Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Harvey Atkin (1942-2017) - Actor. He starred in Meatballs and appears in Silver Streak, Atlantic City and The Stupids. He died of cancer on July 17. (THR) Trevor Baxter (1932-2017) - British Actor. He starred in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, A Man for All Seasons, Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj and Cold Comfort Farm. He died on July 16. (Big Finish News) Chester Bennington (1976-2017) - Singer. As front man of Linkin...
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- 8/2/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Companions new and old combine as Strax makes the transition to the world of Big Finish's Doctor Who audio adventures…
While rumours of a Paternoster Gang Doctor Who spin-off have been floating around for ages, no one could have predicted this – an audio production that teams up Dan Starkey’s Strax with Tom Baker-era companions Jago and Litefoot, played by Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter (they first appeared in Tom Baker’s The Talons Of Weng-Chiang in 1977).
While classic companions are normally fair game to Big Finish (indeed, there's already 9 series worth of Jago and Litefoot material), Strax’s inclusion here makes him the latest in a very-recently-established trend that has seen the Torchwood cast, the main show's Unit characters, Alex Kingston’s River Song, and Ian McNiece’s Winston Churchill all swap the televisual realm for Big Finish audio adventures, all in the space of the last year.
While rumours of a Paternoster Gang Doctor Who spin-off have been floating around for ages, no one could have predicted this – an audio production that teams up Dan Starkey’s Strax with Tom Baker-era companions Jago and Litefoot, played by Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter (they first appeared in Tom Baker’s The Talons Of Weng-Chiang in 1977).
While classic companions are normally fair game to Big Finish (indeed, there's already 9 series worth of Jago and Litefoot material), Strax’s inclusion here makes him the latest in a very-recently-established trend that has seen the Torchwood cast, the main show's Unit characters, Alex Kingston’s River Song, and Ian McNiece’s Winston Churchill all swap the televisual realm for Big Finish audio adventures, all in the space of the last year.
- 8/10/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Doctor Who's irascible Sontaran butler Strax is getting his own spinoff - on audio.
In news so exciting your puny human minds might not be able to handle it, the fan-favourite character (played by Dan Starkey) will feature in a new adventure from Big Finish.
Big Finish produce a wide range of Doctor Who audio productions - with 'new series' releases featuring Unit and River Song also in the offing.
In a new 2-disc special - coming in November - Strax will team-up with Victorian investigators Jago and Litefoot.
Jago (Christopher Benjamin) and Litefoot (Trevor Baxter) were first introduced in the classic Tom Baker adventure 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' (1977) - and already have their own Big Finish spinoff series.
"'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' was one of my favourite Doctor Who stories growing up," Starkey said. "Now it's a joy to bring Strax face to face with the characters who...
In news so exciting your puny human minds might not be able to handle it, the fan-favourite character (played by Dan Starkey) will feature in a new adventure from Big Finish.
Big Finish produce a wide range of Doctor Who audio productions - with 'new series' releases featuring Unit and River Song also in the offing.
In a new 2-disc special - coming in November - Strax will team-up with Victorian investigators Jago and Litefoot.
Jago (Christopher Benjamin) and Litefoot (Trevor Baxter) were first introduced in the classic Tom Baker adventure 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' (1977) - and already have their own Big Finish spinoff series.
"'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' was one of my favourite Doctor Who stories growing up," Starkey said. "Now it's a joy to bring Strax face to face with the characters who...
- 8/7/2015
- Digital Spy
Tony Jones is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Those infamous investigators of infernal incidents, Jago & Litefoot, are back for their ninth boxset. Yes ninth! Not bad for a spin-off from a single fourth Doctor story, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, all those decades ago. Trevor Baxter and Christopher Benjamin are in their usual fine form as this time they go on a much...
The post Reviewed: Jago & Litefoot Series 9 appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
Those infamous investigators of infernal incidents, Jago & Litefoot, are back for their ninth boxset. Yes ninth! Not bad for a spin-off from a single fourth Doctor story, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, all those decades ago. Trevor Baxter and Christopher Benjamin are in their usual fine form as this time they go on a much...
The post Reviewed: Jago & Litefoot Series 9 appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 5/6/2015
- by Tony Jones
- Kasterborous.com
Digital Spy readers named David Tennant as Doctor Who's greatest ever Doctor - now, with less than a month to go until the 50th anniversary, DS is embarking on a new quest... to list the top 10 Who stories of all time.
