TV series

Border Cafe

Name: Border Cafe
Released: 2000
Cast: Elizabeth Carling, Sean Gallagher, Georgia Mackenzie, Anthony Strachan, Michael Attwell

2000· 1 season· 60 min episodesEnded

On BBC One — From Hartswood Films

Would you swap fame for love and the chance to run a café?

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Synopsis

Comedy drama series from Preston Front writer Tim Firth. Set in the fictional town of Hale Point on the borders of England and Wales, home to a cross-section of amazing, colourful characters who, under normal circumstances, would never have met. Rock star Charlotte Smith quits at the height of her fame and buys the American diner on the outskirts of her home town so she can settle down with her builder boyfriend David Doyle. He invites his daft elder brother Kidder to become the chef while the nervous Ronnie gives up her life as "Charlotte" in a copycat band to become waitress. The Border Cafe becomes a meeting place for all sorts of curious characters and a centre of intrigue. But as the cafe takes off, the whole notion of whose life depends on whose starts to shift with dramatic consequences

Episodes

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E1 Rock 'n' Roll SuicideNext upJul 18, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Retired rock star Charlotte has a disturbing encounter with distraught fan Ronnie.
E2 More Than ThisJul 25, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Clive the coach driver asks to hire the cafe for his wife Joyce's Pretty Woman themed fantasy
Guest stars: Anna Keaveney (Joyce Bruton), Julie Mullen (Dilys), Rhian Grundy (Sam)
E3 Different for GirlsAug 1, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Beejay finds his ultimate fantasy is a reality - both the mad sisters want to sleep with him.
Guest stars: Dafydd Hywel (Eryl), Chris Bromage (Shaun)
E4 Rock the CasbahAug 8, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
When Chris Caine, the frontman for True North, arrives at the cafe all hell breaks loose.
E5 Undercover of the NightAug 15, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
The cafe is put under siege by a small psychopath with a frozen turkey.
Guest stars: Stephanie Chambers (Lorna), David MacCreedy (Glen Beeney), Charles De'Ath (Stuart Reed), Mark Straker (Journalist Adam), Peter Barnes (Mr Styles), Nicholas Tizzard (Matt), John Straiton (Simon)
E6 Shot by Both SidesAug 22, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
After patrolling with the police for the day, Kidder turns vigilante
Guest stars: Chris Bromage (Shaun), Nicholas Tizzard (Matt), John Straiton (Simon), Jacqueline Pilton (Inga), Frances Jeater (Mrs Childs), Steve Swinscoe (Sgt Capper), Rob Jarvis (Mike Decrotive), Helen Pearson (Distraught Enid)
E7 Please, Please, PleaseAug 29, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Beejay stages a charity night for his own benefit and convinces a miserable celebrity chef to host
Guest stars: David Sterne (Danny Hannah), Ricky Hards (Morris Tollit), Judith Barker (Irene), Nick Patrick (Photographer Sven), Matthew Sim (Platty), Rhian Grundy (Sam)
E8 It's All Over Now, Baby BlueSep 5, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
While the staff are away sorting out their love lives, the regulars take over running the caff
Guest stars: Rhian Grundy (Sam)