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Post by omega on Sept 4, 2016 7:50:25 GMT
Four more cases for the Infernal Investigators: 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? Written By: Justin Richards, Paul Morris, Simon Barnard Directed By: Lisa Bowerman CAST Christopher Benjamin (Henry Gordon Jago), Trevor Baxter (Professor George Litefoot), Lisa Bowerman (Ellie Higson), Conrad Asquith (Inspector Quick), Ronald Pickup (The Old One), Forbes Masson (Kindred), Ronan Vibert (Mr Ravener), Robbie Stevens (Melchester), David John (Sir James Royston/Pete Stepney), Nigel Whitney (Robert W Paul/Hardwick), David John (Sir James Royston), Jacqueline King (Old Ma Hambley/Miss Broodie), Charlie Hayes (Nellie/Lucilla Fredericks), Niky Wardley (Hannah Bennet). Other roles played by the cast. TBR October 2016
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Sept 4, 2016 23:08:30 GMT
It's Jago & Litefoot. That gets a automatic preorder.
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Post by omega on Oct 26, 2016 7:44:17 GMT
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Post by chapwithwings on Oct 26, 2016 18:10:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 18:17:32 GMT
One story 'in', and this seems to be a marrying of Jago and Litefoot and ... {Spoiler} Underworld (the one with Kate Beckinsale, not Doctor Who!) And that's fine with me
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Post by paulmorris on Oct 26, 2016 21:03:25 GMT
Thanks for another lovely review, Ed. Glad you thought the tone of the series worked and that it all hangs together - that's what we were hoping. Obviously.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Oct 27, 2016 7:40:44 GMT
was there an explanation for why Jago would be so offended by cinema when he's a TV star in the 60s?
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Post by paulmorris on Oct 27, 2016 8:21:35 GMT
was there an explanation for why Jago would be so offended by cinema when he's a TV star in the 60s? I think by this point J&L have forgotten everything that happened to them in the 1960s, haven't they? If you just mean why was Jago open to the idea of other visual media on that occasion but not in The Flickermen, I'd say it was a rather different situation. In the 1960s theatre was pretty much dead but he was offered the chance to do basically his old job but to a wider audience. In The Flickermen he sees cinema as a direct competitor, which it is - he's losing business to it. Also - I just thought it would be funny.
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Post by omega on Oct 27, 2016 8:32:53 GMT
was there an explanation for why Jago would be so offended by cinema when he's a TV star in the 60s? In their first episode back they forget their time travel adventures for some reason that isn't explained. Series 9 has a character who shares the name and actor of a character from series 5, with Jago and Litefoot having that niggle at their memory but it isn't explored beyond that niggle.
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Post by elkawho on Oct 27, 2016 12:27:08 GMT
Alright, I love J & L as much as the next guy, but I have mixed feelings about this set. The tone is vastly different, and I actually love that. It's a darker set and it worked with me as a one off. I wouldn't want the series to stay this dark, one of the things I love about J & L is the humor. The stories were exciting and really grabbed me. What didn't work for me was Ellie.
I need to preface this with saying that I haven't heard Series 5 & 6, so I didn't hear Ellie's first vampire stories. But in this set she killed 3 (maybe 4?) innocent people and there are absolutely no consequences for her. That rubs me completely the wrong way. Unless they deal with the consequences of her actions, I think I'll have a very hard time with her character going forward. And it bothers me because I have really liked her up until now.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2016 16:03:23 GMT
I've now listened to 'The Flickermen', and feel that unless this set drops a serious, erm, boulder, it's one of my favourite Jago and Litefoot sets. My favourite has always been Set Two, with its dark, macabre tones. It's not giving too much away to say that this collection (so far) seems to echo that. There is humour here of course, but it doesn't involve vastly exagerated plots and comedy accents - it simply balances out the drama and causes a few laugh-out-loud moments. Terrific, creepy, dark business!
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Post by xeryus63 on Oct 27, 2016 23:34:20 GMT
Jago & Litefoot series 12
Picture This s12e01 By Justin Richards
The scarlet gallery contains Paintings with mystical scenes and/or mysterious qualities
The scarlet gallery has a couple of donated paintings
Death on the platform ( depicting a scene at railway station with a dying soldier) Which is the basis of the story and harks back to S01E01 - the bloodless soldier
The masters legacy ( depicting a cadaverous man sitting in front of a panelled wall)
What does this second painting mean? Who painted these ? Who was the donor ?
