The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)

The Ruthven Inheritance is the eighth Big Finish Productions audio drama in the Jago and Litefoot series and the finale of Series Two.

Publisher's summary
The pathology skills of Professor Litefoot and Dr Sacker are called upon by Lord Ruthven, who asks them to catalogue a cache of bones beneath his country estate. And so begins the endgame... as a plan long laid come to its glorious fruition.

Cast

 * Henry Gordon Jago - Christopher Benjamin
 * George Litefoot - Trevor Baxter
 * Leela - Louise Jameson
 * Ellie Higson - Lisa Bowerman
 * Doctor Ormond Sacker - Duncan Wisbey
 * Gabriel Sanders - David Collings
 * Lord Ruthven - Simon Williams

Story notes

 * This story marks the death of Professor Litefoot's fellow pathologist, Dr. Ormond Sacker (Duncan Wisbey).
 * Simon Williams (Lord Ruthven) previously played Group Captain Ian Gilmore in DW: Remembrance of the Daleks and would later reprise his role in the audio spin-off series Counter-Measures. He also played Paul Addison and Shara in BFA: Nekromanteia.
 * This audio drama was recorded on 25, 26, 29 and 30 March 2010.

Continuity

 * This story marks the first time that Jago and Litefoot have met Leela since the events of DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

Timeline

 * The Ruthven Inheritance occurs after JAL: The Theatre of Dreams
 * The Ruthven Inheritance occurs before JAL: Dead Men's Tales