Kate and Koji recently returned to ITV for season two of the well-loved sitcom, with Brenda Blethyn reprising her role as spiky cafe owner Kate. The show follows the unlikely friendship between Kate and an asylum-seeking doctor called Koji (played by Okorie
The episode was packed full of witty one-liners, but swarms of ITV viewers took to social media as they were left unamused. Gaz Richardson fumed: “How on earth did this #KateAndKoji get a second series, never mind a prime time 9pm slot
Throughout season one, fans were hooked by their unusual bond and laughed as the series found humour when the two experienced a clash of cultures. Being from two different worlds Kate’s beloved nephew Dan (Blake Harrison) would often have to ease tensions.