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]
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]
The miniseries was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2006. [3]
Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Reference |
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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 | |||
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] |
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 |
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]
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]
The miniseries was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2006. [3]
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 | |||
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] |
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 |