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Jago & Litefoot
Jago & Litefoot: Series 12
12.1: Picture This by Justin Richards
An art gallery is robbed, and the curator killed. That might not seem of interest to Jago and Litefoot. But this is the fabled Scarlet Gallery – where the paintings are said to be haunted. And the curator has been drained of blood, as if killed by a vampire.
Bizarrely, the only painting that has been stolen is in itself quite unremarkable compared with the others in the gallery. But even so, Jago and Litefoot soon find themselves caught up in events that could end in their deaths – or worse…
12.2: The Flickermen by Paul Morris and Simon Barnard
Jago is rather scathing of the new art of cinematography. Even so, he accompanies Litefoot to see a demonstration at a fairground. But this is no ordinary film. Can creatures live inside the film – or even escape from it?
Ellie recalls childhood stories about the ‘Flickermen’, and elsewhere people start to flicker in and out of existence. By the end of their adventure, Jago and Litefoot will themselves be film stars. But what they see when the film of them is shown will give them both pause for thought…
12.3: School of Blood by Paul Morris
Acting on a tip off about the possible source of the vampiric murders that are now plaguing London, Jago and Litefoot investigate a girls' school. Due to a misunderstanding, Litefoot finds himself offered a job at the school, while Jago keeps watch on Ellie who they both think is behaving oddly.
But before long, they both discover that all is not as it should be at the school. Can Jago and Litefoot track down the vampire before it claims more innocent victims?
12.4: Warm Blood by Justin Richards
Ellie tells Jago and Litefoot that she has been in contact with a group of vampires and can lead the investigators to them. But can they trust her? With more victims turning up, Jago, Litefoot and Ellie make their way to a house that is supposed to be haunted, and which could be the vampires’ base of operations.
But what they find there will surprise and horrify Jago and Litefoot. Can they survive their encounter with the vampires when the Old One has decided that they must die?
An art gallery is robbed, and the curator killed. That might not seem of interest to Jago and Litefoot. But this is the fabled Scarlet Gallery – where the paintings are said to be haunted. And the curator has been drained of blood, as if killed by a vampire.
Bizarrely, the only painting that has been stolen is in itself quite unremarkable compared with the others in the gallery. But even so, Jago and Litefoot soon find themselves caught up in events that could end in their deaths – or worse…
12.2: The Flickermen by Paul Morris and Simon Barnard
Jago is rather scathing of the new art of cinematography. Even so, he accompanies Litefoot to see a demonstration at a fairground. But this is no ordinary film. Can creatures live inside the film – or even escape from it?
Ellie recalls childhood stories about the ‘Flickermen’, and elsewhere people start to flicker in and out of existence. By the end of their adventure, Jago and Litefoot will themselves be film stars. But what they see when the film of them is shown will give them both pause for thought…
12.3: School of Blood by Paul Morris
Acting on a tip off about the possible source of the vampiric murders that are now plaguing London, Jago and Litefoot investigate a girls' school. Due to a misunderstanding, Litefoot finds himself offered a job at the school, while Jago keeps watch on Ellie who they both think is behaving oddly.
But before long, they both discover that all is not as it should be at the school. Can Jago and Litefoot track down the vampire before it claims more innocent victims?
12.4: Warm Blood by Justin Richards
Ellie tells Jago and Litefoot that she has been in contact with a group of vampires and can lead the investigators to them. But can they trust her? With more victims turning up, Jago, Litefoot and Ellie make their way to a house that is supposed to be haunted, and which could be the vampires’ base of operations.
But what they find there will surprise and horrify Jago and Litefoot. Can they survive their encounter with the vampires when the Old One has decided that they must die?
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First published October 31, 2016
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About the author
Justin Richards
330 books241 followersJustin Richards is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Director for the BBC Books range. He has also written for television, contributing to Five's soap opera Family Affairs. He is also the author of a series of crime novels for children about the Invisible Detective, and novels for older children. His Doctor Who novel The Burning was placed sixth in the Top 10 of SFX magazine's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000.
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March 17, 2020
Picture This:
A solid opening story that starts off the series arc with Ellie returning to her vampric state, whilst Jago & Litefoot investigate a murder but they discover something more sinister with the paintings. A really good story with some creepy moments. 9/10
The Flickermen:
Defintely one of the more scarier Jago & Litefoot story with old stories of flickermen snatching children and bodies drained of blood. A brillaintly creepy story with some very cool ideas and a
small horror story I have been craving from Jago & Litefoot since Series 7! 10/10
School of Blood:
A great vampire story set in a posh school for girls where Litefoot becomes a teacher whilst Jago looks over Ellie as her odd behaviour increases. This was a fantastic tale with a mystery of mysterious bite marks and a vampire on the loose with great characters and a brilliant cliffhanger! 10/10
Warm Blood:
A great finale to end this fantastic set! The final showdown and Jago & Litefoot finally meet The Old One. There was some emotional scenes between Jago & Litefoot and Ellie which I loved and some nice Vampire action. 10/10
Overall this set has been absolutely incredible really reminded me of the more earlier releases in the range. Everyone who worked on this, the writers, the actors, the director and so on have all done a brilliant job! 39/40
A solid opening story that starts off the series arc with Ellie returning to her vampric state, whilst Jago & Litefoot investigate a murder but they discover something more sinister with the paintings. A really good story with some creepy moments. 9/10
The Flickermen:
Defintely one of the more scarier Jago & Litefoot story with old stories of flickermen snatching children and bodies drained of blood. A brillaintly creepy story with some very cool ideas and a
small horror story I have been craving from Jago & Litefoot since Series 7! 10/10
School of Blood:
A great vampire story set in a posh school for girls where Litefoot becomes a teacher whilst Jago looks over Ellie as her odd behaviour increases. This was a fantastic tale with a mystery of mysterious bite marks and a vampire on the loose with great characters and a brilliant cliffhanger! 10/10
Warm Blood:
A great finale to end this fantastic set! The final showdown and Jago & Litefoot finally meet The Old One. There was some emotional scenes between Jago & Litefoot and Ellie which I loved and some nice Vampire action. 10/10
Overall this set has been absolutely incredible really reminded me of the more earlier releases in the range. Everyone who worked on this, the writers, the actors, the director and so on have all done a brilliant job! 39/40
April 2, 2017
After 12 boxsets of Jago and Litefoot-these two just keep getting better and better and please, can someone just give Ellie Higson a hug because she needs one?
December 28, 2019
To my mind, this is one of the stronger seasons of the series, which normally contains at least one weaker episode in each box set of stories, but doesn't here. It's also unusual in having a relatively unified plot, which follows the consequences of one of the events in the previous season. If there's a weakness, it's that one character automatically assumes that a painting represents a literal depiction of actual events. Granted, we as the audience know that it does, but why would she think that - it's not a photograph?
* Picture This - We start where the cliffhanger of the previous season left off; a murder at an art gallery. The murder turns out to be merely setting up the later episodes, with this one about something else strange going on at the gallery. This sets the tone for the rest of the season, which deals entirely with supernatural threats, and has some overtones of horror, although this particular episode is more about the investigation than a specific 'monster'. It's a surreal episode, kept well-grounded by its leads. 4 stars.
* The Flickermen - This is the most clearly horror-based of the four episodes, at least in terms of tone. It's partly about the arrival of the cinema in London - at this point in history very much a curiosity, where the mere fact that the pictures moved was exciting enough that films didn't need a plot. This, however, coincides with the appearance of the titular Flickermen, an interesting and spooky idea that fits not only with the technology of early film but with other aspects of the late nineteenth century. The result is a spooky ghost story, rich in Victorian atmosphere, as well as foreshadowing the eventual death of Jago's beloved music hall. 5 stars.
