Would Be Kings
Encyclopedia
Would Be Kings is a Canadian 4-hour television mini-series directed by David Wellington
which aired on CTV
on January 27 and January 28, 2008.
, 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.
David Wellington
David Wellington is a contemporary American horror author, best known for his Zombie trilogy.-Biography:Wellington was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Syracuse University and received an MFA in creative writing from Penn State...
which aired on CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
on January 27 and January 28, 2008.
Plot
Based loosely on Shakespeare's King Henry IV, part 1Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV , and Henry V...
, Patrick Lehane (Currie Graham
Currie Graham
Currie Graham is a Canadian stage, film and television actor. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City....
) and Jamie Collins (Ben Bass
Ben Bass
Benjamin Langer "Ben" Bass is a television and stage actor. Bass was born in Baltimore, Maryland. At age 7, he moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He speaks French fluently. He started in television on the show 21 Jump Street and his stage career in Angry Housewives...
) 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
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
. He also has a wife (Natasha Henstridge
Natasha Henstridge
Natasha T. Henstridge is a Canadian fashion model turned actress. Her most notable on-screen roles include Species, The Whole Nine Yards, It Had To Be You, Ghosts of Mars, She Spies, the TV series Eli Stone, and the Canadian TV mini-series Would Be Kings, for which she won the Gemini Award for...
) and daughter (Clare Stone
Clare Stone
Clare Stone is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in such films and television works as Would Be Kings, The Jane Show, Breach, Mom at Sixteen, Godsend, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion, Beautiful Girl and Mr...
) to protect.