Following the success of BRIAN PERN, which had come to a natural end, Rhys wanted to write a new comedy starring a real musician playing themselves, in the style of a spoof South Bank Show or Imagine documentary.  Gary and Martin were the perfect fit.  The show was a smash hit and shown promoted from BBC Four to BBC Two. 

Reviews

“The Kemps strike gold in a delicious rock-doc spoof.”
— The Telegraph

“Thomas is a master of the mockumentary form.”
— Heat

“It’s magnificently silly.”
— Radio Times

“The Kemps: All True is surely the stuff of cult longevity. It’s comedy Gold.”
— Steve Bennett, Chortle

Press coverage

The Guardian: “Most brothers in music seem to hate each other”
An interview with Gary and Martin, describing the show as “a magnificently weird spoof documentary”.

Chortle: “This ISN’T a reaction to the Bros documentary…”
Rhys discusses the origins of the project, choosing the Kemp brothers and assembling the cast.

The Independent: The Kemps: All True review
Ed Cumming reviews the brothers’ journey into mockumentary comedy.

Gary Kemp’s official website: reviews round-up
Further press quotes from The Telegraph, Heat, Radio Times and other publications.