Event television it may be but The Kennedys has had a troubled run to the small screen. The miniseries has been clouded by rumours that it was pulled from its US network after pressure from the Kennedy family. For all the controversy, though, it still boasts a Hollywood cast of real pedigree and a seriously compelling story to boot. Just ask Oliver Stone.
Offering a behind-the-scenes swirl around The History Channel's recreation of the first family, these stills give a flavour of what to expect. Look! There's Greg Kinnear as JFK, Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy and Tom Wilkinson as Joseph Kennedy Sr., boss man of the clan. And, yes, that's Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy.
Okay, looks-wise we'd probably plump for Thirteen Days' Steven Culp and Bruce Greenwood in a Kennedy-off with Kinnear and Pepper, but they're a formidable pair and should offer an interesting new spin on the brothers' relationship. Here's a behind-the-scenes clip showing the latter in action as RFK.
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According to the synopsis: "The Kennedys is a story of family loyalty, of lives built on the deaths of siblings, and of sons bending to the will of their dominant father.
If you're in the US, you can catch it in eight parts from April 3. In the UK it'll be showing in four parts from April 7 on the History Channel.