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First aired: December 16, 1995 Runtime: 60 min Rating: 10.0/10 Drama Family

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Jake and The Kid (1995) puts the Drama vibe up front, focused on tone, character beats, and a clean story drive. The pacing is measured, relying on a few strong moments rather than constant escalation. The cast, featuring Fred Keating, Julie Khaner, and Robert Clothier, helps keep the story grounded. Ratings sit around 10.0/10, and it will likely land best with viewers who already enjoy the genre. Streaming, rental, and purchase options can change by region and date, check this page for the latest availability.

Jake and The Kid (1995)

Score 10

First aired: December 16, 1995 Runtime: 60 min

Cast: Fred Keating, Julie Khaner, Robert Clothier, Shaun Johnston, Patricia Harras, Ben Campbell

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.