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Jago & Litefoot
Jago & Litefoot: Series 5
5.1 The Age of Revolution by Jonathan Morris
Jago and Litefoot are back in London, but in the wrong century. Reunited with Ellie Higson, they settle into new lives and investigate new cases... but the past is coming back to haunt them.
5.2 The Case of the Gluttonous Guru by Marc Platt
There are toads on the loose on the streets of London. People are falling ill in resturants... and Jago and Litefoot are on the case of food that eats people.
5.3 The Bloodchild Codex by Colin Brake
A stranger arrives at Professor Litefoot's bookshop, in search of a work called The Bloodchild Codex. Soon Jago, Litefoot and Ellie are facing an ancient book which threatens to bring a terrifying power back into the world.
5.4 The Final Act by Justin Richards
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 & Litefoot find their way home?
Jago and Litefoot are back in London, but in the wrong century. Reunited with Ellie Higson, they settle into new lives and investigate new cases... but the past is coming back to haunt them.
5.2 The Case of the Gluttonous Guru by Marc Platt
There are toads on the loose on the streets of London. People are falling ill in resturants... and Jago and Litefoot are on the case of food that eats people.
5.3 The Bloodchild Codex by Colin Brake
A stranger arrives at Professor Litefoot's bookshop, in search of a work called The Bloodchild Codex. Soon Jago, Litefoot and Ellie are facing an ancient book which threatens to bring a terrifying power back into the world.
5.4 The Final Act by Justin Richards
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 & Litefoot find their way home?
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First published March 1, 2013
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Jonathan Morris
214 books70 followersJonathan Morris is one of the most prolific and popular writers of Doctor Who books, including the highly-regarded novels 'Festival of Death' and 'Touched by an Angel' and the recent guide to monsters, 'The Monster Vault'. He has also written numerous comic strips, most of which were collected in 'The Child of Time', and audios for BBC Audio and Big Finish, including the highly-regarded comedies 'Max Warp' and 'The Auntie Matter', as well as the adaptation of Russell T Davies’ 'Damaged Goods'.
Recently he has started his own audio production company, Average Romp. Releases include a full-cast adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Chimes', an original play, 'When Michael Met Benny', and three episodes of a SF sitcom, 'Dick Dixon in the 21st Century'.
For details visit www.averageromp.com
He also originated his own series, Vienna and script-edited the Nigel Planer series 'Jeremiah Bourne in Time'. He’s also written documentaries and for TV sketch shows.
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Recently he has started his own audio production company, Average Romp. Releases include a full-cast adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Chimes', an original play, 'When Michael Met Benny', and three episodes of a SF sitcom, 'Dick Dixon in the 21st Century'.
For details visit www.averageromp.com
He also originated his own series, Vienna and script-edited the Nigel Planer series 'Jeremiah Bourne in Time'. He’s also written documentaries and for TV sketch shows.
Librarian note:
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
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November 20, 2017
In a plot arc vaguely reminiscent of Adam Adamant Lives!, this fifth season sees the titular Victorian investigators stranded in 1968 for some unaccountable reason. (That is, it makes perfect sense in-story, but it’s less clear why the writers thought it was a good idea). This at least gives the series the chance to play with some different ideas for a change, and we also get a modified theme tune to match the era.
* Age of Revolution – The early part of this story sees a police detective (the descendant of one of the recurring characters in the previous seasons, and played by the same actor) trying to unravel the mystery of Jago and Litefoot, and includes a substantial reprise of the end of the special episode that saw them travel through time. The bulk of the story, however, concerns a group using mind control to try and bring Britain back to an imagined Victorian golden age, and so nicely contrasts the usual 1890s setting with the new one, giving our heroes particular relevance. There are also some nice touches of humour, and the story works better than I had expected. 4 stars.
* The Case of the Gluttonous Guru – Jago, now working in the Leonard Sachs role on what’s obviously a fictionalised version of the BBC show The Good Old Days, becomes embroiled with a sinister hippy cult. It’s hard not to imagine the main villain as being inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, although the latter presumably wasn’t murdering people in service to a giant toad. For much of the episode Jago is wandering around feeling ill, and the story feels like it’s dragging in places. It’s well-acted, and it’s certainly playing up the Sixties aspect, but it really lacks the usual charm. 3 stars.
* The Bloodchild Codex - Beyond the fact that it takes advantage of Litefoot's temporary occupation as an antiquarian bookseller, this story about sinister individuals hunting down a magical text could just as well be set in the Victorian era. Which makes it unfortunate that it isn't, given that it lacks the atmosphere of both the regular setting and that of the rest of this season. Jago's lack of bravery is rather overplayed in places, but more seriously, there just isn't much to the plot, with our heroes having little influence on events until the final denouement. In fact, the segments dealing with the season plot arc, which comes more to the fore here than in the preceding episodes, are the most interesting thing about it. 3 stars.
