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Jake and the Kid (1995 – 1999)

Jake and the Kid

^{(1995 – 1999)}

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December 16th, 1995

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Life in Crocus as seen through the eyes of a young lad, Ben, and his friend Jake. Jake and the Kid is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on the CanWest Global system of stations in the 1990s. The second (1995) television adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's 1961 short story collection Jake and the Kid the series is set in the small town of Crocus, Saskatchewan, and centres on the friendship between Ben "the Kid" Osborne (Ben Campbell), a young boy growing up on a farm with his widowed mother Julia (Patricia Harras), and Jake Trumper (Shaun Johnston), a farmhand who becomes Ben's surrogate father figure.

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Cast

Shaun Johnston
Jake
Ben Campbell
Ben Osborne
Patricia Harras
Julia Osborne
Fred Keating
Repeat Golightly
Brian Taylor
Albert Ricky
Lorne Cardinal
Moses Lefthand
Warren Ward
Lazarus Lefthand
Jenny Cooper
Molly Gattenby
Henry Ramer
Adult Ben
Marty Chan
Henry
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Directors

Francis Damberger
(7 episodes, 1995-1999)
T.W. Peacocke
(5 episodes, 1996-1999)
Arvi Liimatainen
(4 episodes, 1996-1999)
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Producers

Joseph Green
executive producer
(26 episodes, 1995-1999)
Michael Hirsh
executive producer
(26 episodes, 1995-1999)
Peter Lhotka
producer
(26 episodes, 1995-1999)
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Writers

W.O. Mitchell
(adapted from stories by) (23 episodes, 1996-1999)
W.O. Mitchell
adaptation
(2 episodes, 1995)
Laura Phillips
developed for television by
(23 episodes, 1995-1999)
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Keywords

based on novel
character name in title
based on short story

Country of Origin

Canada

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 16th, 1995 (Canada)

Alternative Titles

Jake and the Kid (original title)
Jake and the Kid (Canada) (English title)
Jake and the Kid (Canada) (French title)

Locations

Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Running Times

60 min

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

CanWest Global system

Distribution Companies

CanWest Global Communications

Other Companies

Film Finances Canada (Canada) (completion guarantor)

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