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|image = Jago & Litefoot & Strax cover.jpg | |image = Jago & Litefoot & Strax cover.jpg | ||
|series = [[Jago | |image2 = Jago-&-Litefoot-&-Strax-Alternate-Cover.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | |||
|number = | |number = | ||
|main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]], [[Strax]] | |main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]], [[Strax]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Ellie Higson | ||
|featuring2 = Percival Quick | |||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[London]], the [[1890s]] | |setting = [[London]], the [[1890s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Justin Richards | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|producer = | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], theme by [[Jamie Robertson]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]], theme by [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 11 November 2015 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = | |production code = BFPJLSTRAX01 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-061-8 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-061-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-062-5 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Museum of Curiosities (audio story) | |prev = The Museum of Curiosities (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = Jago & Son (audio story) | ||
}}''''' | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/jago-litefoot-strax-trailer | ||
|epcount = 2 | |||
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'''''The Haunting''''', sometimes marketed as '''''Jago & Litefoot & Strax''''', was a special release from [[Big Finish Productions]], uniting [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] with [[Strax]]. It was one of the company's first releases featuring elements from the new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Strax]], the [[Sontaran]] butler to [[Victorian era|Victorian]] investigator [[Vastra]] and her wife [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], suffers a disorienting attack and mistakes [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] & [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] for Jenny and Vastra and moves into | [[Strax]], the [[Sontaran]] butler to [[Victorian era|Victorian]] investigator [[Vastra]] and her wife [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], suffers a disorienting attack and mistakes [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] & [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] for Jenny and Vastra and moves into Litefoot's home. Together, they are on the trail of a creature that is stealing brains, which may or may not be linked to a haunted house in [[London]]... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Percival Quick|Inspector Quick]] - [[Conrad Asquith]] | * [[Percival Quick|Inspector Quick]] - [[Conrad Asquith]] | ||
* [[Marvo]] - [[Stephen Critchlow]] | * [[Marvo]] - [[Stephen Critchlow]] | ||
* Mrs [[Multravers]] - [[ | * Mrs [[Multravers]] - [[Carolyn Seymour]] | ||
== | === Uncredited cast === | ||
''to be | * [[Ernest Finch]] - Stephen Critchlow ([[BFX]]: ''The Haunting'') | ||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Tom Webster]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Designer - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Writer & Script Editor - [[Justin Richards]] | |||
* Theme Music - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Jago & Litetoot and Sontarans created by [[Robert Holmes]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Strax]] confuses [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]] and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] for [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]] and [[Vastra]], and believes them to be married. | |||
* Strax believes the [[parrot]] in the stage show is a [[Rutan Host|Rutan]] in disguise. | |||
* Jago enjoys reading [[penny dreadful]]s. | |||
* A newspaper published during the 1800s was ''[[The Daily Bugle]]''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]] on [[4 August (production)|4]] and [[6 August (production)|6 August]]. | * This story was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]] on [[4 August (production)|4]] and [[6 August (production)|6 August]] [[2015 (production)|2015]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* The first question of [[Multravers|Mrs Multravers]] lists several numbers starting from 1. The correct answer to the question implies that all these numbers, including 1, are [[prime number|prime]]. While in the modern mathematics it is accepted that 1 is neither prime nor composite, it was not uncommon to consider 1 prime at the time the story is set. In particular, the entry for ''Number'' published in 1890 in the 9th edition of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' stated that every positive number was either prime or composite and explicitly listed 1 as prime.<ref>A. Reddick ''et al''. The History of the Primality of One---A Selection of Sources. Accessed at http://primes.utm.edu/notes/one.pdf on 7.12.2015.</ref> | |||
* The idea that Jago and Litefoot are confused for Jenny and Vastra by Strax was suggested by [[Steven Moffat]]. ([[BFX]]: ''The Haunting'') | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Strax refers to [[Ellie Higson|Ellie]] as "lad", believing her to be male. He has similarly misidentified [[Clara Oswald]]'s [[gender]] on a number of occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'' et al.) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:2015 audio stories]] | [[Category:2015 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Sontaran audio stories]] | [[Category:Sontaran audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that use Jamie Robertson's Jago & Litefoot theme]] | |||
[[Category:Two part audio stories]] | |||
[[Category:Full-cast audio stories]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 8 December 2024
The Haunting, sometimes marketed as Jago & Litefoot & Strax, was a special release from Big Finish Productions, uniting Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot with Strax. It was one of the company's first releases featuring elements from the new series of Doctor Who.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Strax, the Sontaran butler to Victorian investigator Vastra and her wife Jenny, suffers a disorienting attack and mistakes Jago & Litefoot for Jenny and Vastra and moves into Litefoot's home. Together, they are on the trail of a creature that is stealing brains, which may or may not be linked to a haunted house in London...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- Professor George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Strax - Dan Starkey
- Ellie - Lisa Bowerman
- Inspector Quick - Conrad Asquith
- Marvo - Stephen Critchlow
- Mrs Multravers - Carolyn Seymour
Uncredited cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ernest Finch - Stephen Critchlow (BFX: The Haunting)
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Tom Webster
- Director - Lisa Bowerman
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Designer - Howard Carter
- Producer - David Richardson
- Writer & Script Editor - Justin Richards
- Theme Music - Jamie Robertson
- Jago & Litetoot and Sontarans created by Robert Holmes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Strax confuses Jago and Litefoot for Jenny and Vastra, and believes them to be married.
- Strax believes the parrot in the stage show is a Rutan in disguise.
- Jago enjoys reading penny dreadfuls.
- A newspaper published during the 1800s was The Daily Bugle.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded at The Moat Studios on 4 and 6 August 2015 at the Moat Studios.
- The first question of Mrs Multravers lists several numbers starting from 1. The correct answer to the question implies that all these numbers, including 1, are prime. While in the modern mathematics it is accepted that 1 is neither prime nor composite, it was not uncommon to consider 1 prime at the time the story is set. In particular, the entry for Number published in 1890 in the 9th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica stated that every positive number was either prime or composite and explicitly listed 1 as prime.[1]
- The idea that Jago and Litefoot are confused for Jenny and Vastra by Strax was suggested by Steven Moffat. (BFX: The Haunting)
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Strax refers to Ellie as "lad", believing her to be male. He has similarly misidentified Clara Oswald's gender on a number of occasions. (TV: Deep Breath et al.)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Haunting page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ A. Reddick et al. The History of the Primality of One---A Selection of Sources. Accessed at http://primes.utm.edu/notes/one.pdf on 7.12.2015.
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