Would Be Kings

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Would Be Kings is a Canadian television mini-series directed by David Wellington, which aired on CTV on January 27 and January 28, 2008.^[1]

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.^[2]

Production

The miniseries was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2006.^[3]

Awards


Award	Date of Ceremony	Category	Nominees	Result	Reference
Gemini Awards	November 28, 2008	Best Dramatic Miniseries	Ilana Frank, Tassie Cameron, Daphne Park, Ray Sager, Peter R. Simpson, Esta Spalding, David Wellington	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	Ben Bass	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	Natasha Henstridge	Won	^[5]
		Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	Clare Stone	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	David Wellington	Nominated
		Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	Tassie Cameron, Esta Spalding	Nominated
		Best Makeup	Marilyn O'Quinn	Nominated
		Best Sound in a Dramatic Program	Peter Clements, Sue Conley, John Dykstra, Martin Lee, Virginia Storey, Robert Warchol	Nominated
Directors Guild of Canada	2008	Best Picture Editing in a Television Movie/Mini-Series	Teresa Hannigan	Won	^[6]
Directors Guild of Canada	2008	Best Production Design in a Television Movie/Mini-Series	James McAteer	Nominated
WGC Screenwriting Awards	2008	Best Writing in a MOW or Mini-series	Tassie Cameron, Esta Spalding	Nominated

References

^ Alex Strachan, "Would Be Kings is gripping drama; Miniseries follows tale of two cops/cousins". Montreal Gazette, January 27, 2008.
^ "Good deeds and music". Nanaimo Daily News, January 26, 2008.
^ Doug Foley, "Hamilton stars in crime series". Hamilton Spectator, January 26, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Full list of Gemini Award nominees". Winnipeg Free Press, August 26, 2008.
^ "Police drama Durham County cleans up at Gemini awards". The Province, November 30, 2008.
^ Etan Vlessing, "Cronenberg sweeps DGC Awards". Playback, November 7, 2008.

External links

Would Be Kings at IMDb

[1] Alex Strachan, "Would Be Kings is gripping drama; Miniseries follows tale of two cops/cousins". Montreal Gazette, January 27, 2008.

[2] "Good deeds and music". Nanaimo Daily News, January 26, 2008.

[3] Doug Foley, "Hamilton stars in crime series". Hamilton Spectator, January 26, 2008.

[gemini-4] "Full list of Gemini Award nominees". Winnipeg Free Press, August 26, 2008.

[5] "Police drama Durham County cleans up at Gemini awards". The Province, November 30, 2008.

[6] Etan Vlessing, "Cronenberg sweeps DGC Awards". Playback, November 7, 2008.

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