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|name= Swan Song
|range          = Jago & Litefoot
|image= Cover-swansong.jpg
|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series Three
|series=[[Jago and Litefoot]]
|series number in range = 3
|number= 3.3
|number in series = 3
|main character =[[Henry Gordon Jago]]<br />[[George Litefoot|Professor Litefoot]]<br />[[Leela]]
|series         = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]''
|setting =The [[New Regency Theatre]], [[London]], the [[1890s]] and [[2011]]
|number         = 3.3
|writer= [[John Dorney]]
|main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]], [[Leela]]
|director= [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|enemy          = [[New Regency Theatre]]
|producer=
|setting        = [[London]], [[1890s]] and [[2011]]
|publisher= Big Finish Productions
|writer         = John Dorney
|release date= [[June]] [[2011]]
|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
'''''Swan Song''''' is the eleventh [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago and Litefoot]]'' series and the third episode of 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 her…
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 (Swan Song)|Dan]] - [[Hywel Morgan]]
* [[Dan Hawkins]] - [[Hywel Morgan]]
* [[Steven (Swan Song)|Steven]] - [[Andrew Westfield]]
* [[Steven (Swan Song)|Steven]] - [[Andrew Westfield]]
* [[Payne (Swan Song)|Payne]] - [[Philip Bretherton]]
* [[Elliot Payne|Payne]] - [[Philip Bretherton]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
* ''Swan Lake'' was first performed at the New Regency Theatre some time after Jago's death. It was a huge success, selling out the theatre for months.
 
* The New Regency Theatre was destroyed in the [[The Blitz|Blitz]] at 8:47 p.m. on [[12 October]] [[1940]], by which time Jago was long dead.
* 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.
* 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.


* To date, this is the only ''Jago and 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 ==
* 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]]'')


== Continuity ==
* Professor Litefoot refers to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]''.
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-three-box-set-555|Swan Song - Series Three Box Set}}
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* {{Dwrefguide|jago11.htm|Swan Song}}
{{dwrefguide|jago11.htm|Swan Song}}
 
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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]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

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]]

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

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Big Finish Jago & Litefoot audio series
Pilot
Series 1
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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