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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image | |image = The Last Act.jpg | ||
|series | |series = ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' | ||
|range | |range = Jago & Litefoot | ||
|series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series Five | |series in range = Jago & Litefoot: Series Five | ||
|series number in range = 5 | |series number in range = 5 | ||
|number in series = 4 | |number in series = 4 | ||
|number | |number = 5.4 | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Ellie Higson]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Magnus Greel]], [[Mr Sin]], [[Guinevere Godiva]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[London]], [[1968]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Justin Richards | ||
|director | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|music | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound | |sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date | |release date = 6 March 2013 | ||
|format | |format = 1 CD | ||
|production code = BFPJLCD05 | |production code = BFPJLCD05 | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-563-1 | ||
|prev | |prev = The Bloodchild Codex (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = The Skeleton Quay (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
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'''''The Final Act''''' is the twentieth [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' series and the fourth and final episode of Series Five. | '''''The Final Act''''' is the twentieth [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' series and the fourth and final episode of Series Five. | ||
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* [[Aubrey (The Age of Revolution)|Aubrey]] - [[Jamie Newall]] | * [[Aubrey (The Age of Revolution)|Aubrey]] - [[Jamie Newall]] | ||
* [[Singer (The Final Act)|Singer]] - [[Alice Carter (actor)|Alice Carter]] | * [[Singer (The Final Act)|Singer]] - [[Alice Carter (actor)|Alice Carter]] | ||
* [[The Colonel]] - [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] | * [[The Colonel (The Final Act)|The Colonel]] - [[Geoffrey Whitehead]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Sid James]], [[Tony Hancock]], [[Noël Coward]], [[Eric and Ernie]] and the [[Amazing Alice]] are performing at the [[Palace Theatre]] live on ''[[Those Were the Days]]''. | * [[Sid James]], [[Tony Hancock]], [[Noël Coward]], [[Eric and Ernie]] and the [[Amazing Alice]] are performing at the [[Palace Theatre]] live on ''[[Those Were the Days]]''. | ||
* Ellie cried profusely at Litefoot's funeral. She claims that it was a beautiful service but she disapproved of Litefoot's decision to have the hymn "[[All Things Bright and Beautiful]]" played during the funeral. | * Ellie cried profusely at Litefoot's funeral. She claims that it was a beautiful service but she disapproved of Litefoot's decision to have the hymn "[[All Things Bright and Beautiful]]" played during the funeral. | ||
* Jago and Litefoot use [[Magnus Greel]]'s [[time cabinet]] to return to [[1893]]. | * Jago and Litefoot use [[Magnus Greel]]'s [[time cabinet]] to return to [[1893]]. | ||
* Mention is made of Tony Hancock sacking his script writer. At one point Terry Nation was writing scripts for Hancock | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* Jago and Litefoot once again fight off an attack from [[Mr Sin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodchild Codex (audio story)|The Bloodchild Codex]]'') | * Jago and Litefoot once again fight off an attack from [[Mr Sin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodchild Codex (audio story)|The Bloodchild Codex]]'') | ||
* Jago refers to the [[Fourth Doctor]] destroying the key to Magnus Greel's time cabinet in [[1889]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Jago refers to the [[Fourth Doctor]] destroying the key to Magnus Greel's time cabinet in [[1889]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* Sacker refers to Jago and Litefoot's previous claims about [[time travel]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Age of Revolution (audio story)|The Age of Revolution]]'') and hallucinogenic [[frog]]s ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Case of the Gluttonous Guru (audio story)|The Case of the Gluttonous Guru]]'') | * Sacker refers to Jago and Litefoot's previous claims about [[time travel]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Age of Revolution (audio story)|The Age of Revolution]]'') and hallucinogenic [[frog]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Case of the Gluttonous Guru (audio story)|The Case of the Gluttonous Guru]]'') | ||
* Sacker compares the escapades of Jago and Litefoot to an episode of the [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'', "only less plausible". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | * Sacker compares the escapades of Jago and Litefoot to an episode of the [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'', "only less plausible". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | ||
* Litefoot refers to Greel's [[catalytic extraction chamber]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * Litefoot refers to Greel's [[catalytic extraction chamber]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{ | {{bigfinish|releases/v/jago-litefoot-series-five-box-set-554|The Final Act - Series Five Box Set}} | ||
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[[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series Five audio stories]] | [[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series Five audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1893]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1893]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:30, 19 December 2024
- You may be looking for the 'Once and Future' audio story.
The Final Act is the twentieth Big Finish Productions audio drama in the Jago & Litefoot series and the fourth and final episode of Series Five.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
It's the night of Jago's biggest show - but he isn't quite prepared for the special guest star... as the curtain falls, can Jago and Litefoot find their way home?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
- George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
- Ellie Higson - Lisa Bowerman
- Detective Sergeant Dave Sacker/Magnus Greel - Duncan Wisbey
- Guinevere Godiva - Raquel Cassidy
- Aubrey - Jamie Newall
- Singer - Alice Carter
- The Colonel - Geoffrey Whitehead
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sid James, Tony Hancock, Noël Coward, Eric and Ernie and the Amazing Alice are performing at the Palace Theatre live on Those Were the Days.
- Ellie cried profusely at Litefoot's funeral. She claims that it was a beautiful service but she disapproved of Litefoot's decision to have the hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful" played during the funeral.
- Jago and Litefoot use Magnus Greel's time cabinet to return to 1893.
- Mention is made of Tony Hancock sacking his script writer. At one point Terry Nation was writing scripts for Hancock
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jago and Litefoot once again fight off an attack from Mr Sin. (AUDIO: The Bloodchild Codex)
- Jago refers to the Fourth Doctor destroying the key to Magnus Greel's time cabinet in 1889. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Sacker refers to Jago and Litefoot's previous claims about time travel (AUDIO: The Age of Revolution) and hallucinogenic frogs. (AUDIO: The Case of the Gluttonous Guru)
- Sacker compares the escapades of Jago and Litefoot to an episode of the science fiction television series Nightshade, "only less plausible". (PROSE: Nightshade)
- Litefoot refers to Greel's catalytic extraction chamber. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Litefoot tells Ellie that Jago was able to open the time cabinet using the Thraskin crystal which he obtained on Venus in the far future. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus, The Bloodchild Codex)
- Greel recalls that he used the time cabinet to escape his enemies in the 51st century. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang; AUDIO: The Butcher of Brisbane)
- Jago comments that the time cabinet is far smaller on the inside than the Sixth Doctor's TARDIS. (AUDIO: The Hourglass Killers, Voyage to Venus, Voyage to the New World)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Final Act - Series Five Box Set page at bigfinish.com
