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|producer       = [[David Richardson]]
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|music           = [[Kelly Ellis]] & [[Steve McNichol]], [[Fool Circle Productions]]
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|writer                 = Jonathan Morris
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|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
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|release date   = [[30 June (releases)|30 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
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'''''The Spirit Trap''''' was the third [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' series.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Ellie Higson]] believes that spiritualist Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] can hear the voices of the dead, but [[Henry Gordon Jago]] thinks it's all superstition and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the [[afterlife]].
[[Ellie Higson]] believes that spiritualist Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] can hear the [[voice]]s of the dead, but [[Henry Gordon Jago]] thinks it's all [[superstition]] and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the [[afterlife]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Ellie Higson]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] - [[Janet Henfrey]]
* Mrs [[Vanguard (The Spirit Trap)|Vanguard]] - [[Janet Henfrey]]
* [[Toby (The Spirit Trap)|Toby]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
* [[Toby (The Spirit Trap)|Toby]] - [[Lex Shrapnel]]
* The Landlord - [[John Ainsworth]]
* The Landlord - [[John Ainsworth]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Jago has an elderly aunt named [[Maude (The Spirit Trap)|Maude]] who lives in [[Margate]].
* Mrs Vanguard lives at No. 13 Ignatius Road in [[Camden Town]].
* Mr Jago compares the possessed bodies to a [[Doppelgänger]].
* Jago has an elderly aunt named [[Maude (The Spirit Trap)|Maude]] who lives in [[Margate]]. She recently became engaged to a [[fishmonger]] named [[Robert Botcherby]].
* Jago sings "[[Let's All Go Down the Strand]]" to calm his nerves.
* Jago compares the possessed bodies to [[doppelgänger]]s.
* The [[49th century]] refugee in possession of Jago's body mentions that, in decades to come, there will be "[[World War I|brutal]], [[World War II|terrible wars]] that will decide the fate of [[Earth|this world]]".


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* [[Percival Quick|Sergeant Quick]] and Doctor Tulp do not appear in this story, as producer [[David Richardson]] wanted to focus more on the character of Ellie. As a result this story is not directed by [[Lisa Bowerman]] but by [[John Ainsworth]].
* This story is directed by [[John Ainsworth]] rather than [[Lisa Bowerman]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Numerous references are made to the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]''.
* Ellie is still mourning the death of her brother [[Jim Higson]]. Jago and Litefoot express the hope that she does not discover the true circumstances of his death and their involvement therein. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'')
* Jago refers to [[Li H'sen Chang]]'s act at the [[Palace Theatre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* Jago refers to [[Li H'sen Chang]]'s act at the [[Palace Theatre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
* An attempt by time travelling humans from the far future to take over the bodies of their ancestors with the intention of altering their own history also occurred in [[Russia]] in the late [[21st century]]. Their plan was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companion [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. Notably, on that occasion, the Doctor told Turlough that he had witnessed [[World War V]] in the 49th century, suggesting that this may have been the conflict from which the refugees were fleeing. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'')
* Toby detects the presence of another medium who could see the future. Jago and Litefoot would later discover that he was referring to [[Heinrich Tulp|Dr Heinrich Tulp]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'')
* An attempt by time travelling humans from the far future to take over the bodies of their ancestors with the intention of altering their own history also occurred in [[Russia]] in the late [[21st century]]. Their plan was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companion [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-one-box-set-557|The Spirit Trap - Series One Box Set}}
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The Spirit Trap was the third story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.

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

Ellie Higson believes that spiritualist Mrs Vanguard can hear the voices of the dead, but Henry Gordon Jago thinks it's all superstition and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her seances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and Litefoot investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the afterlife.

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