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| | |image = The Monstrous Menagerie cover.jpg | ||
|series = [[Jago | |range = Jago & Litefoot | ||
|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series Seven | |||
|series number in range = 7 | |||
|number in series = 1 | |||
|series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | |||
|number = 7.1 | |number = 7.1 | ||
|main character =[[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | |main character =[[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring =Percival Quick | ||
|featuring2 =Ellie Higson | |||
|featuring3 =Arthur Conan Doyle | |||
|featuring4 =Patsy (The Talons of Weng-Chiang) | |||
|enemy = [[Roger Baskerville]] | |enemy = [[Roger Baskerville]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1894]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1894]]; [[Earth]], circa [[BC|150,000,000 BC]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 3 April 2014 | ||
|format = CD | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFPJLCD07 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-357-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-357-3 (psychical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-181-3 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Trial of George Litefoot (audio story) | |prev = The Trial of George Litefoot (audio story) | ||
|next = The Night of 1000 Stars (audio story) | |next = The Night of 1000 Stars (audio story) | ||
}}'''''The Monstrous Menagerie''''' was the first story in the seventh season of the audio spin off ''[[Jago | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series Seven | |||
|epcount=1 | |||
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'''''The Monstrous Menagerie''''' was the first story in the [[Jago & Litefoot: Series Seven|seventh season]] of the audio spin off ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] are on the run! Framed for a crime they | [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] are on the run! Framed for a crime they didn't commit, the infernal investigators seek refuge in a house on Baker Street owned by their old friend, [[Sixth Doctor|Professor Dark]]. | ||
That's when [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle]] enters their lives. Tired of his popular creation [[Sherlock Holmes]], Doyle has moved onto other works that he considers more worthy. | |||
And then Laura Lyons comes knocking at the | And then Laura Lyons comes knocking at the door... | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Frederick Abberline]] - [[Adrian Rawlins]] | * [[Frederick Abberline]] - [[Adrian Rawlins]] | ||
* [[Laura Lyons]] - [[Anna Madeley]] | * [[Laura Lyons]] - [[Anna Madeley]] | ||
* [[Roger Baskerville]] - [[Brian Protheroe]] | * [[Roger Baskerville|Rodger Baskerville]] - [[Brian Protheroe]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Patsy (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)|Crone]] - [[Flaminia Cinque]] | ||
* [[Baker (The Monstrous Menagerie)|Baker]] - [[Philip Pope]] | * [[Baker (The Monstrous Menagerie)|Baker]] - [[Philip Pope]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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* This story was recorded on [[18 December (production)|18]] and [[20 December (production)|20 December]] [[2012 (production)|2012]], [[7 March (production)|7 March]] and [[16 April (production)|16 April]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. | * This story was recorded on [[18 December (production)|18]] and [[20 December (production)|20 December]] [[2012 (production)|2012]], [[7 March (production)|7 March]] and [[16 April (production)|16 April]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. | ||
* Many plot elements are derived from [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s works. | * Many plot elements are derived from [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s works. | ||
** Both Laura Lyons and Roger Baskerville are characters from ''[ | ** Both Laura Lyons and Roger Baskerville are characters from ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. Just like 'real' Roger Baskerville, Roger Baskerville in ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is an antagonist. | ||
** Professor Presbury, the leader of expedition, is a character from Conan Doyle's | ** Professor Presbury, the leader of expedition, is a character from Conan Doyle's {{wi|The Adventure of the Creeping Man}}. | ||
** Conan Doyle says he'd write an adventure story about dinosaurs and a professor. | ** Conan Doyle says he'd write an adventure story about dinosaurs and a professor. This is a reference to {{wi|The Lost World (Doyle novel)|The Lost World}}, which introduces [[George Challenger|Professor Challenger]]. In ''The Lost World'', Professor Challenger encounters ''[[Stegosaurus]]'', ''[[Allosaurus]]'', and ''[[Pterodactyl]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Jago and Litefoot are fugitives after being accused of the attempted assassination of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] two days earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Trial of George Litefoot (audio story)|The Trial of George Litefoot]]'') | * Jago and Litefoot are fugitives after being accused of the attempted assassination of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] two days earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Trial of George Litefoot (audio story)|The Trial of George Litefoot]]'') | ||
* Arthur Conan Doyle was introduced to the Doctor while he was studying medicine in the [[University of Edinburgh]] under Dr | * Arthur Conan Doyle was introduced to the Doctor while he was studying medicine in the [[University of Edinburgh]] under Dr [[Joseph Bell]] during the [[1880s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') | ||
* The Doctor allows Jago and Litefoot to use his house [[107 Baker Street]], in which he had lived from [[November]] [[1866]] to November [[1867]] during his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'') | * The Doctor allows Jago and Litefoot to use his house [[107 Baker Street]], in which he had lived from [[November]] [[1866]] to November [[1867]] during his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'') | ||
* Sgt. Quick would later be able to track Private Willis | * Sgt. Quick would later be able to track Private Willis to [[Moorsey Manor]], where he served as the footman. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Murder at Moorsey Manor (audio story)|Murder at Moorsey Manor]]'') | ||
* The [[allosaurus]]' skeleton would be stored in [[UNIT]]'s [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|Vault]] by [[2014]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Screaming Skull (audio story)|The Screaming Skull]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-seven-box-set-818|The Monstrous Menagerie - Series Seven Box Set}} | |||
{{BFJL}} | {{BFJL}} | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1894]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1894]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | [[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:18, 17 November 2024
The Monstrous Menagerie was the first story in the seventh season of the audio spin off Jago & Litefoot.
Publisher's summary[[edit]]
Jago and Litefoot are on the run! Framed for a crime they didn't commit, the infernal investigators seek refuge in a house on Baker Street owned by their old friend, Professor Dark.
That's when Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle enters their lives. Tired of his popular creation Sherlock Holmes, Doyle has moved onto other works that he considers more worthy.
And then Laura Lyons comes knocking at the door...
Plot[[edit]]
to be added
Cast[[edit]]
- Professor George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- Sergeant Quick - Conrad Asquith
- Ellie Higson - Lisa Bowerman
- Arthur Conan Doyle - Steven Miller
- Frederick Abberline - Adrian Rawlins
- Laura Lyons - Anna Madeley
- Rodger Baskerville - Brian Protheroe
- Crone - Flaminia Cinque
- Baker - Philip Pope
Worldbuilding[[edit]]
to be added
Notes[[edit]]
- This story was recorded on 18 and 20 December 2012, 7 March and 16 April 2013.
- Many plot elements are derived from Arthur Conan Doyle's works.
- Both Laura Lyons and Roger Baskerville are characters from The Hound of the Baskervilles. Just like 'real' Roger Baskerville, Roger Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles is an antagonist.
- Professor Presbury, the leader of expedition, is a character from Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Creeping Man.
- Conan Doyle says he'd write an adventure story about dinosaurs and a professor. This is a reference to The Lost World, which introduces Professor Challenger. In The Lost World, Professor Challenger encounters Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, and Pterodactyl.
Continuity[[edit]]
- Jago and Litefoot are fugitives after being accused of the attempted assassination of Queen Victoria two days earlier. (AUDIO: The Trial of George Litefoot)
- Arthur Conan Doyle was introduced to the Doctor while he was studying medicine in the University of Edinburgh under Dr Joseph Bell during the 1880s. (TV: The Moonbase)
- The Doctor allows Jago and Litefoot to use his house 107 Baker Street, in which he had lived from November 1866 to November 1867 during his fifth incarnation. (AUDIO: The Haunting of Thomas Brewster)
- Sgt. Quick would later be able to track Private Willis to Moorsey Manor, where he served as the footman. (AUDIO: Murder at Moorsey Manor)
- The allosaurus' skeleton would be stored in UNIT's Vault by 2014. (AUDIO: The Screaming Skull)
External links[[edit]]
- Official The Monstrous Menagerie - Series Seven Box Set page at bigfinish.com
