Kath & Kim is a character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship. The series main characters consist of Kath Day-Knight, a cheerful 50-year-old woman, her self-indulgent daughter Kim Craig, Kath's boyfriend and second husband, the metrosexual Kel Knight, as well as Kim's estranged husband Brett Craig and her lonely, overweight "second best friend" Sharon Strzelecki. The series is set in the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes in Melbourne. It is primarily filmed in Patterson Lakes. The series was conceived by Turner and Riley in the early 1990s as a weekly segment of the Australian comedy series Fast Forward. The skit was then developed into a full-series. The first series of Kath & Kim premiered on ABC TV on 16 May 2002, with three further series following, while a television movie, entitled Da Kath and Kim Code, was broadcast nationally on 25 November 2005. Kath & Kim has garnered much critical acclaim since its debut, winning two Logie Awards, 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 would be produced, to air on NBC. Riley and Turner served as executive producers on the US version. The American version was also picked up by Seven, which debuted the program on 12 October 2008, just three days after its debut in the United States.
Kath Day-Knight and her daughter Kim Craig navigate the everyday absurdities of suburban Australian life. From awkward social gatherings and family dramas to navigating relationships and career choices, the mother-daughter duo faces challenges with their signature brand of blunt honesty and questionable fashion sense. The film follows their misadventures as they try to maintain their image and deal with the often-hilarious consequences of their choices.
The film adaptation of the beloved Australian television series 'Kath & Kim' was met with a mixed but generally positive reception. While some critics found it to be a faithful and humorous extension of the show's established comedic style, others felt it relied too heavily on the established characters and jokes without bringing much new to the table. Audiences familiar with the series largely embraced the film, appreciating the return of the iconic characters.
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None notable for the film itself, though the television series it is based on received numerous awards.
The film was conceived as a way to give Kath and Kim a cinematic outing after the immense popularity of their television series, allowing the characters to embark on a holiday to the 'foxy' locales of Papua New Guinea.
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