* The School of Blood - The sub-plot that has been running in the background for the first two episodes comes to the fore here as Jago and Litefoot investigate a series of vampiric murders. It's been a while since the series has dealt with vampires directly, but the plot here is an original one and actually better than the previous outing. It's set in a girls' boarding school, with a number of suspects - we know one character is a vampire, but it's not clear what everyone else is hiding, since there are evidently other things going on. 4.5 stars.
* Warm Blood - While the previous episode is mostly self-contained, it does lead directly into this one as Jago and Litefoot close in on the vampire and find their loyalty to one of the other series regulars tested. The main plot is, perhaps, rather straightforward and a little predictable, but the more personal elements compensate for that, as events from the very first season come back to haunt the heroes.
Since it doesn't end on the usual end-of-season cliffhanger, it may be that this was being lined up as a possible final episode, although a further season did, as it turned out, follow. It would have been a perfectly satisfying conclusion if that was what it had been, but it's open enough for it not to feel odd that it wasn't. 4 stars.
* Picture This - We start where the cliffhanger of the previous season left off; a murder at an art gallery. The murder turns out to be merely setting up the later episodes, with this one about something else strange going on at the gallery. This sets the tone for the rest of the season, which deals entirely with supernatural threats, and has some overtones of horror, although this particular episode is more about the investigation than a specific 'monster'. It's a surreal episode, kept well-grounded by its leads. 4 stars.
* The Flickermen - This is the most clearly horror-based of the four episodes, at least in terms of tone. It's partly about the arrival of the cinema in London - at this point in history very much a curiosity, where the mere fact that the pictures moved was exciting enough that films didn't need a plot. This, however, coincides with the appearance of the titular Flickermen, an interesting and spooky idea that fits not only with the technology of early film but with other aspects of the late nineteenth century. The result is a spooky ghost story, rich in Victorian atmosphere, as well as foreshadowing the eventual death of Jago's beloved music hall. 5 stars.
* The School of Blood - The sub-plot that has been running in the background for the first two episodes comes to the fore here as Jago and Litefoot investigate a series of vampiric murders. It's been a while since the series has dealt with vampires directly, but the plot here is an original one and actually better than the previous outing. It's set in a girls' boarding school, with a number of suspects - we know one character is a vampire, but it's not clear what everyone else is hiding, since there are evidently other things going on. 4.5 stars.
* Warm Blood - While the previous episode is mostly self-contained, it does lead directly into this one as Jago and Litefoot close in on the vampire and find their loyalty to one of the other series regulars tested. The main plot is, perhaps, rather straightforward and a little predictable, but the more personal elements compensate for that, as events from the very first season come back to haunt the heroes.
Since it doesn't end on the usual end-of-season cliffhanger, it may be that this was being lined up as a possible final episode, although a further season did, as it turned out, follow. It would have been a perfectly satisfying conclusion if that was what it had been, but it's open enough for it not to feel odd that it wasn't. 4 stars.
June 14, 2019
This was a long drawn out listen for reasons nothing to do with the quality of the work. It says much for the story what we were able to pick up half way through the 3rd tale, where Jago and Litefoot find themselves working in a girls' boarding school, without needing to start it from the beginning again.
The first story about the Scarlet Gallery was important and seriously Gothic but I found it quite hard to follow. The Flickermen was excellent, with Henry's beloved theatre threatened by the coming of cinema, and so was the girls' school story. The final story in which Jago and Litefoot eventually discover all that is going on with Ellie fizzles out a bit after a strong beginning and a sad but compelling theme drawing together the strands of the series.
The first story about the Scarlet Gallery was important and seriously Gothic but I found it quite hard to follow. The Flickermen was excellent, with Henry's beloved theatre threatened by the coming of cinema, and so was the girls' school story. The final story in which Jago and Litefoot eventually discover all that is going on with Ellie fizzles out a bit after a strong beginning and a sad but compelling theme drawing together the strands of the series.
March 4, 2021
These 4 stoies are about fighting vampires.
November 14, 2016
3 and a half stars.
Started off with a really strong story but my interest waned a bit with the others.
Started off with a really strong story but my interest waned a bit with the others.
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