Character Relationship Map: Da Kath & Kim Code

Characters

• Kath Day Knight / Prue (played by Jane Turner) — protagonist

  Vain, status-obsessed suburban housewife and mother, central figure of the series.

• Kim Craig / Trude (played by Gina Riley) — supporting

  Materialistic, fashion-obsessed daughter of Kath, navigating post-divorce life.

• Kel Knight (played by Glenn Robbins) — supporting

  Kath's long-suffering husband, often jealous and insecure, works in a mundane job.

• John Monk (played by Barry Humphries) — supporting

  Albino tour guide who sends cryptic messages and offers franchise deals.

• Brett Craig (played by Peter Rowsthorn) — supporting

  Kim's husband, serial cheater, works as a real estate agent, often involved in affairs.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Kath Day Knight / Prue → Kim Craig / Trude (Family Mother And Daughter) — Family unit navigating parallel romantic struggles during the holidays.
• Brett Craig → Kel Knight (Family Brother-in-law) — Marital connection strained by infidelity and domestic fallout.
• Kath Day Knight / Prue → John Monk (Professional Franchisee) — Business relationship formed after initial misunderstanding.
• Kel Knight → Kim Craig / Trude (Family Brother-in-law) — In-laws sharing temporary exile due to separate relationship crises.
• Kim Craig / Trude → Brett Craig (Romantic Spouse) — Married couple dealing with infidelity and compromise.
• Kath Day Knight / Prue → Kel Knight (Family Spouse) — Married couple navigating domestic tensions and holiday preparations.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Kel Knight → John Monk (Conflict Suspect) — Initial fear and suspicion directed at a mysterious visitor.

Story Analysis

A Christmas-period comedy intertwines relationship turmoil, online deception, performance jealousy, cryptic messages, and an unexpected tour franchise.

Plot Progression

1. Christmas Complications — The household returns from a European tour and begins preparing for Christmas. A renewed affair creates immediate domestic instability.
2. The False Engagement — An online romance rapidly becomes an engagement. The apparent relationship collapses when the supposed man is revealed to be only a blog.
3. Jealousy Under Spotlight — A couple joins a Melbourne Christmas performance as backup dancers. Jealousy erupts during the concert and results in a public punch and another separation.
4. Messages Before Christmas — John Monk sends cryptic messages that inspire fears about a dangerous code. The separated partners reconcile before Christmas.
5. The Franchise Revelation — John Monk visits the home and explains that the messages were connected to a franchise proposal. The epilogue begins a new tour-guide venture.