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| | |image = Murder at Moorsey Manor cover.jpg | ||
|series = [[Jago | |range = Jago & Litefoot | ||
|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series Seven | |||
|series number in range = 7 | |||
|number in series = 3 | |||
|series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | |||
|number = 7.3 | |number = 7.3 | ||
|main character =[[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | |main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Edwina Merridew]] | ||
|setting = [[ | |setting = [[Moorsey Manor]], [[December]] [[1894]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Barnard, Paul 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/>3rd 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 Night of 1000 Stars (audio story) | |prev = The Night of 1000 Stars (audio story) | ||
|next = The Wax Princess (audio story) | |next = The Wax Princess (audio story) | ||
}}'''''Murder at Moorsey Manor''''' was the | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|audio anthology = Jago & Litefoot: Series Seven | |||
|epcount=1 | |||
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'''''Murder at Moorsey Manor''''' was the third 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]] visit [[Moorsey Manor]], hoping to get help from the [[Willis (Murder at Moorsey Manor)|only man]] who can help them clear their names. | |||
They arrive at a gathering of [[Sherlock Holmes]] fans, who are mourning the death of their idol at [[Reichenbach Falls]]. | |||
Then death arrives at Moorsey Manor, in the most ingenious of ways... | |||
== Plot == | |||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Professor George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]] | * [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]] | ||
* [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]] | * [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Frederick Abberline|Frederick Fox]] - [[Adrian Rawlins]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Florence Woolley|Miss Florence Woolley]]/[[Edwina Merridew|Beatrice the Maid]] - [[Lizzie Roper]] | ||
* Dr [[Reginald Peacock]] - [[Philip Pope]] | |||
* [[Fanshaw (Murder at Moorsey Manor)|Major Fanshaw]] - [[Patrick Drury]] | |||
* Private [[Willis (Murder at Moorsey Manor)|Willis]] - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* [[Edward Merridew]] - [[Brian Protheroe]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * Miss Florence Woolley's father was killed in the [[Crimean War]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was largely recorded on [[18 December (production)|18]] [[20 December (production)|December]] [[2012 (production)|2012]], with additional recording on [[20 December (production)|20 December]], [[7 March (production)|7 March]] and [[16 April (production)|16 April]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. | |||
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements at all. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * [[Percival Quick|Sgt. Quick]] has managed to track down Private Willis to [[Moorsey Manor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'') | ||
* It has been exactly one year since the final Sherlock Holmes story, ''[[The Final Problem]]'', was published in ''[[The Strand (magazine)|The Strand]]'' in [[December]] [[1893]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers (novel)|The Bodysnatchers]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'') | |||
* Jago refers to the fact that [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] plans to write further Sherlock Holmes stories, including ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'') | |||
* Jago mentions that Litefoot is an Orientalist. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | |||
* Inspector Frederick Abberline previously met the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] while investigating the [[Jack the Ripper]] murders in [[August]] [[1888]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'') | |||
* Prior to his murder, Private Willis told Abberline that Jago and Litefoot were innocent of attempting to assassinate [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wax Princess (audio story)|The Wax Princess]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-seven-box-set-818|Murder at Moorsey Manor - Series Seven Box Set}} | |||
{{BFJL}} | {{BFJL}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series Seven audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 1894]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 26 October 2024
Murder at Moorsey Manor was the third story in the seventh season of the audio spin off Jago & Litefoot.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jago and Litefoot visit Moorsey Manor, hoping to get help from the only man who can help them clear their names.
They arrive at a gathering of Sherlock Holmes fans, who are mourning the death of their idol at Reichenbach Falls.
Then death arrives at Moorsey Manor, in the most ingenious of ways...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Professor George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- Frederick Fox - Adrian Rawlins
- Miss Florence Woolley/Beatrice the Maid - Lizzie Roper
- Dr Reginald Peacock - Philip Pope
- Major Fanshaw - Patrick Drury
- Private Willis - Alex Mallinson
- Edward Merridew - Brian Protheroe
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Miss Florence Woolley's father was killed in the Crimean War.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was largely recorded on 18 December 2012, with additional recording on 20 December, 7 March and 16 April 2013.
- This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements at all.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sgt. Quick has managed to track down Private Willis to Moorsey Manor. (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie)
- It has been exactly one year since the final Sherlock Holmes story, The Final Problem, was published in The Strand in December 1893. (PROSE: The Bodysnatchers; AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie)
- Jago refers to the fact that Arthur Conan Doyle plans to write further Sherlock Holmes stories, including The Hound of the Baskervilles. (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie)
- Jago mentions that Litefoot is an Orientalist. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Inspector Frederick Abberline previously met the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams while investigating the Jack the Ripper murders in August 1888. (COMIC: Ripper's Curse)
- Prior to his murder, Private Willis told Abberline that Jago and Litefoot were innocent of attempting to assassinate Queen Victoria. (AUDIO: The Wax Princess)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Murder at Moorsey Manor - Series Seven Box Set page at bigfinish.com
