Stories Audio Drama The Fourth Doctor Adventures The Justice of Jalxar 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 4 Statistics Quotes 2 Overview Released Monday, March 11, 2013 Written by John Dorney Publisher Big Finish Productions Runtime 60 minutes Time Travel Past Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, London Synopsis They call him the Pugilist. It is the dawn of a new century and a vigilante is on the loose. The scourge of the criminal underclass. The saviour of the virtuous and the protector of the weak. The police are baffled, the public enamoured... but Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are on the case. Or at least they will be when they've finished their beer. What is the source of the Pugilist's spectacular supernatural powers? Is he alone in his noble quest? And what is his connection to the spate of corpses discovered around London? As they descend further into a nefarious netherworld, the infernal investigators may be out of their depth. They're going to need help if they're to get out of this alive. The help of an old friend and his new assistant. The help... of the Doctor and Romana. Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Fourth Doctor The Pugilist Romana I Henry Gordon Jago George Litefoot Show All Characters (5) How to listen to The Justice of Jalxar: Big Finish Audio The Justice of Jalxar Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Default Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 4 reviews 25 May 2024 · 156 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers 3 This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: War Against the Laan The return of Jago and Litefoot, two side characters so good that they got their own spinoff. That was a joy to listen to, a fun little romp and easily my favourite story in this series. I enjoyed the plot, the vigilante character was basically Batman and the robot serving justice was quite funny. Tom Baker and Mary Tamm have excellent chemistry on audio, it's such a shame she only got one series with him. Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter's double act of Jago and Litefoot is easily the highlight of this story. The plot isn't anything distinctly special, but it's not meant to be. Above all it's meant to be a fun reunion between the Fourth Doctor and Jago & Litefoot, and in that regard, it's absolutely brilliant. Next Story: Phantoms of the Deep thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 3 16 January 2025 · 190 words Review by KnuppMello 1 Original (Brazilian Portuguese) Translation (English) Seguindo os rastros de uma tecnologia alienígena, 10 anos depois dos eventos de "The Talons of Weng-Chiang" o Doutor retorna a Londres vitoriana e reencontra seus velhos amigos "Jago & Litefoot" que estão em meio a uma investigação envolvendo misteriosos desaparecimentos de criminosos. A cidade está sendo atormentada por uma série de assassinatos sob o pretexto de um estranho misterioso vigilante que busca justiça, ele se autodenomina com "O Pugilista". John Dorney abordar muito bem seu conceito de um justiceiro super-herói urbano apoiando em um malabarismo tonal entre a comédia e leve matanças trazendo um ar sombrio bem sutil a história. É um áudio bem divertido de se ouvir, cheio de ação com muitos diálogos engenhosos, a dinâmica entre os personagens (ainda mais com o acrescento de Jago & Litefoot) é de uma fluidez incrível, Mary Tamm rouba a cena com seus momentos engraçados entregando um humor formal inteligente bem hilário. A conclusão é bem agitada (no bom sentido) finalizando de forma bem triste - Em resumo, sem sombra de dúvidas "The Justice Of Jalxar" está entre os melhores da linha Fourth Doctor Adventures, dito por muitos o melhor da 2° Temporada. Following the traces of an alien technology, 10 years after the events of "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", the Doctor returns to Victorian London and reunites with his old friends "Jago & Litefoot" who are embroiled in an investigation involving mysterious disappearances of criminals. The city is being tormented by a series of murders under the pretext of a strange vigilante seeking justice, who calls himself "The Boxer". John Dorney explores his concept of an urban superhero vigilante very well, supporting it with a tonal juggling between comedy and light killings, bringing a subtly dark air to the story. It is a very entertaining audio to listen to, full of action with a lot of ingenious dialogues, the dynamics between the characters (even more so with the addition of Jago & Litefoot) is incredibly fluid, Mary Tamm steals the show with her funny moments delivering an intelligently hilarious formal humour. The conclusion is quite eventful (in a good way) ending in a rather sad manner - In summary, without a doubt "The Justice Of Jalxar" is among the best of the Fourth Doctor Adventures line, said by many to be the best of the 2nd Season. (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). KnuppMello View profile Like Liked 1 16 June 2025 · 313 words Review by Ryebean Spoilers This review contains spoilers! An average story featuring vigilantes in Victorian England, the return of two old favourites and a date with Romana going very wrong... Lots of side plots being juggled. The Fourth Doctor obviously enjoys the company of Professor Litefoot, and takes great pleasure in fighting the steam robot, but there's a moment I really didn't expect from him, where he talks about everyone he's failed, and that grief felt more like something that would come from the New Who Doctors than the Fourth. Romana finds a gentleman lover yet again! She gets some funny moments with Jago, but she's ultimately sidelined for the focus on Jago and Litefoot. I think that robot was broken - did it find anyone not guilty? I liked the Victorian-augmented elements, it added a steampunky theme to the story, but overall it was just generic and boring. Meh. The idea of a person using it to get revenge on criminals is alright, but the emotional ties between them is very stupid and there could've been a better way to deal with it. How many times has this Doctor been to Victorian London? He must go there more than the 21st Century, and he's had at least 10 companions from there! The description of the fog hides London under the cover of darkness, allowing any criminal activities to take place, creating a sense of fear. This is great and atmospheric. Jago and Litefoot return! Big Finish immediately capture their presence and characters, and Benjamin and Baxter step into the role like they've never been away. Because of this, the story focuses on them, and it means that they don't spend as much time making an interesting story. If you're interested in nostalgia, this is great as you can hear the Fourth Doctor interacting with Jago and Litefoot once again. But if you want an interesting, developed story, this isn't for you. Ryebean View profile Like Liked 0 3 June 2025 · 21 words Review by Rock_Angel Loved this one so much there is just summut about a Victorian love story that is the key to my heart Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating107 members 3.66 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 185 Favourited 14 Reviewed 4 Saved 5 Skipped 2 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: Funny Mary: What ya' doin'? Romana: Trying some escapology. Mary: You're a magician? Romana: I said trying. Not succeeding. — The Justice of Jalxar Show All Quotes (2) Open in new window
