History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWhoCCS3E11TheMahoganyMurderers

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Litefoot's impression of a Dutch accent sounds German at best (and like a throatache at worst). Justified in-story, as Jargo calls out his impression, noting that Litefoot is not a very convincing actor.

[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang Henry Gordon Jago and his friend, Professor George Litefoot]], meet up for some mugs of ale to discuss the events of the past eve. Working at his pathological laboratory one night, Professor Litefoot was greeted by some constables who brought in a body of a man. Upon closer inspection, however, Litefoot discovers that the body is actually made of wood, very carefully and artistically crafted into looking like a human body, and it is even able to move like one too. The facsimile's eyes were made of an eerie glass, and its clothes fit so well that either it was made for them, or they were made for it. An odd Dutchman, a Mr Tulp, had come to visit him to reclaim the mannequin. Professor Litefoot had refused to trust him and summoned, by telegram, his old friend Henry Gordon Jago, whose experience in the world of art and theatre might provide some insight into the situation.

[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang Henry Gordon Jago and his friend, Professor George Litefoot]], meet up for some mugs of ale to discuss the events of the past eve. Working at his pathological laboratory one night, Professor Litefoot was greeted by some constables who brought in a man made of mahogany. The facsimile's eyes were made of an eerie glass, and its clothes fit so well that either it was made for them, or they were made for it. An odd Dutchman, a Mr Tulp, had come to visit him to reclaim the mannequin. Professor Litefoot had refused to trust him and summoned, by telegram, his old friend Henry Gordon Jago, whose experience in the world of art and theatre might provide some insight into the situation.

Jago, down on his luck in regards to work and money, was quite overjoyed to be contacted by his -- rather rich -- friend after a long period without communication. He agreed to investigate the warehouses and look for anything odd. Soon enough, he had snuck into one. (Well, lockpicked one. Well, smashed his way in with a brick.) Inside was a quaint contraption of electronic coils and wires, not unlike Professor Faraday's most recent inventions shown at the Great Exhibition. After accidentally disturbing the wires, Jago was met by a living, moving automaton... made of wood.

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Litefoot's impression of a Dutch accent sounds German at best (and like a throatache at worst). Justified in-story, as it's established that Litefoot is a rubbish actor.

* LargeHam: Jago.

* UnclePennybags: Jago's sense of honour would never permit him to beg for money, but Litefoot agrees to anything Jago politely (or less politely) requests and eventually becomes a patron of the arts (well, alright, patron of the burlesque stage shows) for his friend.

* ShoutOut: A whole lot of references to ''TheThreepennyOpera''.

* SequelHook: And ''boy'', did they get there fair share of sequels.

* TheBusCameBack: Plenty of classic characters have returned for BigFinish, but Jago and Litefoot have to set some kind of record for most minor characters to return after most outrageously LongBusTrip have the most success.

Jago, down on his luck in regards to work and money, was quite overjoyed to be contacted by his -- rather rich -- friend after a long period without communication. He agreed to investigate the warehouses and look for anything odd. Soon enough, he had snuck into one. (Well, lockpicked one. Well, smashed the lock with a brick.) Inside was a quaint contraption of electronic coils and wires, not unlike Professor Faraday's most recent inventions shown at the Great Exhibition. After accidentally disturbing the wires, Jago was met by a living, moving automaton... made of wood.

[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang Henry Gordon Jago and his friend, Professor George Litefoot]], meet up at for some mugs of ale to discuss the events of the past eve. Working at his pathological laboratory one night, Professor Litefoot was greeted by some constables who brought in a man made of mahogany. The facsimile's eyes were made of an eerie glass, and its clothes fit so well that either it was made for them, or they were made for it. An odd Dutchman, a Mr Tulp, had come to visit him to reclaim the mannequin. Professor Litefoot had refused to trust him and summoned, by telegram, his old friend Henry Gordon Jago, whose experience in the world of art and theatre might provide some insight into the situation.

Professor Litefoot's wooden man, meanwhile, had also begun to move, getting up from the pathologist's slab and staggering off. Following his charge to the warehouse district, Professor Litefoot had overheard the wooden man and its friends talking of their plight. They were criminals, murderers who had been promised eternal life by the Dutchman. Their flesh bodies had been dead and buried for weeks. The mahogany man, who had ended up on Professor Litefoot's slab, had temporarily lost coordination and fallen off of a bridge, and had quite suddenly found himself in his coffin, clawing at the lid with rotting hands. Jago's disturbance of the electronic contraptions had restored the man back to his body. Jago, now captured, is threatened by the assorted criminals, until Professor Litefoot (catching fragments of the conversation while hiding in the shadows) was forced to run away when the warehouse was set ablaze. Both men managed to escape from the fire (Jago's only jacket quite singed), and the wooden facsimile bodies were destroyed, presumably sending the criminals back to their coffins and to a FateWorseThanDeath. Mr Tulp, their mysterious saviour, was nowhere to be found.

Jago, down on his luck in regards to work and money, was quite overjoyed to be contacted by his -- rather rich -- friend after a long period without communication. He agreed to investigate the warehouses and look for anything odd. Soon enough, he had snuck into one. (Well, lockpicked one. Well, smashed the lock with a brick.) Inside was a quaint contraption of electronic coils wires, not unlike Professor Faraday's most recent inventions shown at the Great Exhibition. After accidentally disturbing the wires, Jago was met by a living, moving automaton... made of wood.

[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang Henry Gordon Jago and his friend, Professor George Litefoot]], meet up at for some mugs of ale to discuss the events of the past eve. Working at his pathological laboratory one night, Professor Litefoot was greeted by some constables who brought in a man made of mahogany. The facsimile's eyes were made of an eerie glass, and its clothes fit so well that either it was made for them, or they were made for it. An odd Dutchman, a Mr Tulp, had come to visit him to reclaim the mannequin. Professor Litefoot had refused to trust him. Professor Litefoot summoned, by telegram, his old friend Henry Gordon Jago, whose experience in the world of art and theatre might provide some insight into the situation.

[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang Henry Gordon Jago and his friend, Professor George Litefoot]], meet up at for some mugs of ale to discuss the events of the past eve. Working at his pathological laboratory one night, Professor Litefoot was greeted by some constables who brought in a man made of mahogany. The facsimile's eyes were made of an eerie glass, and its clothes fit so well that either it was made for them, or they were made for it. Professor Litefoot summoned, by telegram, his old friend Henry Gordon Jago, whose experience in the world of art and theatre might provide some insight into the situation. An odd Dutchman, a Mr Tulp, had come to visit him to reclaim the mannequin. Professor Litefoot had refused to trust him.

Henry Gordon Jago and his friend, Professor George Litefoot, meet up at for some mugs of ale to discuss the events of the past eve. Working at his pathological laboratory one night, Professor Litefoot was greeted by some constables who brought in a man made of mahogany. The facsimile's eyes were made of an eerie glass, and its clothes fit so well that either it was made for them, or they were made for it. Professor Litefoot summoned, by telegram, his old friend Henry Gordon Jago, whose experience in the world of art and theatre might provide some insight into the situation. An odd Dutchman, a Mr Tulp, had come to visit him to reclaim the mannequin. Professor Litefoot had refused to trust him.

* QuintessentialEnglishGentleman: Jago and Litefoot (but definitely not the other characters in the story).

* QuintessentialEnglishGentlemen: Jago and Litefoot (but definitely not the other characters in the story).

* QuintessentialBritishGentlemen: Jago and Litefoot (but definitely not the other characters in the story).