Jake and The Kid (1995)

Jake and The Kid

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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Fred Keating
Fred Keating
as Repeat Golightly
Julie Khaner
Julie Khaner
as
Robert Clothier
Robert Clothier
as
Shaun Johnston
Shaun Johnston
as Jake Trumper (Farmhand)
Patricia Harras
Patricia Harras
as Julia Osborne (widowed mother)
Ben Campbell
Ben Campbell
as Ben Osborne (the Kid)
Lorne Cardinal
Lorne Cardinal
as Moses Lefthand
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor
as Albert Ricky
Kyle Mitchell
Kyle Mitchell
as Bus Boy(uncredited)
Jenny Cooper
Jenny Cooper
as Molly Gattenby
Marty Chan
Marty Chan
as Henry
Joe Norman Shaw
Joe Norman Shaw
as Adult Ben(voice) as Adult Ben
Warren Ward
Warren Ward
as Lazarus Lefthand
Henry Ramer
Henry Ramer
as Adult Ben(voice)
Tom Cavanagh
Tom Cavanagh
as Paul Krause
Chad Krowchuk
Chad Krowchuk
as Jackie Whitbread as Tim Walker
Gabrielle Rose
Gabrielle Rose
as Violet Bowdery as
Michael Hogan
Michael Hogan
as Gate
Edanna Andrews
Edanna Andrews
as Katya Melnyk
Stacy Grant
Stacy Grant
as Hattie Fisher as
Marianne Copithorne
Marianne Copithorne
as Sophia Melnyk as Norma Weatherby
Michael Spencer-Davis
Michael Spencer-Davis
as Bogdan Melnyk as Well-Dressed Man
David McNally
David McNally
as Greg
Paul Cœur
Paul Cœur
as
Chelsea Marshall
Chelsea Marshall
as Helen as Helen Allerdyce
Gord Marriott
Gord Marriott
as Radio Announcer(voice) as Tommy Douglas(voice)
Mark Anderako
Mark Anderako
as Lester Rouleau as Ed Smith
David LeReaney
David LeReaney
as George Solway
Dean McDermott
Dean McDermott
as Daniel Osborne as Daniel Osborne (Ben's Father)
Daniel Byrne
Daniel Byrne
as Gordie Weatherby
Neil Jagodnik
Neil Jagodnik
as Zack
Joel Nemirsky
Joel Nemirsky
as Stevie
Jill Dyck
Jill Dyck
as Mabel Hepworth as Madame Estelle
Larry Reese
Larry Reese
as Jim Whitbread
Billy Morton
Billy Morton
as Gin Toovey
Shawn Wells
Shawn Wells
as Marcus as Kid 1 Marcus
Allison Hossack
Allison Hossack
as Donna
Doreen Ibsen
Doreen Ibsen
as Beryl as Aunt Sue
Nicholas Lea
Nicholas Lea
as Tony Edwards as
Larry Lievre
Larry Lievre
as Louis as Ralph
Andrew Airlie
Andrew Airlie
as as Frank Walker
Milissa Mihalcheon
Milissa Mihalcheon
as Well-Dressed Woman
Jim Shepherd
Jim Shepherd
as Auctioneer
Graham Greene
Graham Greene
as Chief Fly Like an Arrow
Robert Clinton
Robert Clinton
as RCMP 1
Mark Henderson
Mark Henderson
as RCMP 2
Brian Stollery
Brian Stollery
as Tom Weatherby
Russell Kilde
Russell Kilde
as MacBride
Michael Charrois
Michael Charrois
as Billy
Stephen Fielden
Stephen Fielden
as Driver
Robert Koons
Robert Koons
as Judge Murphy
Robbie Bowen
Robbie Bowen
as Tuggie MacIntyre
Jay Brazeau
Jay Brazeau
as Professor Claudius T. Winesinger
Jean-Pierre Fournier
Jean-Pierre Fournier
as Driver
Ostap Toroshenko
Ostap Toroshenko
as Farmer
Susan Hogan
Susan Hogan
as Esther
Damien Kutinsky
Damien Kutinsky
as The Boy
Blair Haynes
Blair Haynes
as Vince
Greg Lawson
Greg Lawson
as Leo
Wayne Robson
Wayne Robson
as
Shirley Lake
Shirley Lake
as Holly Munger
Rebecca Jenkins
Rebecca Jenkins
as Singer
Brian Dooley
Brian Dooley
as
Randi Lee Steinkrauss
Randi Lee Steinkrauss
as Stacey
Judie Holm
Judie Holm
as Alice
Aaron Goettel
Aaron Goettel
as Richard Long
Orest Kinasewich
Orest Kinasewich
as Mr. Franklin
Hrothgar Mathews
Hrothgar Mathews
as The Major
Kent Allen
Kent Allen
as Red Lamont
John B. Lowe
John B. Lowe
as Conductor
Jaimz Woolvett
Jaimz Woolvett
as
Bertha Twin
Bertha Twin
as Mabel
Wendell Smith
Wendell Smith
as Driver
James MacDonald
James MacDonald
as Louis
Jon Raitt
Jon Raitt
as Nathan
Brian Jensen
Brian Jensen
as Nick
Eli Ritz
Eli Ritz
as Billy
Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin
as Ted Templeton
William S. Taylor
William S. Taylor
as Clarence 'Big Cat'
Ken Lakusta
Ken Lakusta
as Contender
Marina Stephenson Kerr
Marina Stephenson Kerr
as Billy's Mom
Jonathon Young
Jonathon Young
as Troy
Marie Nychka
Marie Nychka
as Circus Owner
Frank C. Turner
Frank C. Turner
as Otto
Pamela Perry
Pamela Perry
as Katherine Spencer
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    We all live in crocus

  • 1x2

    No place like home

  • 1x3

    Grand plans

  • 1x4

    Long live the queen

  • 1x5

    Oil boom

  • 1x6

    Prairie lawyer

  • 1x7

    The smoking gun

  • 1x8

    Liar hunter

  • 1x9

    Buying the farm

  • 1x10

    Full circle

  • 1x11

    Ways of the world

  • 1x12

    Looks can be deceiving

  • 1x13

    True confessions

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The fire

  • 2x2

    The difference between corn and people

  • 2x3

    The sky's the limit

  • 2x4

    Rituals

  • 2x5

    The great uranium caper

  • 2x6

    What's real

  • 2x7

    Special delivery

  • 2x8

    The runaways

  • 2x9

    Crossroads

  • 2x10

    The boxer

  • 2x11

    The circus

  • 2x12

    The ship

  • 2x13

    The wedding

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