The King (the story of Graham Kennedy)

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The King is a project for Australian pay TV examining the life of entertainer Graham Kennedy.

The screenplay was written by Jaime Browne and Kris Mrksa; the director is Matthew Saville and the producer is Jason Stephens for the Sydney-based independent boutique production company Crackerjack Productions.

Filming began on December 6, 2006 with a $AUD2.1 million budget and a 20-day shooting schedule. It is expected to air on Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital in mid-2007.

A Melbourne Herald-Sun article on November 28, 2006 headed "Pals protect mate" reported that Kennedy's friends Bert Newton, Noeline Brown and her husband Tony Sattler were "refusing to help producers of a telemovie about his life."

The article stated "Bert Newton knocked back an approach to work on The King, telling industry sources Kennedy would not have approved of his story being told" and quoted Sattler as saying "He was never himself, always playing the character called Graham Kennedy, so I don't know how they'd find someone who could manage to play the part."

It also stated "The movie is not linked with [the] controversial book The King & I, launched last month by Kennedy's former lover, Rob Astbury."


Cast

Role Actor
Graham Kennedy Stephen Curry
Bert Newton Stephen Hall
Colin Bednall Shaun Micallef
Nan Monica Maughan
Noeline Browne Jane Allsop
Harry M. Miller Steve Bisley
Sir Frank Packer Leo Taylor
Tim Beau Brady
John Wesley Bernard Curry
Val Wesley Beth Buchanan
Nicky Whitta Garry McDonald


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