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Jago & Litefoot
Jago & Litefoot Series 14
Listening Length: 480 minutes (8 hrs)
It's back through the streets of London with the devilishly daring duo of Jago and Litefoot!
14.1 The Red Hand by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris, adapted by Paul Morris and narrated by Jamie Newall
Returning home from their voyage to a parallel world, Jago and Litefoot find that things aren't quite as they left them. There's a terrifying new chief inspector, their closest friends have turned against them, and there's something that neither of them can remember. Their only hope to understanding their strange new world lies with a shadowy organisation called the Red Hand.
14.2 The Laughing Policeman by Jonathan Barnes, adapted by Julian Richards and narrated by Duncan Wisbey
Inspector Gilhooey is used to dealing with mundane crimes, but he's been given a new assignment, to root out enemies of the state. His investigations have led him to the Temperance Hall, where the Cotterill siblings are giving a seditious speech. However, Gilhooey discovers that the Cotterills aren't the only disloyal duo in attendance, there are two more traitors in the crowd: traitors called Jago and Litefoot!
14.3 The Corridors of Power by Paul Morris, adapted by Paul Morris and narrated by Lisa Bowerman
In order to get closer to the truth of what's happened to the world, Jago and Litefoot are forced to split up. While Litefoot finds himself mixing with high society, Jago has to find a way to reach his friend, as the professor is trapped in a party that seems never to end...
14.4 A Command Performance by Justin Richards and Julian Richards, adapted by Julian Richards and narrated by Christopher Benjamin
It's time for the Christmas Day pantomime at the New Regency Theatre. Jago's more stressed than usual. Not only has he got to deal with a packed house, messy stagehands and peculiar acts, but there's a VIP coming. The problem is, this particular VIP can't possibly be coming, for one simple reason. They're dead.
It's back through the streets of London with the devilishly daring duo of Jago and Litefoot!
14.1 The Red Hand by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris, adapted by Paul Morris and narrated by Jamie Newall
Returning home from their voyage to a parallel world, Jago and Litefoot find that things aren't quite as they left them. There's a terrifying new chief inspector, their closest friends have turned against them, and there's something that neither of them can remember. Their only hope to understanding their strange new world lies with a shadowy organisation called the Red Hand.
14.2 The Laughing Policeman by Jonathan Barnes, adapted by Julian Richards and narrated by Duncan Wisbey
Inspector Gilhooey is used to dealing with mundane crimes, but he's been given a new assignment, to root out enemies of the state. His investigations have led him to the Temperance Hall, where the Cotterill siblings are giving a seditious speech. However, Gilhooey discovers that the Cotterills aren't the only disloyal duo in attendance, there are two more traitors in the crowd: traitors called Jago and Litefoot!
14.3 The Corridors of Power by Paul Morris, adapted by Paul Morris and narrated by Lisa Bowerman
In order to get closer to the truth of what's happened to the world, Jago and Litefoot are forced to split up. While Litefoot finds himself mixing with high society, Jago has to find a way to reach his friend, as the professor is trapped in a party that seems never to end...
14.4 A Command Performance by Justin Richards and Julian Richards, adapted by Julian Richards and narrated by Christopher Benjamin
It's time for the Christmas Day pantomime at the New Regency Theatre. Jago's more stressed than usual. Not only has he got to deal with a packed house, messy stagehands and peculiar acts, but there's a VIP coming. The problem is, this particular VIP can't possibly be coming, for one simple reason. They're dead.
- GenresAudiobookDoctor Who
8 pages, Audiobook
First published June 1, 2021
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October 1, 2022
I definitely miss the two gents, they were a great Big Finish range.
At least we get this audiobook to see them off.
This release is wonderful, it is well performed and the stories are the typical fun weirdness we expect of this range. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The first story might be the best of the bunch, just because the reader performing it hits all the voices near perfectly and you nearly forget that this is not full cast. You can definitely recognize the voices and verbal ticks of the characters! It is also an enhanced reading, featuring music and sound effects.
This first story is a wonderful Steampunk horror story, creepy, mind-bending and featuring most of our favorite characters. You can definitely recognize the voices and verbal ticks of the character. It is also an enhanced reading, featuring music and sound effects.
The second story is not quite as good, but that has nothing to do with the performance. The performance is spot on! It is just unfortunate that the character narrating is an unreliable narrator with mental black-outs, who is a partially mind-controlled zombie.
The actor is doing a great job, but this also means the reading is missing the liveliness of the other readers. Also, the point of view is looking at Jago and Litefoot from the outside, stalking and shadowing them, and that is just a bit unfortunate.
And then we finally find out who the big bad villain of this set of stories is!
Oh well, I had not expected this.
Just so much, without spoilers: it is one of Big Finished own creations and a recurring villain which has appeared over a whole range of Doctor Who releases.
