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==== Kempston, Hardwick and Dark ==== | ==== Kempston, Hardwick and Dark ==== | ||
Jago and Litefoot escaped Dark, believing him to be hostile, and decided to go to have a holiday in [[Brighton]]. Jago meet a singer called [[Abigail Woburn]] whilst in Brighton, and fell in love with her. They arranged to be married, but when he went to help George, who was possessed, when he returned, she had disappeared. After failing to find her, | Jago and Litefoot escaped Dark, believing him to be hostile, and decided to go to have a holiday in [[Brighton]]. Jago meet a singer called [[Abigail Woburn]] whilst in Brighton, and fell in love with her. They arranged to be married, but when he went to help George, who was possessed, when he returned, she had disappeared. After failing to find her, Jago sadly returned to London. It was later discovered that she was a construction made by Mr [[Kempston]] and Mr [[Hardwick]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Jago in Love (audio story)}}) | ||
Dark later found Jago and Litefoot, and offered them tickets to see the new [[Oscar Wilde]] play. Where they had an adventure with Wilde, and a man called Gadd hired to kill him. It was after saving Wilde, that Jago and Litefoot discovered that two men, Mr Kempston and Mr Hardwick hired Gadd, and that they were Professor Dark's enemies. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Beautiful Things (audio story)}}) | Dark later found Jago and Litefoot, and offered them tickets to see the new [[Oscar Wilde]] play. Where they had an adventure with Wilde, and a man called [[Warren Gadd|Gadd]] hired to kill him. It was after saving Wilde, that Jago and Litefoot discovered that two men, Mr Kempston and Mr Hardwick hired Gadd, and that they were Professor Dark's enemies. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Beautiful Things (audio story)}}) | ||
Jago and Litefoot tried to escape from Mr Kempston and Mr Hardwick by boarding a train, which was their intention in the first place. Discovering that the train was caught in a [[time loop]], in an attempt to trap them. However, thanks to Leela, Ellie and Dark, they both were freed. It was here that Dark revealed his true identity, as the Sixth Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Lonely Clock (audio story)}}) | Jago and Litefoot tried to escape from Mr Kempston and Mr Hardwick by boarding a train, which was their intention in the first place. Discovering that the train was caught in a [[time loop]], in an attempt to trap them. However, thanks to Leela, Ellie and Dark, they both were freed. It was here that Dark revealed his true identity, as the Sixth Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Lonely Clock (audio story)}}) | ||
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==== Christmas at Paternoster Row ==== | ==== Christmas at Paternoster Row ==== | ||
Jago went searching for a source of magic tricks in order to perform at an orphanage, and [[Strax]] took him to [[Smallpiece]]'s emporium. Finding himself alone at Christmas as Litefoot was away with [[Jean Bazemore]], [[Vastra]] invited him over for Christmas. [[Alice Ayling]] forced him to take her with him. Strax caused an infestation of ancient pests meaning that he and Jago had to escape via the dumb waiter. The wand he got from Smallpiece turned out to be a ray gun which helped them escape. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Merry Christmas, Mr Jago (audio story)}}) | |||
==== Later encounters with the Doctor ==== | ==== Later encounters with the Doctor ==== | ||
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== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
The Doctor | Henry Gordon Jago was an effervescent, and theatrical figure, who revelled in using a large vocabulary, but underneath his bravado, he saw himself as a coward, which many of his friends disagreed with ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}), with the Doctor describing Jago as "always the reluctant hero but a hero nonetheless". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Voyage to the New World (audio story)}}) Leela believed that Jago was a very brave man. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Chronoclasm (audio story)}}) He was insecure of his friendship with the upper class Litefoot, and valued it deeply. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)|Litefoot and Sanders]]'', [[Jago in Love (audio story)|''Jago in Love'']]) | ||
Jago was fond of drinking [[pale ale]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Bellova Devil (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Spirit Trap (audio story)}}) He often said "Dash me optics!" and "Oh, corks!" when surprised. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Spirit Trap (audio story)}}, {{cs|Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Necropolis Express (audio story)}}) In his own words, Jago was "all bluster and bravado". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)}}) | |||
Jago was | Being a product of the British Empire, Jago considered female emancipation to be a bad idea, but was always respectful to women. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Swan Song (audio story)}}, [[The Lonely Clock (audio story)|''The Lonely Clock'']]) Indeed, he felt horribly guilty when he was unable to save [[Mags (Litefoot and Sanders)|Mags]] from vampirism. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)|Litefoot and Sanders]]'') | ||
== Parallel World == | == Parallel World == | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Jago debuted in the 1977 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', where he was portrayed by [[ | Jago debuted in the 1977 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', where he was portrayed by [[Christopher Benjamin]]. The events of the story saw him strike a working relationship with [[George Litefoot|Professor Litefoot]], a pathologist. Despite having only appeared in the one televised story, the pair became fan-favourite characters. | ||
The duo were reunited for ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'' in 2009, as part of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' for [[Big Finish Productions]], with both original actors returning to their roles. The story served as a sort of 'backdoor pilot' for the eventual ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' audio series, also by Big Finish, which was formally commissioned following | The duo were reunited for ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'' in 2009, as part of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' for [[Big Finish Productions]], with both original actors returning to their roles. The story served as a sort of 'backdoor pilot' for the eventual ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' audio series, also by Big Finish, which was formally commissioned following favourable reviews.{{fact}} In the intervening years, the only other appearance of Jago was in 1991's ''[[A Victorian Interlude (short story)|A Victorian Interlude]]'', a short story published in [[DWM 172|issue 172]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
The ''Jago & Litefoot'' audio series ran for 13 regular series between 2010 and 2017, before the death of [[Trevor Baxter]], who played Litefoot, halted the production. A commemorative release, ''[[Jago & Litefoot Forever (audio anthology)|Jago & Litefoot Forever]]'', would come out the following year, before a fourteenth and final series in 2021 in the form of narrated audiobooks. | The ''Jago & Litefoot'' audio series ran for 13 regular series between 2010 and 2017, before the death of [[Trevor Baxter]], who played Litefoot, halted the production. A commemorative release, ''[[Jago & Litefoot Forever (audio anthology)|Jago & Litefoot Forever]]'', would come out the following year, before a fourteenth and final series in 2021 in the form of narrated audiobooks. | ||
