Would you swap fame for love and the chance to run a café?
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
WriterTim Firth
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
Jul 18, 2000
Retired rock star Charlotte has a disturbing encounter with distraught fan Ronnie.
More Than This
Jul 25, 2000
Clive the coach driver asks to hire the cafe for his wife Joyce's Pretty Woman themed fantasy
Different for Girls
Aug 1, 2000
Beejay finds his ultimate fantasy is a reality - both the mad sisters want to sleep with him.
Rock the Casbah
Aug 8, 2000
When Chris Caine, the frontman for True North, arrives at the cafe all hell breaks loose.
Undercover of the Night
Aug 15, 2000
The cafe is put under siege by a small psychopath with a frozen turkey.
Shot by Both Sides
Aug 22, 2000
After patrolling with the police for the day, Kidder turns vigilante
Please, Please, Please
Aug 29, 2000
Beejay stages a charity night for his own benefit and convinces a miserable celebrity chef to host
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Sep 5, 2000
While the staff are away sorting out their love lives, the regulars take over running the caff