Why did death on the platform scene depicted come to be painted , who & how was it witnessed ?
How did the Master know of their existence in the Scarlet Gallery and the significance of 'Death on the Platform' to Ellie ? Was he the donor/artist?
Presumably these paintings have some greater meaning in the overall mythology of the series
Especially since the story was written by the series script editor Justin Richards
So I predict since first painting was a flashback to s01e01 that the second painting was a flash forward to a future story. Not immediately in series 13 but maybe series 15 since that was maybe being written when series 12 was being recorded. And it would enable some consequences for the master& our heroes from series11
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Post by omega on Oct 28, 2016 8:55:39 GMT
Confession time. I get queasy around vampire material, so skipped the last two stories and went straight to the end of the final story. Surprised to not find a cliffhanger. I really liked the the first two stories though. Picture This initially making you think vampires were involve before revealing it was living artwork was a clever move, while The Flickermen was deep and enjoyable.
Interesting how the Death on the Platform painting depicted an event from the first story in the range, while The Master's Legacy depicted a scene from the most recent story. Odd that Jago and Litefoot didn't take note about the description of the latter considering they just went through that very ordeal. Is it revealed who donated the collection and why?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 14:45:44 GMT
Just finished 'School of Blood' and, I don't know whether I'm just in the right mood, but the story and this box-set so far, really has become a favourite. Everything is just right - intrigue, darkness, ripe performances, laugh-out-loud moments (the Umpire conversation for one) and growing tension which threatens to be unveiled in the finale. An absolute joy. Twelve series in, and this latest venture is (so far) an unqualifieid success.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 18:39:25 GMT
'Warm Blood' has just reached its conclusion, and yep, alongside Bex Set 2, this is my favourite series. I've loved every story, the smaller scale (than usual) of the arc, the character-lead situations, the performances, everything. Really good, strong stuff. {Spoiler} The final despatch of the vampires was a little by numbers. Kill the king and the rest of his minions crumble to dust, and one of them utters 'but you will die before us!' - That kind of thing has been done many times before. And yet that is my only tiny gripe, over the whole set. There were no weak stories, no misfired ideas, no out-of hand humour, just the essense of what Jago and Litefoot do so well. In other words, them! The ensemble of Jago, Litefoot, Quick and Ellie have proven very strong over the years, and rarely more so than here. It's nice to have visits by The Master, Leela and The Doctor, but this series doesn't really need them - and series 12 proves that. Another box set next year, you say? Pre-ordered, naturally.
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Post by xeryus63 on Oct 30, 2016 17:09:17 GMT
I echo the above sentiments re 'school of blood' And the scene with a drunk Jago talking about London ravaged by an Umpire was literally laugh out loud hilarious
I definitely think this was the scene talked about in the extras where the writer thought he'd crossed the line of allowed sillyness into a silly mess but was justifiably loved by the cast
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Post by xeryus63 on Oct 30, 2016 17:17:42 GMT
I am also hoping that considering series 12 was a character study for Ellie , harking back to series 1 That we'll get a future story with the consequences of Quick killing someone . I think Conrad Asquith mentions this in the extras. It would be an interesting way of dealing with trauma or PTSD in a soft scifi format with the challenge of dealing with it and not being heavy handed
Also it would be different from the usual format of TV series we've seen where things happen in one series but have no consequences or are never mentioned again.
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Post by eric009 on Oct 30, 2016 19:36:49 GMT
school of blood reminded me of a hammer film lust for a vampire
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Post by paulmorris on Oct 31, 2016 12:51:35 GMT
school of blood reminded me of a hammer film lust for a vampire What...? No, never heard of it... <whistles innocently>
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Oct 31, 2016 17:02:02 GMT
school of blood reminded me of a hammer film lust for a vampire What...? No, never heard of it... <whistles innocently> That is the middle movie in the trilogy, right? Sandwiched between Vampire Lovers and Twins of Evil, yes?
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