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Written by Craig Cash, and starring Ralf Little, The Café is a brand new comedy set in and around a café in Weston-Super-Mare run by generational trilogy Mary, Carol and Sarah. Acting as the social hub of the seafront town, the café sees all walks of life pass through and gives views an honest portrayal of the richness of life in a typical British seaside resort.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I starting watching this on TV not knowing what to expect, having known Ralph Little and the production team from The Royle Family The Royle Family - The Complete Collection (2010) [DVD], I was worried it was going to be the same show but set near the sea.
How wrong, yes there are some similarities but this show has it's own identity. The humour is subtle, focusing on The Cafe, a sea fronted cafe set in Western-super-Mare, a seaside resort in North Somerset.
The cafe is run by 3 generations of the same family, Carol is the mother and is usually seen running the cafe, her daughter Sarah - who we learn has recently moved back after a failed relationship - helps out in-between her hectic social life of sitting on the wall, talking to her friends and daydreaming. Also Mary, who is Carol's mother and Sarah's Grandmother - who just seems to sit there, either making lavender bags or knitting, and not doing much else.
So what happens? Well, that is the beauty of this show, it's just a portrayal of life in a cafe. The humour comes in the form of subtle one liners, observational humour and the phrase 'laters' for saying goodbye - seems to have turned into a bit of a catchphrase.
If you prefer blatant comedy, slapstick or canned audience laughter, this isn't for you. If you adored The Royle Family, and like subtle comedy, you will love this!
A long wait until November 2012 for the DVD, but you will be glad you waited!!
How wrong, yes there are some similarities but this show has it's own identity. The humour is subtle, focusing on The Cafe, a sea fronted cafe set in Western-super-Mare, a seaside resort in North Somerset.
The cafe is run by 3 generations of the same family, Carol is the mother and is usually seen running the cafe, her daughter Sarah - who we learn has recently moved back after a failed relationship - helps out in-between her hectic social life of sitting on the wall, talking to her friends and daydreaming. Also Mary, who is Carol's mother and Sarah's Grandmother - who just seems to sit there, either making lavender bags or knitting, and not doing much else.
So what happens? Well, that is the beauty of this show, it's just a portrayal of life in a cafe. The humour comes in the form of subtle one liners, observational humour and the phrase 'laters' for saying goodbye - seems to have turned into a bit of a catchphrase.
If you prefer blatant comedy, slapstick or canned audience laughter, this isn't for you. If you adored The Royle Family, and like subtle comedy, you will love this!
A long wait until November 2012 for the DVD, but you will be glad you waited!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
As someone who grew up in Weston Super Mare and is passionate about the town,but like the main character is now living in London, I was really looking forward to this series - and I was not disappointed although it has made me feel very homesick. Weston is a great place, with a beautiful promande, "the worlds best Pier", and a great beach - even if the sea is full of mud. This series show cases the recently modelled sea front beautifully and shows the town in it all its glorious glory. (Not that I'm bias!)
Both the story and characters are engaging and the humour is gentle and pitched just right to sum up West Country life. The writing is suberb and the characters are very well rounded. This has cleary been written by folk who love Weston and understand how people in Somerset think. Theres nothing not to like here. If you want laugh out loud riotous jokes look else where but if you love simple stories of every day folk just trying to get by you'll love this.
Just one question - why do we have to wait until November next year for a dvd release - that seems crazy. Come on Sky up the release date and give us all a treat. Laters!
Both the story and characters are engaging and the humour is gentle and pitched just right to sum up West Country life. The writing is suberb and the characters are very well rounded. This has cleary been written by folk who love Weston and understand how people in Somerset think. Theres nothing not to like here. If you want laugh out loud riotous jokes look else where but if you love simple stories of every day folk just trying to get by you'll love this.
Just one question - why do we have to wait until November next year for a dvd release - that seems crazy. Come on Sky up the release date and give us all a treat. Laters!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Loved the series. So gentle and so English. Made me cry and laugh. "Laters" and "Pound Shop Pam". Hope to see many more series. Brilliant.
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Published 3 months ago by V. Harding
simply awful
I cant believe they made this! Its just awful. The only good thing i have to say about it is that, its that bad its worth watching. Characters are unoriginal and boring. Read more
Published 4 months ago by bloore89
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