''Da Kath & Kim Code'' is a 2005 Australian comedy

telemovie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

of the television series ''

Kath & Kim ''Kath & Kim,'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who portray the title characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her self-indulgent daughter ...

''. After three seasons of ''Kath & Kim'' (2002–2004),

Gina Riley Gina Riley (born 6 May 1961) is an Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian, known for portraying Kim Craig in the television series ''Kath & Kim'', and for her work in musical theatre. Television and film Riley became a popular televis ...

and

Jane Turner Jane Turner (born 1 December 1960) is an Australian actress, comedian and Logie Award-winning comedy series creator and screnwriter. Career Turner, although best known as a comedy performer, made her acting debut in the internationally ren ...

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

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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 shown on the ABC before it moved to the

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for the 2007 season. The plot is a parody of the 2003 popular novel ''

The Da Vinci Code ''The Da Vinci Code'' is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel ''Angels & Demons''. ''The Da Vinci Code'' follows symbologist Robert Lang ...

'' by

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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

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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 (

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), 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

as Kath Day-Knight *

Kim Craig Kimberly Diane "Kim" Craig (née Day) is the moody, immature and accident-prone daughter in the Australian sitcom ''Kath & Kim'', portrayed by Gina Riley. Along with co-star Jane Turner who plays Kim's onscreen mother Kath Day-Knight, Riley is th ...

Magda Szubanski Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in ''Fast Forward'', '' Kath & Kim'' as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films ''Babe'' (1995) and ' ...

as Sharon Strzelecki *

Glenn Robbins Glenn Maxwell Robbins (born 30 December 1957) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. Robbins has appeared on '' The Panel'', '' Thank God You're Here'' and ''Have You Been Paying Attention?''. He is best known ...

as Kel Knight * Peter Rowsthorn as

Brett Craig Brett Dean Craig is a fictional character on the Australian comedy television series, ''Kath & Kim''. He is portrayed by actor, comedian and writer Peter Rowsthorn. Background Brett works at Computa City and is married to Kim Craig (Gina Riley ...

as John Monk (special guest)

Special guests

Rove McManus John Henry Michael McManus (born 21 January 1974), better known by the stage name Rove McManus, is an Australian triple Gold Logie award-winning comedian, television and radio presenter, producer and media personality. He was the host of the e ...

Rhonda Burchmore Rhonda Suzanne Burchmore OAM (born 15 May 1960) is an Australian entertainer. Career Burchmore appeared as Kate in the 1982 film, ''The Pirate Movie''. Burchmore gave her first Australian theatre performance in the 1988 production of '' Sugar ...

and

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appeared as themselves.

Ratings

The movie aired on November 27, 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 December 1, 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

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, Retrieved 22 June 2008.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Da Kath and Kim code 2005 television films 2005 films Australian comedy television films 2005 comedy films 2000s English-language films