Troubled Kennedys mini-series to screen on BBC Two

By Patrick McLennan
( What's on TV )
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Troubled Kennedys mini-series to screen on BBC Two
Troubled Kennedys mini-series to screen on BBC Two (Image credit: Associated Press)

A controversial mini-series about the Kennedy family, starring Katie Holmes and Greg Kinnear, is to be broadcast on BBC Two later this year. The eight-part series, called The Kennedys, was originally set to screen on the History Channel in the United States until its parent company, A&E Television Networks, pulled it out of the schedule due to complaints over its historical accuracy. However, it has now been confirmed that the drama, featuring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as JFK and Jackie, will now be shown on BBC Two in May or June of this year. BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said it was a 'perfect fit' for the channel. "It has a very particular flavour and we are delighted to have this new addition to our schedules," she said. The Kennedys will also screen in the US next month on ReelzChannel, then on the UK History channel from 7 April.

Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.