Kate and Koji

Sorry Sodapop meant to come back on and let you know I wasn't sure about Duty Free as hadn't watched it but pleased you got your answer from Lilypops. I too wish they would put The Beiderbecke Affair on Beiderbecke affair - fingers crossed.

The trailer put me off - looked banal and contrived. Didn’t bother to watch.

Thanks Lilypops I'm easily confused

It was Gwen Taylor in Duty Free , Another good actress always played a good Northern character,

Barbara Flynn was in Family At War, Cracker, Midsomer Murders to name a few.

Versatile actress, does commentaries for certain documentaries also.

We've loved this series and looked forward to it each week. I've always loved Vera but Brenda Blethyn was also in Outside Edge years ago which is being rerun on ITV 3 on a morning.

I watched it because I like Brenda Blethyn, but I can't understand why she would have wanted to do it. Brenda is such a good actress in dramas, Kate and Koji was silly I thought.

I couldn't see what everyone else was laughing at.

I have enjoyed it something light to watch away from the dire news on the TV at the present moment,BB is a superb actress but I will always think of her as "Vera".

Ps. Loved the Beiderbecke affair why don’t their replay some of this excellent stuff during this sad time?

Think she is brilliant actor so watched it some redeeming features and liked her humour. Easy to watch but not a great fan.

I watched a bit of it and really thought it couldn't decide what it wanted to be so became nothing. Classic '50s stereotypes like "Councillor Bone", but not quite because it really would be offensive and Brenda Blethyn trying in vain to hold things together. I won't manage more episodes.

One word-dire and the canned laughter finished me off. I watched I think 3 episodes hoping it would improve.

I really enjoyed Beiderbecke and bought the tapes.
Can’t watch them now of course but did so many times.
Will watch Kate and Koji , I hadn’t heard of it as I watch very little tv.
I get easily bored.

I like Barbara Flynn as well. I think I remember her in the Biederbeck Affair and was she in Duty Free ? Maybe you can prompt my memory jacq10

I like Kate & Koji - it has some really funny lines. I also liked Fleabag, though I do agree that the first series especially had more graphic sexual references that I felt comfortable with.

I loved it, Brenda is a fantastic actress. This really did make me laugh out loud. I hope there is more episodes to come.

I too didn't like Fleabag.

But jacq10 I LOVED Family at War!!

I didn't like Fleabag either. Horrible character and all that swearing. Much prefer a gentle silly comedy like this. Think koji is great! Not so sure about Kate!

We loved it. Simple humour.

Watched it today and I quite enjoyed it. Reminded me on Scarborough - slow start but then really got into it. I am a big fan of Barbara Flynn (Cracker and A Family at War).

We enjoyed it

On the subject of tv comedy......
Fleabag was praised to the heavens and gained awards.
When I watched an episode a while back I really didn't like it but decided to try again with series1 ep1. That confirmed my earlier feelings.
Lots of posts on GN recommending it but it's not for me. BB's new comedy appeals more!

Well, I seem to be in the minority here. I thought it was good and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I think all the actors were excellent and many of the lines were funny.

I really like Brenda Blethyn anyway. She was great in Mike Leigh's film Secrets and Lies and I think her accent in that is similar to her one in Kate and Koji - though the character she plays is very different.

A bit lame. I like Brenda Bletham, but her accent was all over the place, sometimes she was Vera, sometimes not.

Don’t think I’ll bother.