''Da Kath & Kim Code'' is a 2005 Australian comedy
telemovie of the television series ''
Kath & Kim''.
After three seasons of ''Kath & Kim'' (2002–2004),
Gina Riley and
Jane Turner initially planned to take 2005 off from television. But in July, they announced that they would be writing and filming a 90-minute telemovie.
[Fidgeon, Robert]
Kath and Kim return
Herald Sun, 15 July 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2008 The telemovie screened in Australia and
New Zealand
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in November and December 2005 respectively. The telemovie was sold to networks in the United Kingdom and the United States.
It was the last ''Kath & Kim'' production to be shown on the
ABC before it moved to the
Seven Network
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for the 2007 season. The plot is a parody of the 2003 popular novel ''
The Da Vinci Code'' by
Dan Brown
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.
Plot
Kel and Kath return from The Da Vinci Code European tour and begin frantic preparations for Christmas. During the two weeks leading up to Christmas Day Kim discovers that Brett is once again having an affair, this time with his boss Kelly. Brett stays at "The Buckingham Motel". Kim eventually asks him back, but he is still conducting the affair. Sharon meets a man, Marriat, online and they become engaged. She is heart broken to later learn that he does not actually exist, but is just a blog. Kath and Kel become backup dancers for
Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American ...
at
Carols by Candlelight, Melbourne. Kath's affection for him results in Kel letting out his "green eyed monster", with Kel punching
Bublé in the middle of the performance. She tells him that he shouldn't bother going home as he wouldn't be welcome. Kel too goes to stay at "The Buckingham". Kath forgives Kel and he returns home for Christmas. Kath and Kel also receive strange messages from John Monk (
Barry Humphries), the albino running ''Da Vinci Code'' tour, including one saying "44 Euros". John Monk visits their home. Kel thinks he has cracked the code and Monk is going to kill them, but he just wants to offer them a franchise. An epilogue shows Kath's first day as a tour guide on the Da Vinci Code 2 tour: G'day Leonardo.
Cast and characters
Main
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Jane Turner as
Kath Day-Knight
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Gina Riley as
Kim Craig
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Magda Szubanski as
Sharon Strzelecki
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Glenn Robbins as
Kel Knight
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Peter Rowsthorn as
Brett Craig
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Barry Humphries as John Monk (special guest)
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Peta Brady as Keely
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Heather Mitchell as Heather
Special guests
Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American ...
,
Rove McManus,
Rhonda Burchmore and
The Wiggles
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appeared as themselves.
Ratings
The movie aired on 27 November 2005, and was the ABC's top rated program for 2005, achieving an average audience of 2.1 million and a peak audience of 2.4 million.
DVD release
''Da Kath & Kim Code'' was released to DVD as a 2-disc set on 1 December 2005, and was bundled with ''Kath & Kim Live in London''. The DVD was briefly discontinued and repackaged again on 1 April 2010.
Da Kath And Kim Code / Live In London – Uncut
ezyDVD.com
, Retrieved 22 June 2008.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2005 television films
2005 films
Australian comedy television films
2005 comedy films
2000s English-language films