Kate Robbins appears in the third and final series of After Life on Netflix and she was a huge hit with fans.
So much so, that they’ve pleaded for her character to get her own spin-off series.
In addition to her scene-stealing in After Life, Kate has enjoyed a distinguished career. So how did she become famous?
Who does Kate Robbins play in After Life?
Kate, 63, appears in the bittersweet Ricky Gervais comedy-drama as medium-cum-erotic-novelist Penny Spencer-Wright.
And every time Penny appears in the final series she chews up the screen.
Larger-than-life Penny shocks Ricky’s character Tony Johnson when the local journalist goes to interview her.
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As she explained that she is a medium, Tony spots a pile of books on her ornate coffee table.
She then reveals that novel-writing is her real passion, and that she writes medical dramas combining erotic fiction.
Her stories feature Dr Barnaby Love MD, and her latest novel is called Open Wide.
What are fans saying about After Life star Kate Robbins?
Viewers are loving Kate’s portrayal as the barmy, over-dramatic writer.
So much so that some are pleading for Penny to get her own series.
On Twitter, one viewer said: “New series 3 of after life?!”
Another added: “Fantastic! My favourite comedy has gone up a level.
“Penny should be given her own show or at least a regular spot on This Morning. Great performance x”
A third exclaimed: “Wow!! You were brilliant!! Surely earned a spin-off series.”
Finally, one viewer wanted – after seeing Penny at a book reading in the series finale – to actually buy one of Penny’s books in the real world.
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