Kath and Kim could go to commercial television
By Greg Stolz

November 17, 2006 01:00am

LIKE all hornbags, Kath and Kim are very popular girls
- so much so that they could be set to leave the ABC,
which made them famous, for one of the commercial
networks.

The foxy ladies from Fountain Lakes are believed to be
being wooed by the Seven and Ten networks in a
multimillion-dollar bidding war for the smash-hit
comedy.

After three series and the telemovie Da Kath and Kim
Code, creators and stars Gina Riley and Jane Turner
are no longer contracted to the ABC.

Kim Dalton, the ABC's recently appointed head of
television who spoke at a film and TV industry
conference on the Gold Coast, admitted the national
broadcaster was in danger of losing its most popular
comedy show.

Mr Dalton said a new series of Kath and Kim was in the
pipeline but the ABC might not be able to match rival
offers from the commercial networks.

While Riley, Turner and executive producer Rick
McKenna had "an absolute loyalty to the ABC" which had
made Kath and Kim household names, it might not be
enough to retain the comedy duo.

"We'd love to do another series of Kath and Kim and
we've been talking to them but there's no deal
stitched up," Mr Dalton said.

"The reality is that they're producers and actors and
if there was a really good offer to them, and it was
one that we couldn't match, then I guess they would be
sorely tempted to go with a network.

"Obviously, we want the best for the show and the best
for them (Riley and Turner) because they're great
people and they've been great for us."

Source:
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20771311-10229,00.html



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