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''Kath & Kim'' is a Logie Award -winning character-driven Australia n Television Comedy series, created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley . It is about the family matters and relationships of the title characters, a dysfunctional mother and daughter. ''Kath & Kim'' stars Jane Turner as Kath Day-Knight , a cheerful 50-something divorcee currently in a happy relationship with her fiance/husband, the effeminate Kel Knight , her spoilt, ever complaining 20-something daughter Kim Craig , her unlucky second-best friend Sharon Strzelecki , Kim's estranged husband Brett Craig and their baby daughter Epponnee Rae Craig . The show is well known for Kath's famous catchphrase, "look at moiye!". The series is set in the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes , in Melbourne , Victoria , however the series is primarily filmed in Patterson Lakes , Melbourne.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272397/locations The show originally derived from a segment in the third season ( from May 16 , 2002 , until November 24 , 2004 , while a Television Movie , entitled '' Da Kath And Kim Code '', was broadcast nationally on November 25 , 2005 . The series also airs on broadcast networks internationally, including RTÉ Two in Ireland , TV3 in New Zealand , TV2 in Finland and LIVING and BBC Two in the United Kingdom . In the United States the first two seasons aired on Trio in 2004 , while the Sundance Channel aired the third season. ''Kath & Kim'' has garnered much critical acclaim since its debut, winning two Logie Award s, for "Outstanding Comedy Programme" and the "Best Television Drama Series" award at the Australian Film Institute Awards . In Australia, it has become a pop culture phenomenon, and is a success with audiences nationwide. Internationally, the series has spawned a cult fanbase, and in 2006 it was announced an American version of the series will be produced, to air on NBC .http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=176362. However, despite a pilot episode being made, the series was not picked up by NBC.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a46572/in-full-nbcs-2007-08-show-by-show-scorecard.html In July 2007, NBC confirmed that the show is still under development.http://www.nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20070716000000-nbcannouncesupdate.html The fourth season of ''Kath & Kim'' premiered on the Seven Network on August 19 , 2007 at 7:30pm. The episode attracted an Australian audience of 2.521 million nationally,1 making it the most watched television programme so far in 20072 and the highest rating ever for a first episode in the history of Australian television. PREMISE The series follows the day-to-day Australian suburban life of Kath Day-Knight ( Jane Turner ), her only daughter Kimberly Craig Née Day ( Gina Riley ), Kim's estranged husband Brett Craig ( Peter Rowsthorn ), Kath's love interest and eventual husband Kel Knight ( Glenn Robbins ), and family friend Sharon Strezelecki ( Magda Szubanski ). Kim and Brett have a baby in the final episode of the second series whom they name Eppommmü'eeknee-Raelene Kathleen Charlene Darlene Craig, shortened to Epponnee-Rae. "townhouse" in Fountain Lakes (taken outside of filming).]] The series is set mainly at Kath's residence in Fountain Lakes, which is actually a house in the waterfront street of Lagoon Place, Patterson Lakes, Victoriahttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272397/locations. Kath and Kel are rarely alone, as Kim frequently occupies the house due to her rocky relationship with Brett (most of which appears to be due to her own childish behaviour), and Sharon visits frequently. Later events, such as in the second series when Kim and Brett's house suffers structural damage, and in the third series when their house is repossessed, lead to both couples living under the same roof to further comic situations. When not at home, the show documents the characters' daily lives around suburban Melbourne, visiting places such as the Fountain Gate Shopping Centre (actually filmed at Southland Shopping Centre in the first season), the local IKEA , Target , and various local restaurants. BACKGROUND The characters of Kath, Kim and Sharon were originally developed in the early series following a mother and daughter planning the daughter's wedding, continued to evolve in the short-lived comedy series '' Something Stupid '' (1998).http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272397/trivia The original skits rarely featured any characters other than Kath, Kim or Sharon (in one skit Brett was played by Jane Turner) and were the basis for the plots of the first two series. Some elements of the humour used in ''Kath & Kim'' refers to other earlier works. In episode 2.3 ''The Moon'', Kim and Sharon fight about which ABBA member they looked like when they were in school. Kim says she looked like Agnetha ; and in an episode of '' Fast Forward '' Gina Riley had played Frida in an ABBA parody. ''Kath & Kim'' added the characters of Kath's fiancé Kel and Kim's husband Brett, and expanded on the characters that had originated in the original skits. CAST Main characters Recurring characters These characters have all starred in at least two episodes of ''Kath & Kim''. One-off characters (as a grown-up Epponnee Rae in the future) and Jane Turner (as future Kath).]]
''See also: List Of Kath & Kim Cast Members .'' Future guest stars .]] In early 2007 , '' Little Britain '' star Matt Lucas made a cameo appearance while on tour in Australia. "I don't know what I'll be doing yet," he told '' The Sun ''. It has been rumoured that he's playing "a member of their family".3 Lucas shot scenes for his guest spot on Kath & Kim at the Westfield Southland food court on January 24 4 David Walliams of ''Little Britain'' fame will also have a cameo role.http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=24&ContentID=24614 On March 27 , 2007 it was revealed in the Herald Sun that Shane Warne would appear in series four when he was seen filming at Luna Park, Melbourne .5 Later, it was revealed that Shane is set to marry Sharon, who has been shown to have an infatuation with Shane Warne throughout the series.http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,21454646-5005368,00.html EPISODES ''Main article'': '' List Of Kath & Kim Episodes '' Twenty-four episodes lasting approximately twenty-five minutes each across three seasons have aired on ABC TV from 2002 - 2004 . A replacement of a full season occurred in 2005 with the Telemovie ''Da Kath & Kim Code''. The fourth season of Kath & Kim premiered on with 8 episodes this season. SERIES 4 RATINGS Kath & Kim debuted with a record breaking 2.52 million viewers peaking at over 2.7 million. Despite still topping 2 million Kath & Kim lost 500,000 viewers in its 2nd episode peaking at 2.03 million viewers, however it is still the #1 show on Sundays. http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/tv-ratings-270807.html CDS DVDS In Australia , the telemovie ''Da Kath & Kim Code'', Seasons 1 to 3 separately, Seasons 1 to 2 box set and Seasons 1 to 3 box set have been released on DVD. In the United Kingdom Seasons 1 to 2 have been released separately and as a box set on DVD. Single seasons Box sets Other DVDs ''Da Kath & Kim Code'' UNITED STATES VERSION On November 9 , 2006 , NBC announced a U.S. version of ''Kath and Kim'' (the Australian original had already screened on the Sundance Channel ). A pilot episode was produced by Reveille Productions (the same studio that adapted '' Ugly Betty '' and '' The Office '' into U.S. hits) and NBC Universal Television 6, with Riley and Turner serving as Executive Producer s and consultants. Originally, NBC decided not to place it on the 2007-2008 fall television seasonhttp://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a46572/in-full-nbcs-2007-08-show-by-show-scorecard.html, but after the network named Reveille founder Ben Silverman its new entertainment head, Silverman went ahead and had the project greenlighted as a possible midseason replacement in 2008. AWARDS The show itself, and the cast, have been nominated several television awards in the past, and have also won four major awards for ''Kath and Kim'' and ''Da Kath and Kim Code''. Won
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