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Jago & Litefoot is a Big Finish Productions
audio drama based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
. It stars Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter
as Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot, their characters from the 1977 TV story The Talons of Weng-Chiang
.
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
audio drama based on the long-running British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fiction television
Science fiction on television
Science fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. It stars Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter
Trevor Baxter
Trevor Baxter is a British actor and playwright.He is perhaps best remembered for his appearance in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang as Professor George Litefoot. He reprised his role of Professor Litefoot in an episode of audio series, Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles:...
as Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot, their characters from the 1977 TV story The Talons of Weng-Chiang
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
The Talons of Weng-Chiang is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 26 February to 2 April 1977.-Synopsis:...
.
Plot
A hairy, blood-sucking beast is loose on the streets of London. And Jago & Litefoot's infernal investigations hit too close to home for their friend, barmaid Ellie.Cast list
- Henry Gordon JagoHenry Gordon JagoHenry Gordon Jago was a character who appeared in the 1977 Doctor Who television serial, The Talons of Weng-Chiang. He was played by Christopher Benjamin. He worked so well with Trevor Baxter's character, Professor George Litefoot, the production team briefly considered giving them their own...
- Christopher Benjamin - Professor George LitefootProfessor George LitefootProfessor George Litefoot was a character who appeared in the 1977 Doctor Who television serial, The Talons of Weng-Chiang. He was played by Trevor Baxter. He worked so well with Christopher Benjamin's character, Henry Gordon Jago, the production team briefly considered giving them their own...
- Trevor BaxterTrevor BaxterTrevor Baxter is a British actor and playwright.He is perhaps best remembered for his appearance in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang as Professor George Litefoot. He reprised his role of Professor Litefoot in an episode of audio series, Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles:... - Ellie Higson - Lisa BowermanLisa BowermanLisa Bowerman is a British actress.Bowerman trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and was a regular in the first two series of BBC medical drama Casualty playing Sandra Mute, the show's first female paramedic. Her other television work includes: Dodgem, The Count of Solar, Grange Hill, The...
- Sergeant Quick - Conrad Asquith
- Private Michaels - Alex LoweAlex LoweStuart Alexander "Alex" Lowe , was widely considered one of his generation's finest all-around mountaineers...
- Corporal Lorton - Robin Bowerman
- Private Higson/Hari Sunil/Captain Hertford - John Banks
- Doctor Tulp - Toby LongworthToby LongworthToby Longworth is a British actor who has appeared on film, radio and television. He is originally from Somerset, where he attended King Edward's School, Bath...
- Private Smith - Alex Mallinson
Continuity
- As well as Jago and Litefoot returning from Robert HolmesRobert Holmes (scriptwriter)This entry is about the television scriptwriter. For other people with the same name, see Robert Holmes .Robert Colin Holmes was an English television scriptwriter, who for over twenty-five years contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK...
' The Talons of Weng-ChiangThe Talons of Weng-ChiangThe Talons of Weng-Chiang is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 26 February to 2 April 1977.-Synopsis:...
, Private Quick (now promoted to Sergeant) also returns, once again played by Conrad Asquith. - Ellie Higson and Doctor Tulp return from the Companion Chronicles story The Mahogany MurderersThe Mahogany MurderersThe Mahogany Murderers is a Big Finish Productions audiobook based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
, which serves as a pilot episode for this series. - Ellie Higson's brother dies, leading into some of the events of the spirit trap.