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.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Dec 16, 1995
- Popularity: 3.4643
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- Production
CanWest Global system
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
2 seaons till May 02, 1999
Last episode: The Wedding
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 26 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1We All Live in Crocus60 min
When the war memorial is unveiled during the Golden Jubilee celebration, Julia is disturbed at being labelled Crocus's only war widow. Meanwhile, Jake and Ben plot to win a prize horse that is coming up for auction.
Episode 2No Place Like Home60 min
Julia has a difficult decision to make after receiving a generous offer to purchase the Osborne farm. Riding his new horse Fever, Jake has a bad spill and must learn to overcome his fear if he is to continue riding.
Episode 3Grand Plans60 min
A mysterious stranger arrives in Crocus just in time to save the town's struggling baseball team, but there are rumors that the talented pitcher may be an escaped convict.
Episode 4Long Live the Queen60 min
Lottery fever strikes Crocus when the grand prize of its first contest is a trip to England to observe the Queen's coronation.
Episode 5Oil Boom60 min
Jake becomes concerned when a slick oil-company executive, who believes that Crocus may overlie a vast new oilfield, persuades many of the locals to sell him the rights to their land.
