Would Be Kings is a Canadian television mini-series directed by David Wellington, which aired on CTV on January 27 and January 28, 2008.Alex Strachan, "Would Be Kings is gripping drama; Miniseries follows tale of two cops/cousins". Montreal Gazette, January 27, 2008.
Plot
Based loosely on Shakespeare's play King Henry IV (part 1), Patrick Lehane (Currie Graham) and Jamie Collins (Ben Bass) are cops. They are also cousins and Patrick is Jamie's boss. Patrick is the "by-the-books" cop while Jamie is the always-breaking-the-rules type of cop who is also dealing with a drug addiction. As their relationship comes to a crossroads, Jamie is forced to clean up his act and Patrick gets involved in questionable police work which leads to dirty money and murder. He also has a wife (Natasha Henstridge) and daughter (Clare Stone) to protect."Good deeds and music". Nanaimo Daily News, January 26, 2008.
Production The miniseries was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2006.Doug Foley, "Hamilton stars in crime series". Hamilton Spectator, January 26, 2008.
Awards +AwardDate of CeremonyCategoryNomineesResultReferenceGemini AwardsNovember 28, 2008 Best Dramatic Miniseries Ilana Frank, Tassie Cameron, Daphne Park, Ray Sager, Peter R. Simpson, Esta Spalding, David Wellington "Full list of Gemini Award nominees". Winnipeg Free Press, August 26, 2008. Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Ben Bass Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Natasha Henstridge "Police drama Durham County cleans up at Gemini awards". The Province, November 30, 2008. Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Clare Stone Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series David Wellington Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Tassie Cameron, Esta Spalding Best Makeup Marilyn O'Quinn Best Sound in a Dramatic Program Peter Clements, Sue Conley, John Dykstra, Martin Lee, Virginia Storey, Robert Warchol Directors Guild of Canada 2008 Best Picture Editing in a Television Movie/Mini-Series Teresa Hannigan Etan Vlessing, "Cronenberg sweeps DGC Awards". Playback, November 7, 2008. Best Production Design in a Television Movie/Mini-Series James McAteer WGC Screenwriting Awards 2008 Best Writing in a MOW or Mini-series Tassie Cameron, Esta Spalding
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