Synopsis: Doctor Who: Short Trips Monthly is a series of new short stories read by an original cast member.
Release #28 is a Tenth Doctor and Jago & Litefoot story.
Fresh from another superlative season on the boards at the New Regency, we are this evening elated to welcome that master of melodrama, that sultan of story, that king of the cliffhanger Mr Henry Gordon Jago. Tonight, in his usual matchless and majestic manner, he will continue and conclude our captivating chronicle of fortune, change and revivification, with the indispensable assistance of that peerless pathologist, Professor George Litefoot.
Review: Jonathan Barnes’ “The Jago & Litefoot Revival Act 2” picked up where the preceding installment left off. As usually the case, the concluding act was the stronger of the two.
I was pleasantly surprised to get two doctors for the price of one. Indeed, I found it remarkably poignant to realize when in his timeline the Tenth Doctor was interacting with his old friends. Furthermore, I found it comforting how effortless Eleven made carrying on with the same adventure seem. He had to, because he wouldn’t leave his friends in the lurch.
The Gentlemen of the Dice were a marvelous combination of lyrical and terrifying. They were like Stephen King’s Pennywise with better table manners. The sound design for them, and their spooky mouth organ was perfect.
Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter were, as ever, delightful. They understood and inhabited their characters like the old friends they are. Thank you to them and Big Finish for bringing them back to life.
- You can purchase “The Jago & Litefoot Revival Act 2” here.
Producer Ian Atkins
Script Editor Ian Atkins
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
Written By: Jonathan Barnes
Directed By: Lisa Bowerman
Cast
Christopher Benjamin (Narrator), Trevor Baxter (Narrator)
- The Good: Story, Performances
- The Bad: Can't think of anything
- Story9.0
- Performances10
- Audio Production10
