The basis of the story, such that it is, is that Rachel has applied for a job as the manager of a hotel she's
always wanted to work at and the owner is on his way down to see how she performs at the cafe, but he couldn't
have picked a worse day to come. Even if she does get the job, can she break out and fulfil a life-long dream
or will she crumble and stay loyal to the place where she's come to spend a lot of time with a group of staff
who have become firm friends?
The remaining staff not yet discussed are Tom, temporarily standing in as chef, played by Mark Pellegrino
who took the role as Rita's thuggish ex-husband in the superb drama series Dexter, starring Michael C.
Hall, which at the time of posting this review is currently showing on FX in the UK, while the US gets to see
season 2 from September 30th. The other member is Dylan (Breckin Meyer), an aspiring author, but a man
whose hard work has yet to pay off and he may only be able to escape the drudgery of the cafe if the publisher
taking a look at his opus will give the thumbs up to his agent, and if that agent will actually phone Dylan
back!
Elsewhere, when it comes to the customers, Gloria (Sonya Walger) is mistaken for a porn actress and
when her boyfriend, Mark (Orlando Seale), learns of this suggestion he flips out. Insecure Laura
(Katherine Heigl) is on a blind date with wide boy Steve (Daz Crawford), not knowing that her
ex, Mike, is in the vicinity and he's still extremely upset about their break-up even if she isn't. John
(Andrew Ableson) is a businessman who accidentally exposed himself to a minor and needs his lawyer
friend David (Mark Dymond) to help him out with an alibi, but he's got secrets of his own that come
out even though he didn't want to share them and when his wife, Angela (Jules Leyser), finds out, she
won't be too pleased.
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