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Would Be Kings
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Wikipedia article
'Would Be Kings' is a Canadian television mini-series directed by David Wellington, which aired on CTV on January 27 and January 28, 2008.Alex Strachan, "Would Be Kings is gripping drama; Miniseries follows tale of two cops/cousins". 'Montreal Gazette', January 27, 2008.
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."Good deeds and music". 'Nanaimo Daily News', January 26, 2008.
Production
The miniseries was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2006.Doug Foley, "Hamilton stars in crime series". 'Hamilton Spectator', January 26, 2008.
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