Costume Designer.
Based in London. Over 20 years experience in TV, film and commercials.
The cafe doors are open, the kettle is on, and the regulars are back. However, there is one notable change – Okorie Chukwu has replaced Jimmy Akingbola as Koji.
Okorie Chukwu has taken over the part for season 2, after Jimmy Akingbola stepped down from his role of Koji after a series of COVID-related delays brought about a clash with his schedule after he signed on to Bel-Air, the Fresh Prince remake.
His co-star Brenda Blethyn (who plays seaside cafe owner Kate in the the series) said on the announcement of season 2: “I’m so pleased Kate will be welcoming her customers back into the caff. Even the postman!
“I’ve missed them. So looking forward to donning the gingham apron and welcoming Okorie to our Kate and Koji family.”
ITV Kate & Koji season 2.
Featuring a stellar comedic cast including Jack Dee and Claire Skinner in the pro-Europe ‘Unity Unit’, and Andy Nyman and Kevin McNally heading the ‘Brexit Roadshow’ bus, the show will, of course, go big on the EU, with two episodes bookending June’s all-important Brexit referendum.
Power Monkeys is created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Drop the Dead Donkey, Outnumbered). It is directed by Guy Jenkin, Andy Hamilton, Paul Schlesinger and Neil Pearson. It is produced by Debbie Pisani and executive produced by Jimmy Mulville. It was commissioned for Channel 4’s head of comedy by Phil Clarke and Liz Lewin, commissioning editor for Channel 4 comedy. Feat Claire Skinner & Jack Dee – Channel 4
TV
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS specials (supervisor) feat Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley – BBC
AN AUDIENCE WITH HARRY & PAUL – feat Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse
ASYLUM feat Ben Miller & Dustin Demri Burns – 2LE Media BBC 4
BAD MOVE 1 feat Jack Dee & Kerry Godliman – Open Mike ITV
BAD MOVE 2 feat Jack Dee & Kerry Godliman – Open Mike ITV
BALLOT MONKEYS feat Hugh Dennis & Sarah Hadland – HatTrick Productions
BIRDS OF A FEATHER feat Linda Robson & Pauline Quirke – Alomo BBC
BLOODS – Sky
CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP feat Noel Edmonds – HatTrick Productions
COOPERS VS THE REST – feat Tanya Franks & Paterson Joseph BBC
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME INDIA SPECIAL – Meera Syal & Nina Wadia
HARRY & PAUL’S 50 YEARS OF THE 2S – Balloon BBC2
JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS feat Paul Whitehouse – Chrysalis SKY
KABADASSES feat Shazad Latif – Objective Productions Channel 4
KATE & KOJI feat Brenda Blethyn – Hat Trick Productions & ITV
KATE & KOJI (Season 2) feat Brenda Blethyn – Hat Trick Productions & ITV
KUMARS AT NO 42B feat Sanjeev Bhaskar & Meera Syal – HatTrick Productions SKY
LIFE BITES feat Amy Wren & Lucien Laviscount – Prism Entertainment DISNEY
MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT – Merman
MODERN MASTERS feat Alastair Sooke – BBC
MURDER MOST HORRID feat Dawn French – Talkback BBC
NAKED EARTH feat Richard Hammond – BBC
NAVID & JOHNNY feat Omid Djalili – Working Title BBC
NURSE feat Paul Whitehouse & Esther Coles – BBC2
POWER MONKEYS feat Claire Skinner & Ayda Field Williams – HatTrick Productions Channel 4
RONNA & BEVERLY feat Jessica Chaffin & Jamie Denbo – HatTrick Productions SKY
SIX PAIRS OF PANTS feat Simon Pegg & Jessica Hynes – ALOMO
SPORT RELIEF feat David Beckham & Paul Whitehouse
STEPHEN K AMOS pilot – BBC1
THE KEITH BARRET SHOW feat Rob Brydon – Baby Cow BBC
THE KUMARS Sanjeev Bhaskar & Meera Syal
US – BBC1 featuring Tom Hollander & Saskia Reeves
VERY TERRY feat Kayvan Novak HatTrick Productions SKY Atlantic
WORLD CUPPA feat Christian O’Connell & Natalie Pinkham -ITV4
10 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET – Impossible DISCOVERY
COMMERCIALS
ALDI “Naninho” – Another Film co
ALDI “That’s Amazing” – Another Film co
ASDA “Back to school” – Another Film co
AVIVA (VARIOUS) feat Paul Whitehouse – HSI London
B&Q Christmas “Unleash the fun” – Another Film Co
BAHLSEN “A Little Bit Fancy” – Another Film co
BIRDS EYE “Waffly waffles” – Another Film co
EXPERIAN “Camping 30” – Another Film co
EXPERIAN “Match” – Another Film co
EXPERIAN “Walking” – Another Film co
GO COMPARE – Another Film co
GUIDE DOGS – Children Services
HALIFAX “Wizard of Oz” – Another Film co
HALIFAX “Wizard of Halifax” – Another Film co
HEINZ feat Meera Syal – Cohn & Wolfe
ICELAND feat Jason Donovan – Great guns
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS – Great guns
NATIONAL EXPRESS feat David Soul – HSI London
NATIONWIDE feat Ashley Cole, Joe Cole & Michael Owen – Paul Weiland
P&O feat Rob Brydon – Another Film co
PERSIL feat Bear Grylls – Upstart
SANTANDER “Antandec (2020, UK)” – Another Film co
SANTANDER “The bank of ‘Antandec” – Another Film co
SANTANDER “The bank of ‘Antandec: Stanbot (2020, UK)” – Another Film co
SANTANDER “Origami Master (2021, UK)” – Merman
SIMBA MATRESS – Another Film co
SPECIAL OLYMPICS feat Rio Ferdinand – Paul Weiland
THATCHERS “Perfection” – Another Film co
THATCHERS “Race car” – Another Film co
VODAFONE Apple TV+ – Another Film co
VITALITY – Merman
WARBURTONS “Goodbagels” feat Robert De Niro – Another Film co
WARBURTONS “It Can Wait” feat George Clooney – Another Film co
WE BUY ANY CAR – Another Film co
WHITLEY NEILL GIN – Odelay Films LTD
118 118 MONEY “Keeps Britain running!”
THEATRE
HARRY & PAUL ‘LEGENDS’ TOUR – Phil McIntyre
FILM
BLOOD SUGAR feat Tom Burke – James Sindall & Ben Hall
HANDS OF GOD feat Alex Brooker, Paul Kaye, Esther Smith & Kathryn Drysdale
MYSTERY MEN feat Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria & Geoffrey Rush
STAR WARS EPISODE 1 feat Natalie Portman & Liam Neeson
SEX & CHOCOLATE feat Dawn French & Phil Daniels
THE FLY short film feat Jack Doolan
THE LOST SON feat Daniel Auiteuil & Nastassja Kinski
THE MECHANICALS OF HEMP feat Charity Wakefield & Cara Horgan
TRAIN TOP TRUMPS short film feat Lee Ridley, Craig Parkinson & Nina Wadia
EDUCATION
ARTS EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL