Series ' Release date June 2010 | Directed by Lisa Bowerman Originally published 30 June 2010 | |
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Featuring Henry Gordon Jago
Professor George Litefoot Produced by Nicholas Briggs
Jason Haigh-Ellery Similar Justin Richards books, Other books | ||
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 Professor George Litefoot, their characters from the 1977 TV story The Talons of Weng-Chiang. The Mahogany Murderers was an entry in the Companion Chronicles range of audio plays and acted as a pilot for this series. Justin Richards is the script editor.
Contents
- Main Cast list
- Series 1 2010
- Series 2 2011
- Series 3 2011
- Series 4 2012
- Series 5 2013
- Series 6 2013
- Series 7 2014
- Series 9 2015
- Series 10 2015
- Jago Litefoot Strax 2015
- Series 11 2016
- Series 12 2016
- Series 13 2017
- References
To date, twelve series have been released with a thirteenth scheduled for release in 2017. Each series consists of a box set of 4 hour-long plays. Between the fourth and fifth series the duo travelled with Colin Baker as the 6th incarnation of the Doctor for a pair of adventures, Voyage to Venus and Voyage to the New World, as single-disc releases.
Main Cast list
Series 1 (2010)
Series 1 comprised 4 episodes and was released in 2010. It featured return of Sgt Quick (previously PC Quick), who appeared in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, and the debut of Lisa Bowerman's Ellie Higson, a barmaid acquaintance of the pair. The series' main antagonist was the mysterious Dr. Tulp, who was previously mentioned in The Mahogany Murderers.
Series 2 (2011)
Series 2 comprised 4 episodes and was released in January 2011. The series' main antagonist was the vampiric Gabriel Sanders (David Collings).
Series 3 (2011)
Series 3 was released in June 2011, and featured the return of Louise Jameson's Leela. The season was described by director Lisa Bowerman as resembling a Victorian version of Sapphire and Steel. The series' main antagonist was the mysterious Professor Payne, whose "time breaks" were wreaking havoc all over the country.
Series 4 (2012)
Series 4 was released in March 2012, and guest starred Louise Jameson as Leela and Colin Baker as "Professor Claudius Dark". Its main villains were Mr Kempston and Mr Hardwick, who were pursuing Dark.
Series 5 (2013)
Series 5 was released in March 2013. Following Voyage to the New World, it was set in the 1960s. It also featured return of Magnus Greel and Mr Sin, main villain of The Talons of Weng-Chiang, who were resurrected by the series' main antagonist, Guinevere Godiva.
Series 6 (2013)
Series 6 was released in September 2013 and set back in the 1890s. Its primary antagonist was the Colonel, portrayed by Geoffrey Whitehead.
Series 7 (2014)
Series 7 was released in April 2014. It followed Jago and Litefoot's lives as fugitives from the law.
Series 9 (2015)
It featured Jago & Litefoot's travel on a cruise. An actor Jamie Newall, who played Aubrey in series 5, played another version of Aubrey in series 8.
Series 10 (2015)
Series 10 was released in 2015, and featured Jago & Litefoot back in London after their cruise. The series' main antagonist was the obsessive Carruthers Summerton.
Jago & Litefoot & Strax (2015)
This was a one off special featuring the revived series character, Strax, the Sontaran. It features the usual cast and Dan Starkey as Strax, reprising his role from the TV series. It follows series 10 and was released in November 2015.
Series 11 (2016)
Big Finish released an eleventh series of Jago & Litefoot in April 2016, featuring Geoffrey Beevers as the Master.
Series 12 (2016)
Big Finish announced that there would be a twelfth series of Jago & Litefoot, it was released in October 2016.
Series 13 (2017)
Big Finish announced that there would be a thirteenth series of Jago & Litefoot to be release in April 2017.