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|next           = Chronoclasm (audio story)
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=1
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in the audio anthology ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Three]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Christopher Benjamin]] as [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Trevor Baxter]] as [[George Litefoot]].


'''''Swan Song''''' is the tenth [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama in the [[Jago and Litefoot]] series, and the third episode of series three.
== Publisher's summary ==
The [[New Regency Theatre]] is haunted and [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]] and [[Leela]] witness the spirit of someone in a silver [[wheelchair]] floating over the stalls. This is the story of [[Alice (Swan Song)|Alice]] — a young woman who had ''[[Swan Lake]]'' so cruelly taken from her...


==Publisher's summary==
== Plot ==
The New Regency Theatre is haunted and Jago, Litefoot and Leela witness the spirit of someone in a silver wheelchair floating over the stalls. This is the story of Alice - a young woman who had Swan Lake so cruelly taken from her…
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]]
* [[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]
* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]]
* [[Alice (Swan Song)|Alice]] - [[Abigail Hollick]]
* [[Dan Hawkins]] - [[Hywel Morgan]]
* [[Steven (Swan Song)|Steven]] - [[Andrew Westfield]]
* [[Elliot Payne|Payne]] - [[Philip Bretherton]]
 
== Crew ==


==Cast==
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
*[[Henry Gordon Jago]] - [[Christopher Benjamin]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
*[[George Litefoot]] - [[Trevor Baxter]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
*[[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Justin Richards]]
* Writer - [[John Dorney]]
* Theme Music - [[Jamie Robertson]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Leela states that [[ghost]]s are a primitive belief.
* There were numerous productions of ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the New Regency Theatre, including one starring [[Sarah Bernhardt]].
* At 11:39am on [[22 May]] [[1988]], the eight-year-old Alice was paralysed from the waist down when a [[Range Rover]] crashed into her parents' car. Her parents were killed in the accident, as was the driver of the Range Rover.
* The New Regency Theatre was destroyed in [[the Blitz]] at 8:47 p.m. on [[12 October]] [[1940]], by which time Jago was long dead.


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
''to be added''
* This is the first ''Jago & Litefoot'' audio drama in which [[Ellie Higson]] ([[Lisa Bowerman]]) does not appear as well as the only one to feature scenes based in the present day.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Jago, Litefoot and Leela are investigating a time break in the New Regency Theatre. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Man at the End of the Garden (audio story)|The Man at the End of the Garden]]'')
* Leela recalls Jago and Litefoot telling her about [[Cockney English|Cockney rhyming slang]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'')
* Professor Litefoot refers to the events which brought himself and Jago together ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') and the schemes of [[Madame Deuteronomy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]'')
* Alice, Dan and Steven's benefactor is [[Elliot Payne]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'')
* Jago prefers to [[Eleanor Naismith]]'s book coming to life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Man at the End of the Garden (audio story)|The Man at the End of the Garden]]'')
* Leela mentions that [[Johnny Skipton]] was transported from [[1958]] to the 1890s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]'')
* The [[Time Eater]]s showed Payne how to travel back in time to [[2011]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'')


== Timeline==
== External links ==
*''Swan Song'' occurs after [[JAL]]: ''[[The Man at the End of the Garden]]''
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*''Swan Song'' occurs before [[JAL]]: ''[[Chronoclasm]]''
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==External links==
[[Category:Jago & Litefoot: Series Three audio stories]]
*[http://www.bigfinish.com/Jago-and-Litefoot Official site]
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
[[Category:Jago and Litefoot audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 1890s]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2011]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1988]]
[[Category:One part audio stories]]
[[Category:2011 audio stories]]
[[Category:2011 audio stories]]

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Swan Song was the third story in the audio anthology Jago & Litefoot: Series Three, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as George Litefoot.

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

The New Regency Theatre is haunted and Jago, Litefoot and Leela witness the spirit of someone in a silver wheelchair floating over the stalls. This is the story of Alice — a young woman who had Swan Lake so cruelly taken from her...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Leela states that ghosts are a primitive belief.
  • There were numerous productions of Hamlet at the New Regency Theatre, including one starring Sarah Bernhardt.
  • At 11:39am on 22 May 1988, the eight-year-old Alice was paralysed from the waist down when a Range Rover crashed into her parents' car. Her parents were killed in the accident, as was the driver of the Range Rover.
  • The New Regency Theatre was destroyed in the Blitz at 8:47 p.m. on 12 October 1940, by which time Jago was long dead.

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

  • This is the first Jago & Litefoot audio drama in which Ellie Higson (Lisa Bowerman) does not appear as well as the only one to feature scenes based in the present day.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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