Appropriately enough, slot number four is filled by the fourth Doctor. Tom Baker's first entry in our 50th list is a fan favourite tale penned by one of the show's most acclaimed writers, the esteemed Robert Holmes...
4. The Talons Of Weng-chiang (1977) - Six episodes - written by Robert Holmes
"Let the talons of Weng-Chiang... Shred Your Fleee-aaaa-eeesh!!"
The finale to Doctor Who's 14th series is a wonderfully lurid, Penny Dreadful-inspired piece of drama, where the fog-strewn streets of London are littered with severed limbs and innocents meet a gruesome demise.
'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' features not one but two iconic villains."Slathering, gangrenous vampire" Magnus...
Appropriately enough, slot number four is filled by the fourth Doctor. Tom Baker's first entry in our 50th list is a fan favourite tale penned by one of the show's most acclaimed writers, the esteemed Robert Holmes...
4. The Talons Of Weng-chiang (1977) - Six episodes - written by Robert Holmes
"Let the talons of Weng-Chiang... Shred Your Fleee-aaaa-eeesh!!"
The finale to Doctor Who's 14th series is a wonderfully lurid, Penny Dreadful-inspired piece of drama, where the fog-strewn streets of London are littered with severed limbs and innocents meet a gruesome demise.
'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' features not one but two iconic villains."Slathering, gangrenous vampire" Magnus...
- 10/28/2013
- Digital Spy
Meredith Burdett is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
On a lighter note, rather than having to take on nasty aliens or time travelling foes, all Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter have to do this month is take on...
The post Nick Briggs Chats with Benjamin & Baxter appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
On a lighter note, rather than having to take on nasty aliens or time travelling foes, all Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter have to do this month is take on...
The post Nick Briggs Chats with Benjamin & Baxter appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 9/2/2013
- by Meredith Burdett
- Kasterborous.com
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Back in the day, one of the best old series Who episodes aired. It was called “The Talons of Weng-Chiang”, and it featured the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela investigating sinister goings on in 1890s England. That story introduced two characters who went on to be very popular, namely theatrical impresario Henry Gordon Jago (Christopher Benjamin) and coroner George Litefoot (Trevor Baxter).
Jago and Litefoot were often talked about for their own spinoff series, something that eventually happened when Big Finish began their line of (really excellent) Jago and Litefoot stories. They even teamed up the two with the Sixth Doctor for a set of (really excellent, and very cheap) adventures, but they’d never gotten around to having them run around with the Fourth Doctor. Until now.
This story concerns the arrival of the Doctor and Romana (Mary Tamm) in London in the 1890s.
Back in the day, one of the best old series Who episodes aired. It was called “The Talons of Weng-Chiang”, and it featured the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela investigating sinister goings on in 1890s England. That story introduced two characters who went on to be very popular, namely theatrical impresario Henry Gordon Jago (Christopher Benjamin) and coroner George Litefoot (Trevor Baxter).
Jago and Litefoot were often talked about for their own spinoff series, something that eventually happened when Big Finish began their line of (really excellent) Jago and Litefoot stories. They even teamed up the two with the Sixth Doctor for a set of (really excellent, and very cheap) adventures, but they’d never gotten around to having them run around with the Fourth Doctor. Until now.
This story concerns the arrival of the Doctor and Romana (Mary Tamm) in London in the 1890s.
- 4/9/2013
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
A smashing new entry into the Companions Chronicles from Big Finish, The Mahogany Murderers reunites Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter as Jago and Litefoot from the lauded 1977 Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng Chiang... I’m a sucker for “event drama” – as an occasional listener to big finish’s output, I’ve previously listened to first adventure The Sirens of Time, first Eighth Doctor audio Storm Warning, anniversary story Zagreus, Unbound classic...
- 6/17/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
The Mahogany Murderers is a new play from Big Finish, one of the leading lights of their Companion Chronicles series, featuring as it does the much anticipated reunion of Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter reprising their roles from 1977's Doctor Who adventure the Talons of Weng Chiang! That's right - Henry Gordon Jago and Professor Litefoot are reunited! Professor George Litefoot: the eminent pathologist who advises the police in some of their grisliest cases. Henry Gordon Jago: the...
- 6/16/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
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