "spirit" possessing Jago's body is, in fact, the consciousness of a refugee who escaped from a dying world in the [[49th century]]. He and the other refugees projected their consciousnesses through time and made contact with Mrs Vanguard. He and the other refugees plan to transfer their consciousnesses into the bodies of influential people in [[1890s]] [[London]] with their ultimate goal to take control of Queen Victoria. From the historical records, they are aware that she is still in mourning for her long deceased husband [[Albert|Prince Albert]]. He mentions that, in decades to come, there will be "[[World War I|brutal]], [[World War II|terrible wars]] which will determine the fate of [[Earth|this planet]]." With one of their kind possessing Queen Victoria's body, they intend to "turn the tides of history" and create a new future, thereby preventing the destruction of their world.
* Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] - [[Janet Henfrey]]
* [[Toby (The Spirit Trap)|Toby]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
* The Landlord - [[John Ainsworth]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Mrs Vanguard lives at No. 13 Ignatius Road in [[Camden Town]].
* Jago has an elderly aunt named [[Maude (The Spirit Trap)|Maude]] who lives in [[Margate]]. She recently became engaged to a [[fishmonger]] named [[Robert Botcherby]].
* Jago sings "[[Let's All Go Down the Strand]]" to calm his nerves.
* Jago compares the possessed bodies to [[doppelgänger]]s.
* The [[49th century]] refugee in possession of Jago's body mentions that, in decades to come, there will be "[[World War I|brutal]], [[World War II|terrible wars]] that will decide the fate of [[Earth|this world]]".


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
*[[Quick|Sergeant Quick]] and Doctor Tulp do not appear in this story as producer, [[David Richardson]], wanted to focus more on the character of Ellie. As a result this story is not directed by [[Lisa Bowerman]] but by [[John Ainsworth]].
* This story is directed by [[John Ainsworth]] rather than [[Lisa Bowerman]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
*Numerous references are made to the events of [[JAL]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier]]''.
* Ellie is still mourning the death of her brother [[Jim Higson]]. Jago and Litefoot express the hope that she does not discover the true circumstances of his death and their involvement therein. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'')
*Jago refers to [[Li H'sen Chang]]'s act at the [[Palace Theatre]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Jago refers to [[Li H'sen Chang]]'s act at the [[Palace Theatre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Toby detects the presence of another medium who could see the future. Jago and Litefoot would later discover that he was referring to [[Heinrich Tulp|Dr Heinrich Tulp]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'')
* An attempt by time travelling humans from the far future to take over the bodies of their ancestors with the intention of altering their own history also occurred in [[Russia]] in the late [[21st century]]. Their plan was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companion [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'')
 
== External links ==
{{bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-one-box-set-557}}
{{dwrefguide|jago03.htm|The Spirit Trap}}


== Timeline==
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*''The Spirit Trap'' occurs after [[JAL]]: ''[[The Bellova Devil]]''
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*''The Spirit Trap'' occurs before [[JAL]]: ''[[The Similarity Engine]]''


==External links==
[[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series One audio stories]]
*{{Bigfinish|Jago-and-Litefoot-Series-One-CD-Box-Set|The Spirit Trap - Series One Box Set}}
*{{dwrefguide|jago03.htm|The Spirit Trap}}
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[[Category:2010 audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
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[[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]]
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The Spirit Trap was the third story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ellie Higson believes that spiritualist Mrs Vanguard can hear the voices of the dead, but Henry Gordon Jago thinks it's all superstition and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and Litefoot investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the afterlife.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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