Sadly, it is not used to it's horrific potential here. I also admit, I have never been the biggest fan of that particular villain, but at least, it was not as over the top or annoying here- in other releases, it could become a bit grating.
Lisa Bowerman does a great job in her narration, and Christopher Benjamin is of course unbeatable as Jago.
The ending is a tad theatrical (well, it happens in a theater during a stage play) but it is suitable.
All in all a fun romp.
Worth it.
At least we get this audiobook to see them off.
This release is wonderful, it is well performed and the stories are the typical fun weirdness we expect of this range. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The first story might be the best of the bunch, just because the reader performing it hits all the voices near perfectly and you nearly forget that this is not full cast. You can definitely recognize the voices and verbal ticks of the characters! It is also an enhanced reading, featuring music and sound effects.
This first story is a wonderful Steampunk horror story, creepy, mind-bending and featuring most of our favorite characters. You can definitely recognize the voices and verbal ticks of the character. It is also an enhanced reading, featuring music and sound effects.
The second story is not quite as good, but that has nothing to do with the performance. The performance is spot on! It is just unfortunate that the character narrating is an unreliable narrator with mental black-outs, who is a partially mind-controlled zombie.
The actor is doing a great job, but this also means the reading is missing the liveliness of the other readers. Also, the point of view is looking at Jago and Litefoot from the outside, stalking and shadowing them, and that is just a bit unfortunate.
And then we finally find out who the big bad villain of this set of stories is!
Oh well, I had not expected this.
Just so much, without spoilers: it is one of Big Finished own creations and a recurring villain which has appeared over a whole range of Doctor Who releases.
Sadly, it is not used to it's horrific potential here. I also admit, I have never been the biggest fan of that particular villain, but at least, it was not as over the top or annoying here- in other releases, it could become a bit grating.
Lisa Bowerman does a great job in her narration, and Christopher Benjamin is of course unbeatable as Jago.
The ending is a tad theatrical (well, it happens in a theater during a stage play) but it is suitable.
All in all a fun romp.
Worth it.
September 21, 2021
Series 14, originally intended to be four full-cast episodes, never produced because of the death of Trevor Baxter, now adapted into audiobook readings.
I didn't think I'd enjoy these as much as I did, given that I prefer full-cast audio dramas to readings, however, they're quite good. Jamie Newall's reading of the first episode is particularly good, as he captures the voices of the characters extremely well, at times making me forget this is just a reading. The readers for the other three (including Lisa Bowerman [Ellie] and Christopher Benjamin [Jago himself]) are fine, but Newall is the best of them.
What starts out as a sort of steampunk "They Live" eventually reveals the antagonist as
The first and third episodes are the best of the bunch. I wasn't quite sure I understood what was happening in the second episode, and I'm not sure it fits very well with the plot arc, but hey, they can't all be winners. (Although even the poorest Jago and Litefoot episodes tend to be above average.) The final episode feels a bit padded out in places -- in fact, adapting these episodes into audiobook readings has turned one-hour episodes into three-hour readings, so this is quite an endurance test for those of us used to listening to shorter performances. But really, only the fourth one feels padded out, and seems to take awhile getting to the point of it all.
Anyway, it's great to have some resolution to the cliffhanger of Series 13, which in retrospect wasn't a huge cliffhanger (basically "What's that airship doing hanging over London?"), and the format makes me think there could always be more. But maybe a less confusing foe for any future story arcs.
I didn't think I'd enjoy these as much as I did, given that I prefer full-cast audio dramas to readings, however, they're quite good. Jamie Newall's reading of the first episode is particularly good, as he captures the voices of the characters extremely well, at times making me forget this is just a reading. The readers for the other three (including Lisa Bowerman [Ellie] and Christopher Benjamin [Jago himself]) are fine, but Newall is the best of them.
What starts out as a sort of steampunk "They Live" eventually reveals the antagonist as
The first and third episodes are the best of the bunch. I wasn't quite sure I understood what was happening in the second episode, and I'm not sure it fits very well with the plot arc, but hey, they can't all be winners. (Although even the poorest Jago and Litefoot episodes tend to be above average.) The final episode feels a bit padded out in places -- in fact, adapting these episodes into audiobook readings has turned one-hour episodes into three-hour readings, so this is quite an endurance test for those of us used to listening to shorter performances. But really, only the fourth one feels padded out, and seems to take awhile getting to the point of it all.
Anyway, it's great to have some resolution to the cliffhanger of Series 13, which in retrospect wasn't a huge cliffhanger (basically "What's that airship doing hanging over London?"), and the format makes me think there could always be more. But maybe a less confusing foe for any future story arcs.
August 22, 2021
Jago and litefoot return from a alternate world to a world with alien holds on it.
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