Jake's Journey

Jake's Journey was a television pilot created, co-written and starring Monty Python member Graham Chapman in 1988.[1] It was one of the last projects for Chapman and the last for director Hal Ashby.[2][3]

The script is included in the book Ojril: The Complete Incomplete Graham Chapman.[4] ISBN 9781574882704

Plot

A teenage boy time travels back to the Middle Ages.[4][5] He meets George, a knight and they embark on a quest together.[6]

Cast

• Chris Young - Jake
• Graham Chapman - Sir George/Queen/Taxi Driver
• Peter Cook - King
• Nancy Lenehan - Jake's Mother
• Lane Smith - Jake's Father
• Gabrielle Anwar -Princess/Fiona Penwarden
• Rik Mayall - Troll
• Alexei Sayle - Head Torturer
• Liz Smith - Witch
• Griff Rhys Jones - Innkeeper
• Richard Strange - Lobster 1
• Tony Slattery - Lobster 2
• Susie Blake - Torturer's Wife
• Daniel Peacock - British Telecom Engineer

References

1. "MONTY PYTHON FOUNDER CHAPMAN DIES". Retrieved 17 August 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
2. McCall, Douglas (12 November 2013). Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969-2012, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786478118. Retrieved 17 August 2018 – via Google Books.
3. "Jake's Journey (1988)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
4. "10 More Promising TV Pilots That Weren't Picked Up". vulture.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
5. Summers, Claude J. (17 August 2018). The Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television. Cleis Press. ISBN 9781573442091. Retrieved 17 August 2018 – via Google Books.
6. "Jake's Journey (partially found CBS pilot; 1988) - The Lost Media Wiki". lostmediawiki.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

External links

• Jake's Journey at IMDb