Jake and the Kid (TV series)

Jake and the Kid
Genre dramatic
Written by W. O. Mitchell
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Raymond Whitehouse
Producer(s) Ronald Weyman
David Gardner
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 4 July – 19 September 1961

Jake and the Kid is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television in 1961.

Premise

Adaptations W. O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid stories were broadcast on CBC Radio between 1949 and 1954. CBC Television produced this 13-part series featuring Jake Trumper (Murray Westgate), the Kid (Rex Hagon) and Ma (Frances Tobias), MacTaggart (Robert Christie), Repeat Golightly (Eric House) and Sam Gatenby (Alex Mckee) in the community of Crocus, Saskatchewan.[1]

In 1995, another television series was commissioned by Canwest Global, with a cast including Robert Clothier, Fred Keating, Shaun Johnston, Julie Khaner, Patricia Harras, Marty Chan, Eric House and Ben Campbell.[2] The series debuted on December 16, 1995, with the final episode airing May 2, 1999.[3] A total of 26 episodes were broadcast over two seasons.[4]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 4 July to 19 September 1961.

An unsuccessful attempt by the National Film Board of Canada to produce a full season of Jake and the Kid series for the CBC resulted in only one production, "Political Dynamite" which was broadcast as a CBC Television special on 23 June 1963. Here, John Drainie portrayed Jake as he did for the CBC Radio series, while Tony Haig was cast as the Kid.

References

  1. ↑ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Jake and the Kid". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Jake and The Kid: Cast Listing, retrieved 2009-03-06
  3. ↑ Jake and The Kid Summary, retrieved 2009-03-06
  4. ↑ Episode list for Jake and the Kid, retrieved 2009-03-06
  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "Jake and the Kid". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 4 November 1996. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Jake and the Kid on IMDb
  • Jake and the Kid on IMDb


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