▁of ▁Kn ife ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁former ▁Mont y ▁Python ▁member ▁Terry ▁Jones , ▁whilst ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁Jan ine ▁was ▁vo iced ▁by ▁actress ▁Jess ica ▁Stevens on . ▁Kevin ▁E ld on , ▁Ruth ▁Jones , ▁Paul ▁Put ner ▁and ▁Brian ▁Mur phy ▁also ▁did ▁voices ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁programme ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁Com edy ▁Lab ▁try - out ▁project , ▁which ▁had ▁spawn ed ▁several ▁successful ▁series ▁including ▁Tr igger ▁Happy ▁TV ▁and ▁That ▁Peter ▁Kay ▁Th ing . ▁No ▁full ▁series ▁followed . ▁ ▁Kal isto ▁Ltd ▁Kal isto ▁Ltd . ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁lived ▁co - vent ure ▁between ▁the ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Si ri ol ▁An imation ▁and ▁Book er ▁Group . ▁La unch ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁show ▁called ▁Space ▁Baby ▁( which ▁eventually ▁became ▁Fant astic ▁Max , ▁which ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁with ▁H anna - Bar ber a ), ▁along ▁with ▁another ▁series ▁called ▁Sat ellite ▁City ▁( co - produ ced ▁with ▁Fair water ▁Films ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁animated ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁child r ens ' ▁book ▁The ▁Little ▁Engine ▁That ▁Could . ▁Kal isto ▁bare ly ▁last ed ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁Book er ▁bought ▁the ▁rights ▁back . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Radio ▁Times ▁Guide ▁to ▁TV ▁Com edy ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁Mark ▁Lewis ohn . ▁BBC ▁World wide ▁ 2