Jake's Journey (1988) Online
A normal teenager is transported to a Monty Pythonesque medieval fantasy land where an odd, adamant knight takes him on a quest.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Gabrielle Anwar | - | Princess / Fiona Penwarden |
 | Peter Benson | - | Peasant |
| Susie Blake | - | Torturer's wife #2 |
 | Graham Chapman | - | Sir George / Queen / Taxi driver |
 | Peter Cook | - | King |
| Michael Crane | - | Huge Guard |
 | Nancy Lenehan | - | Mother |
 | Rik Mayall | - | Troll |
| Daniel Peacock | - | British Telecom Engineer |
 | Griff Rhys Jones | - | Innkeeper |
 | Alexei Sayle | - | Head torturer |
| Charles Simon | - | Servant |
 | Tony Slattery | - | Lobster #2 |
 | Lane Smith | - | Father |
 | Liz Smith | - | Witch |
This was a pilot for a proposed series, but due to the health problems of director Hal Ashby and Graham Chapman, the series never came to fruition.
When Chris Young auditioned to play Jake, the casting director said he was too handsome to play the part. He won them over, improvising his lines and making them laugh during the reading. The casting director then sent over his photograph to Graham Chapman who concluded he wasn't too good looking at all. He gave Chris the part.
American network CBS was briefly interested in producing the show due to the 1988 writers strike. But when the strike ended, the network lost interest.
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