Genre Comedy Written by Jane Turner
Gina Riley Country of origin Australia | Created by Gina Riley
Jane Turner Directed by Ted Emery | |
 | ||
Starring Jane Turner
Gina Riley
Magda Szubanski
Peter Rowsthorn
Glenn Robbins | ||
Da Kath & Kim Code is an Australian comedy telemovie made by the creators of Kath & Kim. Initially, Gina Riley and Jane Turner planned to take 2005 off from television, but in July, they announced that they would be writing and filming a 90-minute telemovie. The telemovie screened in Australia and New Zealand 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 Seven Network.
Contents
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 at Carols by Candlelight, Melbourne. Kath's affection for him results in Kel letting out his "green eyed monster". 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.
Main
Special guests
The telemovie featured a number of notable Australian guest cast including Rove McManus, Rhonda Burchmore and The Wiggles.
Different appearance of characters
Brett's Holden Commodore is replaced by a Mitsubishi Magna station wagon.
Different intertitle
During the start of the TV movie every character apperas in the title sequence, but at the end they stand in front of a Christmas tree.
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.