Jake and the Kid (1961 TV series)
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| Jake and the Kid | |
|---|---|
| Genre | dramatic |
| Written by | W. O. Mitchell |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Raymond Whitehouse |
| Producers | Ron Weyman David Gardner |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 4 July – 19 September 1961 |
Jake and the Kid is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television in 1961.
Adaptations of 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]
A new version of the series, Jake and the Kid, aired in the 1990s.