Border Cafe

20001h

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

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2000

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 1: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

1. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

Retired rock star Charlotte has a disturbing encounter with distraught fan Ronnie.

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 2: More Than This

2. More Than This

Clive the coach driver asks to hire the cafe for his wife Joyce's Pretty Woman themed fantasy

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 3: Different for Girls

3. Different for Girls

Beejay finds his ultimate fantasy is a reality - both the mad sisters want to sleep with him.

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 4: Rock the Casbah

4. Rock the Casbah

When Chris Caine, the frontman for True North, arrives at the cafe all hell breaks loose.

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 5: Undercover of the Night

5. Undercover of the Night

The cafe is put under siege by a small psychopath with a frozen turkey.

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 6: Shot by Both Sides

6. Shot by Both Sides

After patrolling with the police for the day, Kidder turns vigilante

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 7: Please, Please, Please

7. Please, Please, Please

Beejay stages a charity night for his own benefit and convinces a miserable celebrity chef to host

Still image for Border Cafe season 1 episode 8: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

While the staff are away sorting out their love lives, the regulars take over running the caff

Cast

Photo of Elizabeth Carling

Elizabeth Carling

Charlotte Smith

Photo of Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher

David Doyle

Photo of Georgia Mackenzie

Georgia Mackenzie

Ronnie Alessi

Photo of Anthony Strachan

Anthony Strachan

Kidder Doyle

Photo of Michael Attwell

Michael Attwell

'Edwardian' Clive Bruton

Photo of Michael Elwyn

Michael Elwyn

Doug Roscoe

Photo of Mark Bazeley

Mark Bazeley

Chris Caine

Photo of Nia Roberts

Nia Roberts

Naomi Sykes

Photo of Catrin Powell

Catrin Powell

Beth Sykes

Reviews

No reviews available yet.