The Cafe 

A café in Weston-super-Mare run by generational trio Mary (June Watson), Carol (Ellie Haddington) and Sarah (Michelle Terry).

Stars:

Ellie Haddington, Michelle Terry, June Watson

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ellie Haddington	...	Carol Porter 13 episodes, 2011-2013
Michelle Terry	...	Sarah Porter 13 episodes, 2011-2013
June Watson	...	Mary Ellis 13 episodes, 2011-2013
David Troughton	...	Stan Astill 13 episodes, 2011-2013
Phoebe Waller-Bridge	...	Chloe Astill 13 episodes, 2011-2013
Ralf Little	...	Richard Dickens 13 episodes, 2011-2013
Kevin Trainor	...	Kieran Barker 13 episodes, 2011-2013
Carolin Stoltz	...	Ava Lipinski 13 episodes, 2011-2013
Seeta Indrani	...	Ms. Brenda Kiely 9 episodes, 2011-2013
Brian Murphy	...	Mr. Jack Dobson 9 episodes, 2011-2013
Marcia Warren	...	Mrs. Alice Dobson 8 episodes, 2011-2013
Robert Glenister	...	Phil Porter 7 episodes, 2013
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith	...	Jason 7 episodes, 2013
Bob Roach	...	Deckchair Derek 6 episodes, 2013
Daniel Ings	...	John Streatfield 6 episodes, 2011

Storyline

A café in Weston-super-Mare run by generational trio Mary (June Watson), Carol (Ellie Haddington) and Sarah (Michelle Terry).

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Michelle Terry, in real life, was born in Weston-super-Mare - the setting of The Cafe.

User Reviews

Paint by numbers 'comedy'

I only made it part way though one episode of this. Hadn't laughed or smile donce so tried another episode. Same. Why a 2, rather than a 1? Well, if you want to switch off and zone out you can with this.

The main problem is it is just so formulaic. 1) Choose sweeping intro shot where visual elements move and interact. 2) Cut to main stage where characters are glaringly cued in, lines/ideas boringly simple and can be seen coming from miles away. Yet the characters simply don't really interact, emotionally. The camerwork doesn't help and the actors are decent enough that a lot of the blame must lie with the direction. Maybe even ore than the script. 3) For me, give up.

Feels like a visual Paint By Numbers.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Cafe

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sky

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1