* The Final Act - As with the first episode, this successfully ties the two eras together, in this case by building events in the '60s around the fall-out of Talons of Weng-Chiang, the TV story that introduced the title characters. Raquel Cassidy does a superb job as the villain, and there are strong parts for both Ellie and Sgt Sacker, concluding their roles in the series (although only chronologically, in the case of the former). It perhaps isn't quite as good as the TV original, but it's a well-written story nonetheless. 4.5 stars.
This averages to 3.75 stars, which in turn rounds up to 4. It's good to see that the series returned to Victorian London for the next season, though.
* Age of Revolution – The early part of this story sees a police detective (the descendant of one of the recurring characters in the previous seasons, and played by the same actor) trying to unravel the mystery of Jago and Litefoot, and includes a substantial reprise of the end of the special episode that saw them travel through time. The bulk of the story, however, concerns a group using mind control to try and bring Britain back to an imagined Victorian golden age, and so nicely contrasts the usual 1890s setting with the new one, giving our heroes particular relevance. There are also some nice touches of humour, and the story works better than I had expected. 4 stars.
* The Case of the Gluttonous Guru – Jago, now working in the Leonard Sachs role on what’s obviously a fictionalised version of the BBC show The Good Old Days, becomes embroiled with a sinister hippy cult. It’s hard not to imagine the main villain as being inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, although the latter presumably wasn’t murdering people in service to a giant toad. For much of the episode Jago is wandering around feeling ill, and the story feels like it’s dragging in places. It’s well-acted, and it’s certainly playing up the Sixties aspect, but it really lacks the usual charm. 3 stars.
* The Bloodchild Codex - Beyond the fact that it takes advantage of Litefoot's temporary occupation as an antiquarian bookseller, this story about sinister individuals hunting down a magical text could just as well be set in the Victorian era. Which makes it unfortunate that it isn't, given that it lacks the atmosphere of both the regular setting and that of the rest of this season. Jago's lack of bravery is rather overplayed in places, but more seriously, there just isn't much to the plot, with our heroes having little influence on events until the final denouement. In fact, the segments dealing with the season plot arc, which comes more to the fore here than in the preceding episodes, are the most interesting thing about it. 3 stars.
* The Final Act - As with the first episode, this successfully ties the two eras together, in this case by building events in the '60s around the fall-out of Talons of Weng-Chiang, the TV story that introduced the title characters. Raquel Cassidy does a superb job as the villain, and there are strong parts for both Ellie and Sgt Sacker, concluding their roles in the series (although only chronologically, in the case of the former). It perhaps isn't quite as good as the TV original, but it's a well-written story nonetheless. 4.5 stars.
This averages to 3.75 stars, which in turn rounds up to 4. It's good to see that the series returned to Victorian London for the next season, though.
March 14, 2018
More jolly japes with the gentlemen. Despite some aggravating technology issues, it was thoroughly enjoyable to be in the company of Jago, Litefoot, Ellie and Sachar once more. The translation into the 60s worked brilliantly, including the changes to the signature tune, with opportunities for them to reflect on changes for the better, and to wax nostalgic... and for Ellie to point out that immortality ain't all it's cracked up to be.
As for the four stories, there were some fine baddies and machinations. For fans of Futurama's Hypnotoad, The Case of the Gluttonous Guru was a particular delight, although slightly prone to induce queasiness. I required some assistance from my listening companion to make much sense of all the Talons of Weng Chiang links in the final story.
As for the four stories, there were some fine baddies and machinations. For fans of Futurama's Hypnotoad, The Case of the Gluttonous Guru was a particular delight, although slightly prone to induce queasiness. I required some assistance from my listening companion to make much sense of all the Talons of Weng Chiang links in the final story.
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April 29, 2022It was good. I listened to this about half a year ago now.
December 11, 2022
overall, a lot of fun, this whole jaunt to 1968.
January 15, 2020
I love Jago & Litefoot. *^,^* They are so much fun. <3
November 2, 2015
This was a change for Jago and Litefoot. Instead of being in the Victorian era, they were put into an equally fictious Austin Powersesque version of the 60s! Thankfully the stories were still spooky and worked quite well. It was also nice that Ellie had a much bigger role than in the first two box sets.
The first story established the doctor dropping them off in the 1960s and how they'd settled in. The next looked at an evil "swami" who was up to turning people into breeding hosts, ok, but a bit too much of the stereotypes. The third story would have been better for the 20s or 30s, as there was a search for a lost occult tome that had the secrets of immortality. It was definitely my favourite of the three. The last one saw the return of Sin and the Cabinet from Talons, which as I don't like Talons, I didn't enjoy as much. An interesting idea but glad the boys are going back to their proper time stream now.
The first story established the doctor dropping them off in the 1960s and how they'd settled in. The next looked at an evil "swami" who was up to turning people into breeding hosts, ok, but a bit too much of the stereotypes. The third story would have been better for the 20s or 30s, as there was a search for a lost occult tome that had the secrets of immortality. It was definitely my favourite of the three. The last one saw the return of Sin and the Cabinet from Talons, which as I don't like Talons, I didn't enjoy as much. An interesting idea but glad the boys are going back to their proper time stream now.
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