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|name  =The Bellova Devil
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|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series One
|series          =[[Jago and Litefoot]]
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|number          =1.2
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|main character  =[[Henry Gordon Jago]]<br />[[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]]
|series          = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]''
|featuring      =[[Ellie Higson]]<br />[[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]]<br />[[Ormond Sacker]]
|number          = 1.2
|enemy          =[[Tulp|Dr. Tulp]]
|main character  = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]]
|setting        =[[London]], the [[1890s]]
|featuring      = Ellie Higson
|writer          =[[Alan Barnes]]
|featuring2      = Percival Quick
|director        =[[Lisa Bowerman]]
|featuring3      = Ormond Sacker
|producer        =[[David Richardson]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|enemy          = [[Heinrich Tulp]]
|publisher      =[[Big Finish Productions]]
|setting        = [[London]], [[1890s]]
|release date    =[[30 June]] [[2010]]
|writer          = Alan Barnes
|format          =
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|music          = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|sound          = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
|cover          = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|audio anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series One
|release date    = 30 June 2010
|format          =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 4 stories
|production code = BFPJLCD01
|production code = BFPJLCD01
|isbn            =ISBN 978-1-84435-494-8
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-494-8
|prev =The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)
|prev           = The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)
|next     =The Spirit Trap (audio story)
|next           = The Spirit Trap (audio story)
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'''''The Bellova Devil''''' was the second [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago and Litefoot]]'' series.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Alan Barnes]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
A body is found on the Circle Line, wearing full dress uniform. It as identified as Reginald [[Colevile]] – a man who was certified dead some six weeks ago! In an attempt to solve the mystery [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] become unwilling bodysnatchers... And thus begins a chain of events that will pit them against killer [[Bulgar]]s and the mysterious machinations of [[The Far-Off Travellers]] Club...
A body is found on the [[Circle line|Circle Line]], wearing full dress uniform. It as identified as [[Clive Colville|Reginald Colville]] — a man who was certified dead some six weeks ago! In an attempt to solve the mystery [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] become unwilling [[bodysnatch]]ers... And thus begins a chain of events that will pit them against killer [[Bulgar]]s and the mysterious machinations of [[The Far-Off Travellers]] Club...
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]]
* [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]]
* [[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]
* [[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]
* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Ellie Higson]] / [[Sofia of Philippopolis|Mrs Sofia]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]] - [[Conrad Asquith]]
* [[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]] - [[Conrad Asquith]]
* [[Tulp|Doctor Tulp]] - [[Toby Longworth]]
* [[Heinrich Tulp|Doctor Tulp]] - [[Toby Longworth]]
* [[The Club Secretary]] - [[Stephen Thorne]]
* [[Scott (The Bellova Devil)|The Club Secretary]] - [[Stephen Thorne]]
* [[Ormond Sacker|Dr. Ormond Sacker]] / [[Bulgar]] - [[Duncan Wisbey]]
* [[Ormond Sacker|Dr. Ormond Sacker]] / [[Bulgar]] - [[Duncan Wisbey]]
* Reginald [[Colevile]] / [[Resurrection Joe]] - [[Peter Silverleaf]]
* [[Reginald Colville]] / [[Resurrection Joe]] - [[Peter Silverleaf]]
* [[The Manchester Mangler]] - [[Alex Mallinson]]
* [[The Manchester Mangler]] - [[Alex Mallinson]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The practice of putting a victim's feet into cement before dropping them in the water is credited to a Chicago businessman named 'Capone'.
* Under the provisions of the [[Burial Act]], it was illegal to exhume a body without the express permission of the [[Home Secretary]].
**If this is [[Al Capone]], the Whoniverse Capone is much older than his real-life counterpart, who wasn't born until 1899.
* [[Clive Colville]] was supposedly buried in [[Highgate Cemetery]].


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* [[Stephen Thorne]] previously played [[Azal]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', [[Omega]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', an [[Ogron]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'', [[Eldrad]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'' and [[Max (The Ghosts of N-Space)|Max]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]''.
* Although the publisher's summary gives the name of the deceased general as Reginald Colville, the story itself identifies him as [[Clive Colville]], with Reginald being his son's name.
* The revolution in Eastern Rumelia, which took place on 6 September 1885, is mentioned by Sacker to have occurred seven years earlier, placing this story in 1892.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Litefoot and Ellie discuss the recent death of her brother [[Jim Higson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'')
* Jago is still working at the [[Alhambra Theatre]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'', ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'')
* Jago refers to the murderers [[William Burke]] and [[Billy Hare]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'')
* Jago refers to [[Six-Gun Sadie]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'', ''[[Enemy Aliens (audio story)|Enemy Aliens]]'')
* Jago recalls his and Litefoot's first encounter with Dr. Tulp. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'')
* The late members of the Far-Off Travellers Club funded Dr. Tulp's [[Similarity Engine]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'')
 
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|Jago-and-Litefoot-Series-One-CD-Box-Set|The Bellova Devil - Series One Box Set}}
{{bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-one-box-set-557}}
* {{dwrefguide|jago02.htm|The Bellova Devil}}
{{dwrefguide|jago02.htm|The Bellova Devil}}


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The Bellova Devil was the second story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Alan Barnes and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.

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

A body is found on the Circle Line, wearing full dress uniform. It as identified as Reginald Colville — a man who was certified dead some six weeks ago! In an attempt to solve the mystery Jago and Litefoot become unwilling bodysnatchers... And thus begins a chain of events that will pit them against killer Bulgars and the mysterious machinations of The Far-Off Travellers Club...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Although the publisher's summary gives the name of the deceased general as Reginald Colville, the story itself identifies him as Clive Colville, with Reginald being his son's name.
  • The revolution in Eastern Rumelia, which took place on 6 September 1885, is mentioned by Sacker to have occurred seven years earlier, placing this story in 1892.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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Pilot
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
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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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