The following page is a list of characters in the Australian comedy television series Kath & Kim.
Characters
Main characters
Kath Day-Knight
Kath Day-Knight is a cheery middle-aged woman, the mother of Kim and the wife (after Season 1) of Kel.
Kath was born in 1954, and was married to Gary Poole (Kim's father) for a short time in the late seventies. It is revealed in 2x08 that Garry left just before Kim was born. Kath got the house when Gary left, which she sold, leaving her reasonably well off. She lives in Fountain Lakes with Kel (after Season 1) and frequently with Kim (who keeps breaking up with Brett). In Season 4, Kim, Brett and Epponee all move in with them. Kath doesn't have a permanent job, but has done a large number of TAFE courses. In the 2005 telemovie, Kath and Kel got offered a franchise called The Da Vinci Code Tours, but that is never mentioned in the next season.
While sorting through old family pictures, Kath realizes that she is of Aboriginal Descent after taking a DNA test which proved it in the episode "Roots". She is also of Manx and Chinese descent. Kath also experiences problems with her age; feeling too old at times as she is four months older than her husband, Kel. Kath is a supporter of the Richmond Tigers.
Kim Craig nee Day
Kim Craig is a lazy, self-absorbed, ever-complaining, screaming, spoilt and accident-prone woman. She is the daughter of Kath and the wife of Brett. She is often seen lying down, shopping, going out or snacking. In Season 1 she works in a call centre, but she loses that job. In Season 2 she is pregnant, and from Season 3 onwards she is mostly a stay-at-home mum.
Kim often wears short T-shirts which allow her belly to show. Her fashion choices change frequently, at some points she wears comfortable clothing (e.g. baggy pants and a sweatshirt) and the rest of the time obsesses over herself in the mirror and talks about the latest fashion trends, which don't usually flatter her. Kim has long brown hair, a fringe and always wears make-up. Kim smokes and can be seen in the pantry of their Fountain Lakes Home, scouring it for food (usually which Sharon ends up taking and Kim reacts). Kath calls Kim a "Stupid Girl".
Kim is also seen reading Australian magazines such as New Idea and Famous.
Sharon Karen Strzelecki
Sharon Strzelecki is Kim's "second best friend". Her main interest is sports, and sports uniforms (summer and winter) make up the entirety of her wardrobe. She is particularly active in netball, where she is team captain of the Sapphires (and also the Unicorns), and indoor cricket. However, she is known to have golfed and to have participated in shot put at the national level. She often makes reference to it in the series, and says her mother (if she met her) would be "pleased" with her that she has found success in the Sporting Arena. Sharon also watches football, cricket and Rugby. She enjoys eating in addition, usually will barge into the Day residence and open up a box of snacks; which Kim walks in and scolds Sharon for stealing her snacks, they fight and swear and each other. Sharon also takes an interest in Kim's (and occasionally Kath's) life, and often unquestioningly aids Kim in her bizarre and frivolous endeavours. Sharon has played Indoor Cricket in 4 different states. She is a huge fan of Shane Warne.
She frequently has injuries or visible conditions such as hives.
Sharon has a terrible love life, and is described by viewers and characters in the show as "unlucky in love", mainly by Kath who feels great compassion for Sharon. It is revealed in the Season 2 finale that Sharon dated Brett before Kim did. Sharon has come close to having relationships numerous times, each unsuccessful. In Da Kath & Kim Code she Sharon finds love; however at the end of the tele-movie she reveals that her unseen fiancée "Marriat" was in fact just spam on a computer website when he was tragically killed in a plane crash at the end of the telemovie. In season 4 she has a fling with Brett. It was revealed that Sharon uses chocolate (Cadbury Favourites) to fill the need for love (as seen in the episode "Lust"). In the finale to season 4 she finally marries, to a Shane Warne impersonator named Wayne. However, in the movie she is single again, and at the end of the movie it is strongly suggested that she discovers she is gay.
Kel Knight
Kel Knight is Kath's husband after Season 1. He is a butcher (calling himself a "purveyor of fine meats") and is what Kath considers a "great Hunk O' Spunk". He is very much in love with Kath. He gets on well with Brett, but Kim doesn't particularly like him and he often says the wrong things to her.