Season 2 • Episode 5
LatestJane is an early 1980s British animated military comedy television series. It was produced for two series, in 1982 and 1984. Set during World War II, it was created by Norman Pett as a comic strip in the Daily Mail in 1932. The animated series was produced in 10 minute episodes. The cast providing the voices including the likes of Glynis Barber, Bob Danvers Walker, Max Wall, Dean Allen, Robin Bailey, and Clive Mantle. Graham McCallum won BAFA Awards for Best Graphics in 1983 and 1985 for his work on the two series.
Production
BAFTA-winning graphics that somehow made 1940s risqué elegant.
Acting
Max Wall's voice work is unhinged in the best way.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Norman Pett's original 1932 comic strip was so popular that RAF pilots claimed Jane was essential to morale—literally 'Jane's next, boys' became slang for hope.
Glynis Barber voiced Jane fresh off her soap fame, then immediately pivoted to gritty cop drama Dempsey and Makepeace—talk about range.
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